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Author:  stephec [ 26 Jul 2020, 11:46 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cotoneaster ignorance

Paul B [Swindon] wrote:
They make good trees to play with, this one I nicked out of the wife's garden and use it at demos and shows to prove that bonsai doesn't have to be expensive.
Every year it gets covered in flowers and holds the berries all year. In a weeping style, lots of people think that it is a miniature apple tree until I explain to them.

This was the tree back in 2013 and now has a better pot

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Nov 2012 1.jpg


You can easily see why people make the mistake, if you asked a six year old to draw a picture of an apple tree that's exactly the type of thing they'd draw, what a little beauty.

Author:  Rivulus123 [ 26 Jul 2020, 12:26 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cotoneaster ignorance

Gary Jones wrote:
You can't go far wrong with these. The trunk on this looks quite nice. I suggest you get out the scissors and give it a go and you will learn from that process. If you're feeling hesitant then have a rough silhouette in mind as illustrated below. Also focus on cleaning - removing branches/twigs growing straight up or down, removing multiple branches at the same junction reducing to two. Also remove crotch growth. Sometimes you'll want to reduce a branch in length either just because it's too long or lacks movement (wire can address the latter on occasion) Sometimes when I'm unsure, I just start cleaning and I end up with a much better tree and get inspiration as I do it. Sometimes cleaning is all you need to do, but in this case a reduction of some of the longer branches will help as well. Once you have it in a nice pot it'll also improve the aesthetic no end.


Thanks again people.
Yes I think its a nice little tree/bush or has the makings of one. Good to know it's forgiving in case I make a hash of things.
Thanks Gary, for creating a starting point for me, I'll go from there and see what comes or goes.
Brilliant. I appreciate all the help
Regards
C

Author:  daryl [ 26 Jul 2020, 13:43 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cotoneaster ignorance

And fear not, you are not the only person who can't see the trees for the wood! I've been dabbling for many years and I still struggle sometimes. But I enjoy them whatever they are - like children, they are not all going to be superstars but we still love them :smallthumb:

Author:  Rivulus123 [ 14 Aug 2020, 19:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cotoneaster ignorance

I've just had my Kaizen Cotoneaster initally styled by Ian, aka Bonsai Eejit (simply because I cant see the tree for the wood as Daryl says)
Here is the before and after shots.
From this

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To This

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I now have some direction, with an informal upright, or so I'm told. Why couldn't I see that lol :smallthumb:
Just needs a nice pot.
Regards
C

Author:  Paul B [Swindon] [ 14 Aug 2020, 20:41 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cotoneaster ignorance

Ian has done his usual good job. Don't rush for a pot, there is a few years growing to be done first :-)

Author:  Rivulus123 [ 15 Aug 2020, 04:18 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cotoneaster ignorance

Paul B [Swindon] wrote:
Ian has done his usual good job. Don't rush for a pot, there is a few years growing to be done first :-)

Advice taken Paul, but I still cant help thinking that a nice slip training pot would be nice. But I will listen to you. I bought quite a few from Beechfield. They are great quality. I primarily made the purchase of differing sizes and shapes just for a gauge when wanting to make a choice of pot for a particular tree its a cheap way of making that decision before shelling out lots of cash for a ceramic or clay pot that may not work.

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Thanks again, for your input, appreciated
Regards
C

Author:  Paul B [Swindon] [ 15 Aug 2020, 20:23 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cotoneaster ignorance

Ian has selected the main branch structure of the tree, it needs a bigger training pot to fill out those branches. If re potted it will always hold the tree back even for a short time [same can also happen if you slip pot it] some trees do sulk if re potted and take ages to get going again. will be better in the long run to leave for now and feed it and build up ramification [the growth on the branches]

Author:  Rivulus123 [ 15 Aug 2020, 23:05 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cotoneaster ignorance

Paul B [Swindon] wrote:
Ian has selected the main branch structure of the tree, it needs a bigger training pot to fill out those branches. If re potted it will always hold the tree back even for a short time [same can also happen if you slip pot it] some trees do sulk if re potted and take ages to get going again. will be better in the long run to leave for now and feed it and build up ramification [the growth on the branches]


Cheers Paul, learning all the time,
I am on maximum ignorance lol
Thanks again for taking time out to reply. it is greatly appreciated
Regards
C

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