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bald cypress
Bonsai Odds & Ends – Privet And Bald Cypress
bonsai odds & ends - privet and bald cypressSneak PeekThis is just a quick redux on the 'Pasture Privet' I posted about the other day, plus a couple of others that got potted; plus it was time to check in on the big Bald cypress I defoliated, styled and potted...
Defoliating, Potting And Styling A Large Bald Cypress
defoliating, potting and styling a large bald cypressSneak PeekIt's July 4th weekend, so the traditional cookouts, fireworks and defoliating Bald cypresses are in order. That's right, defoliating Bald cypresses is a tradition for BC lovers. Today's victim is also...
Bonsai Odds & Ends – Bald Cypress Defoliation + Styling, Pocomoke Crape Styling
bonsai odds & ends - bc defoliation + styling, pocomoke crape stylingSneak PeekWe're on the cusp of Bald cypress defoliation season. I did one today. I also did the next round of styling on a Pocomoke Crape myrtle.Bald Cypress Defoliation + Styling, Pocomoke...
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huckleberry
It’s Go Time – Trees Are Waking Up
I first noticed it last weekend. Bald cypress is one of the first species to start pushing buds in spring or, technically, late winter - all it takes is some unseasonably warm weather. Well, that's just what we've been getting, with temperatures reaching...
What To Do When Your Bonsai Misbehave
I'm writing about this Huckleberry, Vaccinium species, for two reasons: one, it's a prime example of a bonsai to be that has misbehaved on its way from wild specimen to styled specimen; and two, from being lifted in Winter 2018 and direct-potted, then left to...
What’s Wrong With This Huckleberry Picture?
Today I lifted this Huckleberry, Vaccinium species. Check out that fantastic rootage and trunk base! There's no doubt this specimen can be made into a fine bonsai over the next several years. But there's something wrong with this picture. Can you guess what...
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riverflat hawthorn
It’s Go Time – Trees Are Waking Up
I first noticed it last weekend. Bald cypress is one of the first species to start pushing buds in spring or, technically, late winter - all it takes is some unseasonably warm weather. Well, that's just what we've been getting, with temperatures reaching...
A Portrait Of What We Work Toward
Riverflat Hawthorn #1 Trunk base 3.25" Height 30" Collected in Winter 2012, this tree is now seven years in training. In that time, I've been able to build the tree's structure from a collected bare trunk, create the necessary tapering transition in the apex to...
Huckleberry #5
Vaccinium species Collect date: 12/23/17 Trunk base: 3.5" across Height to top chop: 18" Finished height (est.): 22" Estimated age: 35-50 years Years in training: 0 Video #1 This Huckleberry was collected in December of 2017, and allowed to grow...
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willow oak
Huckleberry #5 Styling Work
This Huckleberry, Vaccinium sp., was among the first of my trees to leaf out this spring. Not only that, it put on a nice bloom as well. Today I decided to do more editing and a little wiring in order to get my design in place. Granted, the tree looks good...
Crape Myrtle Repotting
It's been two years ago that this Crape myrtle, Lagerstoemia indica, got a new pot and some much-needed design work. The tree has been happily growing (and blooming in summer) in its Byron Myrick custom pot. But as with all bonsai, sooner or later you've got...
It’s Go Time – Trees Are Waking Up
I first noticed it last weekend. Bald cypress is one of the first species to start pushing buds in spring or, technically, late winter - all it takes is some unseasonably warm weather. Well, that's just what we've been getting, with temperatures reaching...
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Hi Zach,
When is the next availability of Bald Cypress. I live in Michigan.
I would like to get one booked.
I am retired from the bonsai business, Aby. Sorry.
Is bald cypress Cypressbonsai20 available for sale?
so this is the 1st time in a while I’ve been to the site just showing it off and im super impressed.
Thank you, Josh!
Zach, I see you train bonsai BC in flat top style but am not sure what to picture. Is it supposed to mimic a tree that lost its conical top from wind damage or lightning? Does it look like a bald head with hair/branches growing out from the sides only? Do you have finished ones like this to show as an example?
Thanks, Danny
Danny, the so-called flat-top Bald cypress is simply an older tree that has lost most of its lower branches as it’s grown taller and older, and having reached its genetically limited height the growth in the crown spreads laterally. Check out this post to get an idea of one in training.