Episode 110, Sawara False Cypress Pruning and Wiring

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Wow a major restructure for the tree! It looks like summer in your backyard, nice work Xin!

[@MaybeBonsai]

Yes it hasn’t gotten that cold yet but by next weekend we will be in the minus haha. Thanks Nigel 👍🙏

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Cup of tea to relax with a relaxing video.

[@MaybeBonsai]

Thanks Tom 👍

[@cornbreadburglar]

The end result is quite lovely. It'll look even better when it gets a nice pot.

[@MaybeBonsai]

Thanks Patrick, the wiring really changed its look! 🙏👍

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

I see you bought an endless summer hydrangea. Cool plant. I have one growing in my micro climate and one close to the coffin pond.

[@MaybeBonsai]

I only got hydrangea and it is part of the side garden right now 🙏

[@guywatson-bognorregisbonsa7370]

That's opened the tree up a lot Xin. Nice work as these trees are prone to getting brown foliage due to lack of light on inner foliage. I actually call these trees 'Shammy Cypress' for ease of pronunciation and it is close to a false cypress. 👍👍

[@MaybeBonsai]

Thanks Guy, the full name was super long and I had no idea how to pronounce the first word hahaha I put it in the description though, at least that’s the name that came with the nursery container lol

[@mattbrennan647]

That’s got some nice structure now. Good job. Set up nicely for the spring. Thanks, keep growing

[@MaybeBonsai]

I sincerely hope it does not die lol

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

One cool sawara f. c. That should turn out to be a really cool tree for you. I like the trunk on this little one.

[@MaybeBonsai]

Thanks Tom, I hope the tree doesn’t die on me lol

[@gerardoforesthillsbonsai]

This tree looks really nice, it has nice branches 👍

[@MaybeBonsai]

Thanks Gerardo, I thought the branches were kind of square. Looks like a cross from the top haha

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Those pond pots sure make good root pruning pots

[@MaybeBonsai]

Honestly, I have never seen roots grow out of the pot and get air pruned haha

[@OddBonsai]

Your false cypress is looking pretty real Xin! :)

[@MaybeBonsai]

Not false anymore right? lol

[@OddBonsai]

@@MaybeBonsai:)

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Trees are looking good.

[@MaybeBonsai]

Thanks Tom, the wiring really transformed it 👍

[@thelazybonsai]

Wow! The leaves on that sawara are amazing! I haven’t seen on like that around here (central pa)

[@MaybeBonsai]

Thanks, I got this from a local nursery. I would think it should readily available in other places. It was in the “bonsai” section of the nursery

[@dabblingwithbonsai]

Thanks for all the updates, awesome to see the colours on the trees 🙃 And the greenery in November? They must love being in the soil in a fenced yard...
Hope your false cypruss does well, i had bad luck when i bought them... Very nice cuts and reasoning on what and why.. Keeping my fingers crossed 💚💚
Edit: not my lack of confidence on you, you do a great job, but these false cyprusses are fiddly things

[@MaybeBonsai]

Thanks Aija, I hope it survives too. It will get garage protection in the winter so should be good but who knows lol 👍🙏

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Don’t forget to hit the like button

[@MaybeBonsai]

Thanks Tom 👍

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

On or off camera, wiring looks good.

[@MaybeBonsai]

Thanka Tom, I think I am improving my wiring skills lol

[@thelazybonsai]

Could the variety be Tsukumo ? Or maybe “mini moss” minira?

[@MaybeBonsai]

The full name is in the description, I got it from the nursery container that it came with. I don’t know the short name. I wish I did because the first word in the name is impossible to pronounce lol

[@thelazybonsai]

@@MaybeBonsai yea, “kami spiraris” means false cypress. But the named variety, might be tsukumo.

[@MaybeBonsai]

@@thelazybonsai certainly looks like it 👍

[@BlueJayBonsai]

Foist!

[@MaybeBonsai]

Awesome Jay! 👍

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Jay the Sunday evening winner. Cool!