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Stopwhispering
The voodoo peoples




Registered: 05/01/10
Posts: 4,390
Loc: Melbourne
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Man I have so much to learn about all things botanical haha, I was told it was a maple of some sort so I just assumed it was. Thanks for filling me in on what it actually is. 
It copes pretty well really, it gets moved around a bit depending on season, needs a fair bit of watering through the hotter parts of summer, and the pot sits up to let it drain through properly so it doesn't get all waterlogged.
It's not been trained in anyway for a long time now, although where it's normally positioned has kept it growing roughly in the same direction, as the sunlight hits from that side.
I think your posts have probably inspired me a bit to pay some more attention to it, cheers
Edited by Stopwhispering (05/27/11 07:41 AM)
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Sonny Cheeba
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Registered: 05/03/10
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Loc: Ontario
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after you guys said "training" i was like "what the fuuuuck these homeboys talkin about?" thought you were just growing mini trees and shit.
well i knew it was a bit more than that. but yo, this bonsai shit is dope. i'd try it, but i've been known to murder spiderplants.
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Oreganic
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Registered: 02/08/10
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Man, how awesome Symon! What a cool experiment. I love all of your bonsai work as well - makes me want to start some bonsai trees... I just inoculated a huge pile of woodchips with a bunch of Wine Cap mycelium - I hope mine grow with the ease that yours seem to! 
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psylosymonreturns
aka Gym Sporrison



Registered: 10/16/09
Posts: 13,948
Loc: Mos Eisley,
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Re: WOW Bonsai and mushrooms [Re: Oreganic]
#14523270 - 05/27/11 08:28 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Stopwhispering said: Man I have so much to learn about all things botanical haha, I was told it was a maple of some sort so I just assumed it was. Thanks for filling me in on what it actually is. 
It copes pretty well really, it gets moved around a bit depending on season, needs a fair bit of watering through the hotter parts of summer, and the pot sits up to let it drain through properly so it doesn't get all waterlogged.
It's not been trained in anyway for a long time now, although where it's normally positioned has kept it growing roughly in the same direction, as the sunlight hits from that side.
I think your posts have probably inspired me a bit to pay some more attention to it, cheers 
ya i am 99% sure thats a chinese elm. great trees . i bet there is some sweet native trees in australia to use . how about a eucalyptus with some subs now thats natural combo!! 
i am glad i am inspiring you to get back into it. this thread has inspired me a bit more too.  Quote:
Sonny Cheeba said: after you guys said "training" i was like "what the fuuuuck these homeboys talkin about?" thought you were just growing mini trees and shit.
well i knew it was a bit more than that. but yo, this bonsai shit is dope. i'd try it, but i've been known to murder spiderplants.
ya man, training is things like wiring your branches and trunks the propper way, leaf cutting for species with bigger leaves that need to shrink , bud pinching to get small pine needles , pruning etc. its an ancient art invented by the chinese and perfected by the japanese .
everyone kills a few trees on the way man, its still worth it. its like mushroom hunting, it takes some homework.Quote:
Oreganic said: Man, how awesome Symon! What a cool experiment. I love all of your bonsai work as well - makes me want to start some bonsai trees... I just inoculated a huge pile of woodchips with a bunch of Wine Cap mycelium - I hope mine grow with the ease that yours seem to! 
thanks bro! again, i hope you go out and get a tree too! its a cool hobbie that ,as shown, can mix well with our other hobbie. 
and good luck with your wine caps , they are a joy to play with and are a MILLION times more aggresive than cyan myc!!
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Edited by psylosymonreturns (05/27/11 08:30 PM)
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Stopwhispering
The voodoo peoples




Registered: 05/01/10
Posts: 4,390
Loc: Melbourne
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psylosymonreturns said: ya i am 99% sure thats a chinese elm. great trees . i bet there is some sweet native trees in australia to use . how about a eucalyptus with some subs now thats natural combo!! 
Hah what an freakin' great idea! I love it.
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psylosymonreturns
aka Gym Sporrison



Registered: 10/16/09
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hell ya!! 
well i decided to put all the pics together to make a sequence.  enjoy. 
    
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Bobzimmer
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Registered: 09/07/08
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Loc: NY
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You should get that tree out of there so the mushrooms have more room to grow. It looks stunted anyways.
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psylosymonreturns
aka Gym Sporrison



Registered: 10/16/09
Posts: 13,948
Loc: Mos Eisley,
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Re: WOW Bonsai and mushrooms [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14523907 - 05/27/11 10:32 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Stopwhispering
The voodoo peoples




Registered: 05/01/10
Posts: 4,390
Loc: Melbourne
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I started my Eucalyptus bonsai today. I am using a Corymbia citriodora. Props for the awesome idea. 
Loooks like your photo came second in the Ethno potm
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TimmiT


Registered: 03/23/10
Posts: 5,303
Loc: Victoria
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I would have thought the leaves of most eucalypts were too big for bonsai. Other than that an eucalyptus bonsai would be awesome.
I keep getting seedlings to train as bonsai but end up neglecting them and they turn into trees.
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