TPT Bonsai Thread! Show off your collection!

**Geniusdudekiran** · 04-24-2012, 02:48 AM

So a couple people were suggesting we do this. So we are

Post pics, list species, anything special you're doing, just summarize and talk even if no one is listening, etc.

I'll start.

My Chinese Elm and first bonsai. Got this guy in mid-late February of this year. I'm surprised it's fared this well with everything I've put it through. It's bouncing back though

I'll post pics of my Maple tomorrow, it's cheering up after its 2 day ride in a dark USPS box.

Lil' Swimz$ · 04-24-2012, 02:53 AM

Yay!!

If it wasn't for it being night, I'd take some pictures..

I will take some in the morning!! I love your elm btw. The nebula is crazy.

**Geniusdudekiran** · 04-24-2012, 02:55 AM

Thank you! Was a great price for the tree too, guess it?

Also... nebari?

Lil' Swimz$ · 04-24-2012, 02:59 AM

Spell check, sorry haha.

**Geniusdudekiran** · 04-24-2012, 03:01 AM

Haha yeah, I've seen some embarrassing spell check errors. lol guess how much I payed?

Lil' Swimz$ · 04-24-2012, 03:11 AM

Oh man, I'm not good at pricing things, and I've never bought/shopped for a shaped bonsai before, just raw material.. so this will be bad but um $50??

Warlock · 04-24-2012, 03:12 AM

chinese elms rock!!

so do Fukien Teas.. and shimpaku ..

**Geniusdudekiran** · 04-24-2012, 03:12 AM

Yeah, $55 shipped (give or take a few $) which was pretty sweet. THICK trunk!

Lil' Swimz$ · 04-24-2012, 03:17 AM

Yea that is a nice deal! How tall is it?

**Geniusdudekiran** · 04-24-2012, 03:20 AM

11" or maybe a foot. Really nice. Can't wait until like September, this thing'll be chock full of leaves and new growth!

Lil' Swimz$ · 04-24-2012, 03:29 AM

Hehe I know me too I cannot wait til this fall to see all the new growth on my bonsais also.

**Geniusdudekiran** · 04-24-2012, 03:30 AM

And this maple will have some nice red coloration too!

Warlock · 04-24-2012, 03:40 AM

thats a nice tree.. where did you get that tree from online?

**Geniusdudekiran** · 04-24-2012, 03:45 AM

Takashima Bonsai on eBay

**orchidman** · 04-24-2012, 04:00 AM

Awesome thread! Lets see some more pictures!!!

As I said in your other post, I took a break from the hobby when my trees ( only about 5) all died to to a series of unfortunate events. I just recently started getting interested again when I was asked to participate in a workshop at a local school. The stock was terrible though, but the lecture was good. Anyways, I'm too embarrassed of the current one I have to post pictures. But I will find a photo of a ficus I used to have.

Soon I'm going to see if I can find some decent stock at a local garden center an start some rudimentary training

I need to buy more wire though

I'm thinking

04-24-2012, 02:48 AM	#1
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,348	TPT Bonsai Thread! Show off your collection! So a couple people were suggesting we do this. So we are Post pics, list species, anything special you're doing, just summarize and talk even if no one is listening, etc. I'll start. My Chinese Elm and first bonsai. Got this guy in mid-late February of this year. I'm surprised it's fared this well with everything I've put it through. It's bouncing back though I'll post pics of my Maple tomorrow, it's cheering up after its 2 day ride in a dark USPS box. __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

04-24-2012, 02:53 AM	#2
Lil' Swimz$ Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: WI Posts: 1,084	Yay!! If it wasn't for it being night, I'd take some pictures.. I will take some in the morning!! I love your elm btw. The nebula is crazy. __________________ Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe! 20g

04-24-2012, 02:55 AM	#3
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,348	Thank you! Was a great price for the tree too, guess it? Also... nebari? __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

04-24-2012, 02:59 AM	#4
Lil' Swimz$ Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: WI Posts: 1,084	Spell check, sorry haha. __________________ Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe! 20g

04-24-2012, 03:01 AM	#5
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,348	Haha yeah, I've seen some embarrassing spell check errors. lol guess how much I payed? __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

04-24-2012, 03:11 AM	#6
Lil' Swimz$ Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: WI Posts: 1,084	Oh man, I'm not good at pricing things, and I've never bought/shopped for a shaped bonsai before, just raw material.. so this will be bad but um $50?? __________________ Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe! 20g

04-24-2012, 03:12 AM	#7
Warlock Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 644	chinese elms rock!! so do Fukien Teas.. and shimpaku ..

04-24-2012, 03:17 AM	#9
Lil' Swimz$ Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: WI Posts: 1,084	Yea that is a nice deal! How tall is it? __________________ Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe! 20g

04-24-2012, 03:20 AM	#10
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,348	11" or maybe a foot. Really nice. Can't wait until like September, this thing'll be chock full of leaves and new growth! __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

04-24-2012, 03:29 AM	#11
Lil' Swimz$ Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: WI Posts: 1,084	Hehe I know me too I cannot wait til this fall to see all the new growth on my bonsais also. __________________ Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe! 20g

04-24-2012, 03:30 AM	#12
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,348	And this maple will have some nice red coloration too! __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

04-24-2012, 03:40 AM	#13
Warlock Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 644	thats a nice tree.. where did you get that tree from online?

04-24-2012, 03:45 AM	#14
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,348	Takashima Bonsai on eBay __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

04-24-2012, 04:00 AM	#15
orchidman Sara is AWESOME (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,348	Awesome thread! Lets see some more pictures!!! As I said in your other post, I took a break from the hobby when my trees ( only about 5) all died to to a series of unfortunate events. I just recently started getting interested again when I was asked to participate in a workshop at a local school. The stock was terrible though, but the lecture was good. Anyways, I'm too embarrassed of the current one I have to post pictures. But I will find a photo of a ficus I used to have. Soon I'm going to see if I can find some decent stock at a local garden center an start some rudimentary training I need to buy more wire though I'm thinking __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...io-de-rio.html http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...gal-betta.html

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