introducing myself
- biker bonsai
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hi
i am an avid bonsai collector from uk , i have been into my trees for about 22yrs , i have around 100 trees in varying stages , i will be air layering next spring 6 beech trees , a chinese elm . 3 lions head maples , a cork bark maple and possibly graft a five needle white pine , all of the trees mentioned are in my collection , the beech trees i bought last year and have been allowed to grow tall , the elm i am removing the apex , the cork bark is a doner 7 feet i bought last year and will be removing the apex , the pine i bought last year and am wanting to remove around 18"inch of the trunk and then graft her back on her , i have never grafted a white pine before so i will do some serious reading first , ninety percent of my trees i call by common name and if i need to know i look it up , if i am allowed i will be posting pics of all i am doing , bare with me though please as i new to posting things , hope all are well
i am an avid bonsai collector from uk , i have been into my trees for about 22yrs , i have around 100 trees in varying stages , i will be air layering next spring 6 beech trees , a chinese elm . 3 lions head maples , a cork bark maple and possibly graft a five needle white pine , all of the trees mentioned are in my collection , the beech trees i bought last year and have been allowed to grow tall , the elm i am removing the apex , the cork bark is a doner 7 feet i bought last year and will be removing the apex , the pine i bought last year and am wanting to remove around 18"inch of the trunk and then graft her back on her , i have never grafted a white pine before so i will do some serious reading first , ninety percent of my trees i call by common name and if i need to know i look it up , if i am allowed i will be posting pics of all i am doing , bare with me though please as i new to posting things , hope all are well
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Looking forward to seeing your trees
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biker bonsai wrote: if i am allowed i will be posting pics of all i am doing
If you are allowed? Hell yeah, that's what this forum is supposed to be about, about real bonsai growers and their progress.
I hope you can tolerate praise - but possibly criticism as well.
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helpful criticism is always welcomed my friend , we can never know to much and are continuously learning , thats one of the joys of keeping our trees , ive never taken many photos before of after working on my trees so really looking forward to sharing my work and if any of you out there believe i am doing something wrong please do let me know , also if anyone has any experience grafting white pines please do drop me a line , keep safe an well everyone
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It would be nice to know where you live and your name as well,
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isle of wight uk and please call me dusty
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