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leatherback wrote:

leatherback wrote: Walnut is not the best of species for bonsai as it is very coarse (Twigs and leaves). It can be done, but you need to know what you are doing. I would start with an elm or carpinus or something like that.

Hm.. And then you go ahead and buy a tiny thin walnut? 3cm is TINY. 名媛直播 development is done with thick trunks. For a tree like walnut to be succesfull .. Think trunks in the tens of cm.

Sorry, but what you bought is pretty much the least suitable material to start with.

Thanks for your input. However I have never seen a bonsai with such a thick trunk? I've just remeasured and it flares out at the Base to around 45mm.

I already have a blue jacaranda, Atlas cedar, half a dozen weeping willow and maybe a juniper and redwood soon to come. I wanted a walnut and have not seen them around before hence why I snapped it up. If you guys really think this walnut has no potential at all then maybe I will make room for something else. But I'm not looking for an overnight bonsai, I appreciate it will take time.

As promised a photo of the Base
Thanks again for your inputs. Like I said if it's impossible to bonsai this I will plant it round my mother's house but I'm up for a challenge

And note this is an elm, which has very fine twigs and small leaves.

Just guessing, but maybe you have never seen bonsai, and only retail store mallsai, young twigs in pots that are sold for too much money with the label bonsai?

RayC wrote: Thanks for your input. However I have never seen a bonsai with such a thick trunk?

That makes me wonder: have you ever seen real bonsai?

Before going into a bonsai-collection-frenzy, it would be wise to study more about bonsai first.
It's not about it being a challenge, walnuts simply aren't the best species for bonsai. There are other trees that are far more worth the time and energy you put into them.

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And note this is an elm, which has very fine twigs and small leaves.

then again, elms grow like weeds..


there are bonsai with slender trunks.. just google Literati or bunjin bonsai..
yet these have much more character in the trunk..

Dominion wrote: there are bonsai with slender trunks.. just google Literati or bunjin bonsai..

Of course there are. On this forum you'll mostly get common and obvious answers, as there's simply no way anyone is going to give an in depth training including a complete explanation about all possible styles and advanced designs, every time someone asks something.

Literati / bunjin is absolutely not suitable for walnuts, nor is it for beginners.

just google Literati or bunjin bonsai..

Try Googling for Juglans literati, walnut literati, juglans bunjin, walnut bunjin...

Auk wrote:

Dominion wrote: there are bonsai with slender trunks.. just google Literati or bunjin bonsai..

Of course there are. On this forum you'll mostly get common and obvious answers, as there's simply no way anyone is going to give an in depth training including a complete explanation about all possible styles and advanced designs, every time someone asks something.

Literati / bunjin is absolutely not suitable for walnuts, nor is it for beginners.

just google Literati or bunjin bonsai..

Try Googling for Juglans literati, walnut literati, juglans bunjin, walnut bunjin...

Thx. You just voiced my thoughts exactly. Sometimes it is just betetr to be clear when someone just starting out has ideas that are just not doable, certainly not when you do not have the skills. Literati for deciduous is already frowned upon. The suggest this for a coarse-leaves, coarse-branched species, and a broom-straight specimen... That does not help the OP to get a clear idea of what is realistic.

Auk, I did google juglans literati. Gave me a laugh, thx:

my mistake.. was just pointing out that bonsai with slender trunks exist, since it was understandable from previous post that you would suggest that there weren't..

was not implying that walnut is a good species for bunion.. i was just trying to show him some of the styles that exist in general..

Dominion wrote: was not implying that walnut is a good species for bunion..

I looked up pictures for bunion. I've decided not to post any

Auk wrote:

Dominion wrote: was not implying that walnut is a good species for bunion..

I looked up pictures for bunion. I've decided not to post any

lol, that's autocorrect kicking in.. got to love it

maybe it IS a good species for bunion... just not for bunjin

Thanks for the info it is going to be planted in my mums garden real soon. I'm going to try acquiring a privet and practice on that. I wanted a big tree to bonsai I don't care if it took a few years to gradually decrease the size until it was ready for a bonsai pot. I'm going to do a bit more Reading up.

I've seen a cedar that's around 8 ft is this something more practical than a walnut?