RE: Let's improve this winter Forsythia tree [bonsai]
I think this one's going to be just fine in no time. And dunno if it's because of the specie, but it already looks aged to me... ten yrs fly fast! I need to start at least a couple, I'm getting old already! btw I googled this Forsythia to see if I had seen it around here but I don't think I'll find one any soon nor near lol When it blossoms it's going to look way too amazing. REally cool plant this one!
I did learn a lot by a reply you sent me about root pruning, think now I got a little more covered on that subject. One thing I did notice is that in my experience I would use a shorter in height but wider pot for a plant this size. Yours is going to be transplanted? You also said you had a layer of coco coir on it, you remove it and then leave it without anything or always put something on its soil? btw sorry about all the questions! one thing I would add is that you would be surprised by how much a plant can really grow in a much smaller pot than that. Maybe it's the sun that helps a lot over here, but hey, it's the same sun over there! I'm gonna try to learn by these post tips, I think I'll be able to watch stems growth in a different way now. Thanks!!
Yeah, I think you are right on all the guesses you made on your questions to me. If I could afford more bonsai pots I would have them all transplanted into bonsai pots as soon as I photograph them. I think viewers appreciate that I show things in the early stages though, along with mistakes that I make and learn from.
New cuttings I turn into trees, like this one, I usually train longer in a deeper pot so the roots have more protection around them for the first few years of development.
One thing I might try to save on costs, is to try a suggestion from someone from my bonsai club. They said you can make your own bonsai pot cheaply by getting the large 10 gallon plastic pots, and use hefty scissors make the pot less tall. The really cheap ones used by a nursery to grow full sized trees are already the the perfect width. That would work really well for some my trees that form vine-line roots like this one.
Thank you @steamdan for all of the comments you contribute with your insights. It is nice of you to go back and look through my older posts to find information that might be helpful. Here is a post I made a long time ago you might enjoy: How I plant a tree into a bonsai pot. Only big mistake you may notice, is the wires I used to attach the tree to the pot were put in backwards. It is best to have the wires twisted together from underneath the pot, rather than showing on top. Oops.