Bald Cypress Bonsai Progression

A great way to learn the basics of styling trees.

Bald cypress bonsai progression. A flat top bald cypress bonsai story and a question. You would too give him a visit if you re in the area. This is the natural progression of a bald cypress in the wild. For those of you who have been following my blog for the past few years you probably recall seeing this bald cypress forest that was left to me by my late bonsai friend allen gautreau.

Five small bald cypress taxodium distichum purchased from dragontree bonsai down in palm city grown from seed by da man hisself robert pinder. Bald cypress bonsai timing whether you are collecting a new plant or working on cypress bonsai roots during a re potting the best time is when it is dormant. Once it is fully leafed out there is a good chance of losing the tree by root pruning. Put cypress on your list of late winter things to do.

If you drive the highways through the bayous of louisiana or on alligator alley in south florida it is this type of tree you ll see. Progression carousel bald cypress. Shawnee brave bald cypress progression. Click the arrow on the right to go forward and see the next image s in the progression.

It s what an old gnarly broken tree looks like. This is the earliest photo i have of the forest which allen did a great job putting together and maintaining. The bonsai progressions all show before and after shots of bonsai trees being styled by experts. Messages 1 123 reaction score 1 632.

The bald cypress tends to produce a lot of new buds on the trunk branches and forks. I know him and like him. I got about forty cypress from him for a central florida bonsai club program taught by the amazing rick. The image has an arrow on both the right and left side.

The bald cypress bonsai is a living miniature tree and not a house plant. As a guide around thanksgiving day it is time to prepare your bonsai for its winter dormancy period which should last approximately three 3 months. All those buds which are not useful for the design of the tree should be removed at an early stage. Young branches and twigs can easily be wired and shaped older ones become stiff and brittle.

In 5 years or less of doing bonsai your tastes will change and then you will wish you had gotten rid of the problem root sooner. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season.