gonzo

Those plants up north...are they tropical hibiscus or those hibiscus I call "Mallo"? It gets confusing at times, lol.


And boy do I miss that! My people's people's people come from Tampa Bay. I'm not fitting in here (Ga.) at all. I miss my eclectic home state.

W.M.DEEEZ

We've been calling them hibiscus since the 60's, and the flowers are virtually identical to the versions I now see in nurseries, that require indoor climate in the winter.



I'll post some pics when they're flowering.



Meanwhile, found this old apple tree, in the middle of a wooded area.

Windy day, but finally got a calm stretch.

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Lolli

Just playing around with the different settings on my camera

Malkavian

Neat... that goes to Deez too.

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Lolli

On Deez recommendation, I set the aperture to f/11

Lolli

Thanks but I still have no clue what I'm doing

Lolli

Thanks Deez - and yes I most definitely see the clarity in the 2nd set...one day I'll get it...one day

W.M.DEEEZ

Click on both of these, and see the difference. Use the flower in the bottom photo in the second post.

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That's the fun of it

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Bonsai!!



About 8 years ago, I started this new hobby. I've got a Golden Cypress in my landscaping that needs to be shaped each year.

Rather than discard the trimmings, I decided to try to root them...

To my surprise, they root rather easily.



This one is 8 years old. I believe this one was from a lower limb that was laying on the ground. It "layered" (rooted) itself, and all I did was disconnect it from the main trunk, and pot it.






The nature of Bonsai, is that they are all a work in progress. I've finally gotten some direction with this one...I believe the correct term for this style is "semi cascade".


After about 4 years, it had root that developed enough to expose. I've attempted to make it look like it has been growing over the rock for its entire life.








This one is about 4 years old, and has finally taken a shape that I can work with. The rock really help to create a little balance.


Bonsai are really easy to kill...just bring them in the house in the winter. This pot came from a murdered bonsai that my buddy wanted me to attempt to rehab....no deal.

I recently repotted this one, and evidently I didn't clean the side of the dish before taking this pic.





Not sure who the little dude is, but he's a fellow fisherman. I guess I'll let him hang out for a while.







edit...ooops...stretched the page again...sorry

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