29th June, 2009
Rewired 2 Feet tall twin trunk jade bonsai. The older image can be seen here
The branch spead has bee minimised.
The top 3 branches has been repositioned.
One of the two anchoring wire has been removed.
27th June, 2009
Ahmedabad Bonsai Club members gathered at Parag Mehta's place & learned landscaping. Further it was an opportunity for eveyone to view his collection.
26th June, 2009
If you want to see images of Ficus Variety for making bonsai visit this link - http://www.cfgphoto.com/photos-ficus-fig.html
ramesh sinha ahmedabad bonsai club
23rd June, 2009
Checked http://www.cactuscollection.com for succulents & other forms of cactus. I think one can spend entire lifetime behind growing cactus & succulents & yet not manage to cover even 50% of the species available.
22nd June, 2009
Bhavnagar Bonsai Enthusiast had put up a bonsai exhibition recently. The picture of the same is available on Nileshbhai Orkut Profile http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#1245363570 . Enjoy. Some of them are really great bonsai.
19th June, 2009
Finally could figure out the creator of this fantastic Jade shown below - Jim Smith. His site is worth visiting. http://www.jimsmithbonsai.com/index.html. If case you are interested to know the price of Jade Bonsai first one was sold for 10,000 US$, second for 7000 US$ & third for 2000 US$. To view his creation, pl. visit his website.
18th June, 2009
Not having a space to work on plant is frustrating. So, here's an open invitation to all of you. If you got a Good Bonsai Material, i can train your plant. Just call me on 9924332267. I can travel to any part of Gujarat. So make most of me, till i do not shift to me house which is likely by March 2010.
14th June, 2009
Ahmedabad Bonsai Club monthly gathering on 14th June 2009 was a great Success.
We had a great gathering at Vanita's place and worked on good number of plants. Got opportunity to shape here two decade old Jade plants. One was styled as Informal Upright Bonsai & other one into Twin Trunk bonsai.
Ms. Tarala Parikh, an Octogenarian & Bonsai Master joined our club.
Preety had bought some pots from Mumbai & she was generous enough to share the same with other members of the club who bought out the entire collection of 75 exquisite bonsai pots .
" love is like flowing water, it's pure when it's flowing. It stinks when it stagnates"
12th June, 2009
Continued with working on Jade. Checked web to find crassulaceae varieties & came across this page. Worth visiting http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Crassulaceae/
Jade is a variety of succulents. To see great pictures of Succlent log on to http://www.thesucculentgarden.com
11th June, 2009, Thursday
I am currently working on Jade. This one has 3 Trunk, and 50+ Branch & sub branches. All Compressed in less than 10 Inches in Height. Styling was a big issue trunk & 79% of branches movement was not clearly visible.
So created bunch of sub branches at Branch level and tied them together post which a clear trunk movement was visible with 6-8 branches spread evenly in 360 degrees.
Challenge
The right trunk is highest, middle one is a smallest & left trunk is medium in height. A branch from right trunk had developed over the middle trunk because of which it could not grow. I wish to retain all 3 trunk & that a big challenge. Let's see what strikes me when I start styling it which can take couple of sessions. Rain is around the corner in Ahmedabad, hope it comes soon my bonsai are eagerly waiting for the same.
10th June, 2009, Wednesday
The big problem with Jade plant is, it snaps easily when you wire it. The ones i bought has many branches and reaching out to the inside branches is a problem & hence wiring is next to impossible. Today by accident I discovered that with bracketing I can achieve what you can do with wiring in Jade. I may not be the first one to use bracketing, but of may bonsai books, bonsai blogs & bonsai websites that I have read I didn't find a chapter on bracketing method hence I guess this is sort of a innovation.
Stapling - holding a branch with V/U shaped wire clip
Bracketing - holding 2 or more branches in a desired position with C shaped wire clip
9th June, 2009, Tuesday
I got the opportunity to visit Mecca of Bonsai in Gujarat i.e. at Jinabhai place at Valsad. Jinabhai thaught me bonsai, & I was floored by his collection & work. For some reason he stays away from fame but if you are in Bonsai, than whenever you get time, you should visit him.
7th June, 2009, Sunday
I bought 3 beautiful Jade plant, each with trunk diameter of 6 or more inches, which are planted in 12 Inch pots. The nursery owner use to trim the excess fall to make new Jade plants, because of which all of them have developed into umbrella style bonsai by accident.
I don't want to keep the same look, because the trunk is not visible. So I have decided to wire & give them a new shape over period of time. Each Jade has 50 or more branches & is less than 10 Inches tall, so it will take some time. The branches have become very stiff as well as jade by default is brittle so one has to be very careful. Each jade plant can take a week or more to wire, assuming i manage to give 1/2 to 1 hour a day.
I went with Bhaveshbhai, who bought a beautiful peeple tree. With little training & some time, it can be made a beautiful bonsai.
5th June, 2009, Friday
How to make Bougainvillea bloom
Do you know that Bougainvillea is a native of South America. It loves full sun, dry & arid conditions. To make the Bougainvillea bloow prune the branch tips, stop water for few days to make the plant believe that it is about to die. Than when you water it again, it will give you beautiful flower as if it is its last chance to propagate. For bonsai club of Ahmedabad - ramesh sinha
3rd June, 2009. Wednesday
The good thing about moving to a rented place is I am learning new thing about gardening in Ahmedabad, which i use to ignore while staying in a Penthouse. My new place is sandwiched between the floors, and has just 1 small balcony which gets few hours of direct sunlight.
Ideal condition to grow money plant in Ahmedabad is to keep it next to a Glass Window which gets Sunlight for few hours a day. Even if the window remains closed for most of the day, and if the room is air conditioned, it will grow beautifully. Just ensure that you don't over water it, restrict watering to twice a week.
2nd June, 2009, Tuesday - Mealybug
All of you are would be familiar with this pest it's called Mealybug. It produces white sugary powder which is meal for ants & hence named mealy bug. To know more about this pest check
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mealybug. Its population will grow in presence of ants, which protects them & in lieu of protection they feed ants.
As you guys know I am a great fan of Jade Plant. Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_plant to know more about this plant
31st May, 2009, Sunday
Monthly meeting of Ahmedabad Bonsai Club was a big fiasco as few people many turned up for monthly bonsai meet.
Worked on Preeti's Jade plant which was 5/6 year old plant & had started to rot. We made 5 plants out of one Jade, and styled it in Slanting, Twin Trunk & Informal upright styles. While replanting Jade, I removed almost 95% of the leaves such that the shock is limited & it is forced to branch out.
30th May, 2009. Saturday
I had a 3 trunk jade plant which somehow didn't appeal me so removed one & made a twin trunk. The problem is both the trunk is of equal diameter and height. I am going to allow it to grow for sometime, and will review it later. Inspired by japanese rock garden, i tried to make a landscape in the pot for the first time - though it turned out to be very crude, i am sure with practice it will improve.
"Love is all about accepting a total stranger & giving him/her more importance than oneself"
ramesh sinha, ahmedabad bonsai club, www.tendertiger.com
Jade are the best plant to make a Bonsai in Ahmedabad. I have this small jade plant which was wired to develop into a informal upright style Bonsai. I had picked it up this February for Rs. 10 during Annual Horticulture Show in Ahmedabad. While removing the wire today i noticed that it can be developed into a Wind Swept Style. Post wiring the final product looks great, as there are 6 Branches on the left hand side & one on the right hand side. The right hand side branch I have kept because it is the first branch of the tree and has some ramification (sub branches). Will upload the picture of this plant in few day once re-wiring is complete.
I am yet to figure out as what is the best way to update a blog, so working on this diary format, where I hope to update it on regular basis. Data will be published in descending order. Ramesh Sinha, Bonsai Club of Ahmedabad
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