Glad you enjoyed it aeric. I too felt all reminicent when I found this tucked away in my hardrive lol. I also agree that it is a good test of a growers skills and resourcefulness to keep a bonsai mom (or any mom for that matter) over years and decades. I have enough trouble keeping things togethjer when I move lol. Anyways, glad you liked it, wish OT1 was still around these parts.

guerilla

[Hydrofome420]

Great thead, thanks to oldtimer1 and to you Guerilla for the reposting.

I have had a swt#3 mom for about 2 years but not as a bonzi, I had her in a 1 1/2 gal pot, and another in the same size pot. left me no room in my cab.

Seeing this post I have taken a cutting and rooted it and now have started my first bonzi mom, and am growing out my big mom.
I will be able to keep more moms and my thanks goes to oldtimer1 and to you.

If I may ask a favor, you mentioned somthing about splitting the trunk and some point in the plants life, to make to moms.
Would it be possible to go in to a little detail about how this is done.
I ask because in makes me think it would kill the plant to split the trunk Like that,
I would really love to learn that moethod.


Thanks again and stay safe and high.
HYDRO.

thnx 1018, i can't wait to say that my prices hempstar mom is over 10+ years old ... shit i'll be 36 in 10 years ..... wow time sure flies !!!

Thnx i'm working on a mom right now!!

EDIT! : if this isn't a sticky yet .. what are we waiting for ?

Thanks hydro and vh. I am very glad that so many have found this thread so useful again. I really wish oldtimer was still around, he had a bunch of great how-to's and stuff that could be really useful to alot of people. Anyways, hydro, I unfortunately have no idea what or how splitting the trunk could do anything but kill the plants, so Im in the same boat as you. If I do come across any info in the archives regarding this, I'll be more than happy to post it here. Also Id love to see your bosai moms in action, either here or in your own thread. Please do post some pics when you get em going, Id love to see it.

VhGhost: I feel the same way as you buddy. I have a few friends that have moms from over 10 years ago and also some even longer (blue dog has a mommy from 1992 ) Cant wait to be one of those guys lol. I think this thread should be a sticky too, but theres so many worthy threads that arent sticky's, that they probably feel as if there would be way too many. Maybe one day. Either way, the thread has been getting alot of attention so it shouldnt get lost, and Im always willing to bump it if needed

guerilla

[aeric]

he was saying that with each repotting the mom gets planted a lil deeper, and if ,say, the mom is in the shape of a -Y- the two top branches will eventually end up being below the soil (or one could do air layering) and get roots. Once it has roots it can be seperated from the other half.

[tuttlebudd]

I've had my moms for 2 years...1st in a 5 gal..then CUT the root ball down to fit a 2 gal...just recently took the root ball OUT....shook of 90% of the soil and repotted her and her sis back in 2 gal posts...have done this twice w/NO ill effects..they LIKE it..
tutt

Sounds like a smilar theory tuttle, with the advantage of smaller plants with bonsai. iF you have lots of room though, Id say thats the way to go. Thanks for posting

guerilla

[harold]

my bonsai plant is showing a deficiency, looks like sulphur def. New growth looks kinda washed out like a nitrogen def between the veins, i know its hard to say without a pic but what does this sound like to you guys??? i gave her a foliar feed with epsom salts and kelp seemed to make things worse please help me......

If you have already tended to trimming the rotts, then I am not sure what it could be from your description. To me it sounds as if the plant is rootbound, so give her a check and see whats doing in there. If that is the case, just trim the roots as outlined here and you should be good in a week or so. Best of luck.

guerilla

[harold]

thanks will do i think it may be mag def though.