Cotoneaster Bonsai, 6

[@jarheadbonsai]

Hell yeh Broski. That repot was an epic battle scene. This tree looks like the perfect miniature apple with those berries coming in red. Dope. Cheers 😎🍺🍺

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers bro, hopefully ive won the war of the roots haha

[@sueb1317]

Intense repot for sure - I bet the roots will really benefit from this hard work and the foliage is so vibrant again. I love how this tree looks like a beautiful large orchard apple - the scaling in incredible!

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers Sue, yeah the scaling is good on this one, if i can sort the roots i think this will be a real winner overall

[@baldyeti]

She is looking great, brother! Fantastic job of patiently bringing it along.

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers bro :)

[@nerinat8371]

Im sure the plant is much happier now, thankyou

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers, hopefully it is!

[@woutvanaelst854]

Could you tie a string around the lower root plane? That would maybe prevent them from taking over and insentivise the tree to put more energy in the upper roots

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Yeah that would help, but i'd use wire not string. If its is not behaving from pruning alone i will do that.

[@KennetDeBondt]

Frequent repot in the early years can help...

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Exactly! this is why I prefer growing from seed, as you can do that. Its slower, but you avoid roots like this

[@tomekkrawcu]

I see that you also have hard water (scale forms), the traces are visible on the trunk base. Do you have any method to remove these traces from the base of the trunk?

[@BackGardenBonsai]

The water here is soft, but maybe it is from before when i did live in a hard area. Also this tree is watered about 98% from the rain these days. anyway, to get ride of it, use a toothbrush and vinegar, just be careful it doesnt get into the roots. i'd just dampen the toothbrush and do a little bit a time, then try and wash it off by holding the tree upside down so it washes away from the roots. (this will remove moss too)

[@tomekkrawcu]

@@BackGardenBonsai thank you, great tipp🙂

[@jagboy69]

Any chance you know what species of Cotoneaster it is?? The tree is coming along great!

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers, its Cotoneaster Conspicuus Decorus

[@jagboy69]

@@BackGardenBonsai Thank you! I'd like to find one. It would interesting to see if it can survive in west Texas.

[@jagboy69]

Hey, quick question, how's this thing doing after that last massive root chop? Did it freak the Fk out on you? I don't wanna wait 6months to hear if this thing survived! lol

[@BackGardenBonsai]

@jagboy69 yeah it’s fine. You are underestimating the power of the cotoneaster lol. It would probably survive a nuclear blast 🤣

[@jagboy69]

@@BackGardenBonsai lol.. Thats good to hear! I tried to get one in west texas and all they had was some boring looking grey ones. I'll keep looking. Might have to try etsy.

[@mattbrennan647]

Foistski 😊