tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184254614145829690.post6106496027157973683..comments2023-06-21T06:52:44.420+02:00Comments on Maros Bonsai Blog: Prunus spinosaMarošhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899044646066804522noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184254614145829690.post-12217086938051507422018-06-24T16:48:32.940+02:002018-06-24T16:48:32.940+02:00It takes time to make it look old. That's clea...It takes time to make it look old. That's clear.But wood is not treated yet. I bought wood hardener last year on Noelanders but fail to use it by now. I think, if I want aging I should not use it for some time.Marošhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899044646066804522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184254614145829690.post-90831782740036238032018-06-20T23:28:28.738+02:002018-06-20T23:28:28.738+02:00Thank you, Maros, for the details re fert.
Ageing_...Thank you, Maros, for the details re fert.<br />Ageing_ I have copied this method from an IBC guy...<br /><br />I am sorry to say, but I do not think you will achieve something that will really please you. The wood of blackthorns is quite hard even if it is fresh. I guess the deadwood on your tree is well dried and it has been possibly treated against rot - this should make it even more harder and resistant to the aging... Vladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459690571113598914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184254614145829690.post-36682583580485310462018-06-19T09:06:51.739+02:002018-06-19T09:06:51.739+02:00Hi Vlado, pictures are as of last weekend I guess....Hi Vlado, pictures are as of last weekend I guess. It is actually doing pretty good even after repotting. It was supplied with Osmocote when repotted, then Krystalon Gold 2x month and chicken granulated manure in May. I will try to apply Krystalon ľ-3 times a month, and granules at least once more this year, I hope end of August or so. Honestly, I had no idea they do this kind of strange roots, I was quite surprised. I have to repot it now every two years to bring roots more back and develop them. I screwed it a bit by neglecting repotting. You saw I was using your freezing method? I stopped when you wrote me you are no using it anymore. But, in this case dead wood is far from live parts mostly, I will use it few more times later. Marošhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899044646066804522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184254614145829690.post-52289136313832115492018-06-15T21:21:49.856+02:002018-06-15T21:21:49.856+02:00Hi Maros, if the first three pics with green show ...Hi Maros, if the first three pics with green show the current status then I am green with envy my friend. The colour of the leaves could not be better I believe. Maybe warm wether in Jan and the very cold spell in Feb are to be blamed or the tree just enjoy a kind of sabatical year. btw what kind of fert do you apply? Or is there any hush hush method? Green paint perhaps?<br />Single long roots with feeders just at the end. I am afraid that is what most blackthorns consider as the best possible root system. I have lost a blackthorn of my life due to that. After digging a hole more then 70 cm deep I have ended up with the end of the root disappering under the big piece of rock. No feeder on the visible part.<br />Vladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459690571113598914noreply@blogger.com