Kalanchoe Bonsai Experiment Specimen 1, Fukinagashi style (windswept, as if the wind bent it into leaning one way)
I challenged myself to letting Kalanchoes (Mother of Thousands) grow in a miniature way, similar to bonsai. This one is 3 years old now and in my estimation needs further 4 to 5 years to be in its final shape and in about two months I'll select the primary branches (probably 3 to 5 branches).
With Fukinagashi at Kalanchoes you have little to no work with wiring or bending them as the angled sunlight on a window does the job perfectly fine. Only one direction is needed after all, at least for the trunk and primary branches.
It's the Kalanchoe bonsai that i tinkered on for the longest now, seven more are in different stages of completion: (in ascending order)
Freestyle whirly thingamabob: Currently in the planning phase, seeded out already to start growing straight upwards, shouldn't need all too many fallen decisions for growing upright. I want to create a look as if branches whirl around a single trunk. Thinking about either 2, 3, 5 or 6 branches (number 4 being the bad-bad number, you're into bonsai culture you know why). If 2 or 6 then 1 or 3 nodes with two branches each, if 2, 3 or 5 then one branch per node, pointing in alternating directions. 5 or 6 will be pretty hard to maintain, but could leave some room for error in case dieback occurs.
Bunjingi (Also called Literati, high, bent and slender trunk with a small and unhealthy looking canopy): Seeded out a week ago
Ishisuki (Growing in a Rock): Seeded out a month ago, first roots well established
Moyogi (Informal upright, going zig zag): first trunk segment completed, cut back a few days ago. Don't know yet how many segments I want, more than four but less than 8 probably is my current thinkery
Kengai (Cascade style, growing downwards): first of five planned trunk sections nearly completed and wiring soon to be removed, two sacrifice branches established to thicken the trunk
Sharimiki (with deadwood along branches and trunk): Trunk around two thirds completed (will be bleached later on), first bleached branch completed around two months ago
Ikidabuki (Branches out of a fallen trunk all growing upward forming new trunks): Trunk completed, repotted and first new shoots are starting to form along the trunk
Kalanchoe Bonsai Experiment Specimen 1, Fukinagashi style (windswept, as if the wind bent it into leaning one way)
