#cypressbonsai

I acquired this Swamp Cypress two summers back. It was over grown, but I was able to slowly get it in shape. I’ve found the branches have to remain wired for many months to take the shape, even as long as a year. I pruned it back heavily this spring. From here forward it feels like it will really come into its own.

This cypress bonsai was first grown as the Mexican-American War was starting. James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill, setting off the California Gold Rush. Wisconsin was admitted to statehood. 5,000 died of cholera in New York. This plant shares a birth year with Louis Comfort Tiffany of Tiffany Glass and Wyatt Earp. #cypressbonsai #bonsai #asseenincolumbus #franklinparkconservatory