Hinoki Repot
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3y ago
Hinoki Cypress repot today with Alan. A very nice tree with an view from below worth checking out ..read more
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Raft Maple Progression
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by bonsai eejit
3y ago
Back in 2013 my good friend Stephen bought this Raft maple from Willowbog Bonsai. The tree, Acer Palmatum Anyropurpureum, had previously been started from garden Centre material having. Even laid horizontally in a box for a few year to create the raft image. It had been displayed in John Hanbys Newstead Exhibition in 2010. These are some of the photos from the trees creation through to around 2012. Stephen exhibited the tree in Bonsai Europa in 2015. In 2019 the tree moved about 200 yards from Stephen’s home to Kris’s place. The size and weight of the tree meant that Stephen ..read more
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Austrian Black Pine
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3y ago
This tree once belonged to a bonsai enthusiast from County Cavan. It had been a bonsai, but due to ill health it was planted into the ground for quite a few years while he fought his battle. Sadly he died and his widow moved to a new home but took the tree with her, planting it in a large pot as we see it below in January 2016. 2016 She wanted the tree to go to someone who would bring it back to its bonsai journey and I was offered the tree. Myself and my friend Stephen went to collect but had been told to leave the pot. Now look at the photo above and imagine getting that out of the pot it ha ..read more
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European Larch
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by bonsai eejit
3y ago
The owner has had this tree a long time and it only needs a nudge in the right direction now and again. Before work The tree needed a good clean before work to clear the last hold out needles and remove the algae starting to clog up the branches. Using the softest setting on my jet washer. As you can see the full power would carve wood After clean up. As many branches had risen a rewiring of most of the primary structure was needed. I find larch need this every 3-4 years even when established. Other work included the removal of branches that had over thickened and replacing them with younger f ..read more
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Mugo Pine Evolution
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by bonsai eejit
3y ago
A Mugo Pine that was gifted to me by an great lady called Valerie. I have watched this tree progress for many years since she first brought it to a club workshop with Willowbog Bonsai probably the guts of 15 years ago now. A tree that was upright, leggy and lacking hardly any branches back then. I only wish I could find the original tree photos. Valerie brought the tree back every few years and slowly the tree progressed. The tree being worked by Valerie back in 2013. 2013And 2020. I did a little needle thinning and bud selection this week and perhaps sat looking to the future for the tree ..read more
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Last Two
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by bonsai eejit
3y ago
A few days back I shared a few pines that had been left with me to wire and style and I said I had two left to go. When given the work to complete its human nature to jump in and grab the trees that excite you the most and leave the tricky ones to the end. Well these are the end ones. This little Mugo Pine is an oversized pot was a challenge. Humble material with a lot of the branches coming from the same spot high up in the tree. How to make an interesting image and at the same time reduce the branches at the top to stop it becoming an unsightly swelling. Above is the result. An angle chang ..read more
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Another Shore Pine
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by bonsai eejit
3y ago
This was the latest on the tidy up list. It wasn’t quite ready for any wiring. Needed the strong areas thinned out and generally balanced out to aid health f lower branches. Ready for work after 2021 flush. The high root at the base was cut through half way to allow a staged removal. As with most of the Shore Pine I mange to collect, the bark is rather special. BeforeOther sideThinned out ..read more
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Hawthorn Adjustments
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by bonsai eejit
3y ago
This hawthorn has been knocking around my garden for probably 15 years and can be seen here as part of a case study on air layering. It had a major repot in 2019 and sulked in a big way all that year. 2020 has been a shitty year for most of us but this hawthorn made a come back. I decided that although I like my hawthorn to have a natural angular appearance and to not over wired, this tree needed adjustments. The branches had sprung a bit and a slight angle change at the repot meant things weren’t quite in place. After adjustments Brake detailBut of a spin Slightly different angle which a lik ..read more
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New Polytunnel
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by bonsai eejit
3y ago
My last little tunnel was 10’x8’ and along side my little greenhouse, they done a job for me for close to 25 years. The greenhouse was taken down in 2019 and the small tunnel alone just wasn’t going to cut mustard over winter. So, down it came and up went the new tunnel 14’ x 15’. Old tunnelDown it comes. Mss as jot cut back on the boundary hedge to make room for a decent fence. Secure again. The new space ready for building. Double width door for big trees. Space Heat bed for yamadori going in. Foil bottom down first. Heat mat in Topped off with a fine bark mulch for humidity. All done just i ..read more
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Seedling Scots Pines
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by bonsai eejit
3y ago
A friend has some Scots Pine that he started from seed over 30 years ago and have never been out of a pot of some sort in that time. They’ve have good years and bad during that period and this month I’ve been sorting them out and doing a little wiring for him. Before tidy upAfterSecond Pine beforeAfter3rd Pine beforeAnd after I love the fact that these trees have been grown from seed by the owner and have stayed with him all these years. I have two more to complete work on which I’m looking forward to. Here is a Mugo Pine that he also collected from his own garden last year getting a first sty ..read more
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