Bar a few minor changes, that should be all the faffing about finished. Hope you like the different theme. I think it suits a photo based blog better.
To get the ball rolling again, here is a Chamaecyparis Obtusa that Phil collected from a garden a few days ago. I was at his place the other night and he insisted on getting the lamp out for a look in the dark. Plans are afoot to get it reduced in height and thinned out.
When he told me he had collected two Obtusa Chamae that where 6′ tall, I expected the inner branch structure to be bare. How wrong I was! Branches to the base on this one and foliage right to the trunk. Best of all, being a landscape gardener, he got paid for taking them out!! 🙂 The other one has been put in a flower bed for a year or so.
The faded original label was still attached. It states that its a Nana Gracilis. I always thought that this was the small variety and the label says a top height of 80 cm. At over twice that height, I think this may just be obtusa.
I love this variety for bonsai but have yet to find one worth keeping for myself. Phil has a decent start with this one, albeit limited style wise. If he doesn’t want it, I’ll take it off his hands.
Here are a few that appeared on Facebook and other online sources. I have searched a few times to see what can be achieved with this species.
This one belongs to Josh, a fellow club member.
Bonsai Eejit 
Sah-weet tree! I’d almost hop a plane over, to be able to observe when he pots up this gem. 🙂
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No need to go to that length Steve, I’ll keep you posted right here 🙂
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I think you may be right about it being the species rather than a variety , the majority of ‘ nana gracilis ‘ in the horticultural trade seem to be grafted which results in those very typical swollen, and often angled, bases that you see in lots of garden origin bonsai , can be good but always seems to need some sort of carving on the fat base. It will interesting to see how this develops , is there an obvious place to make the height reduction ?
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It’ll need a little interest added with the addition of some carving. It has a ready made new leader, a branch that was already going vertical at the right height too. Jammy fecker!!
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more than welcome to come over and see it steve , but in mean time watch this space , and what price will we start the bidding for the second one ??
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£1.50 🙂
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£1.75 🙂
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your’e just a cheepskate Eejit !!!
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Hello kettle, I’m pot, you’re black!!!
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