Today sees Phil and I head back to Cork for a workshop weekend with the Munster Bonsai Club. Looking forward to seeing the chaps again.
We are even stopping off on the way down to see Owen who’s starting up the Leinster Bonsai Club.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Chojubai Notes: Part 2
After the major period of flowering in the cooler months of the year, ‘Chojubai’ Dwarf Flowering Quince will begin to grow. At the end of this period the plant is usually multi-tasking, flowering and growing. What you will see first are whorl growths of several leaves. These do not have an extension. About the time the tree begins slowing down on flowering, the major growth period ramps up and it will create extensions. They start as a pinkish white bud that grows fatter.
Two types of growth on Chojubai: Whorl growth which does not extend, and shoot growth which does. There is only one shoot growth in this photo. All the others are whorls. These may produce flower buds, or might later in the year extend themselves.
In spring you want to see many extensions on your Chojubai. Not all tips will extend, though, just about 10 percent of them.
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Sumo Cotoneaster
It was time to do a little work on this garden cotoneaster. This was it back in May last year.
This is it before work this week.
I did a little carving to remove the chop marks and gave it a basic first styling.
It’ll now have a year to fill out and see what new shoots pop.
Zelkova Group Planting
I was offered a few field grown Zelkova recently. I had passed comment to the owner that a few of the tougher trees could be used to create a group. As part of a little deal I got to dig up and create the group for myself.
These photos show Stephen and I collecting the trees from the ground, thinning out and planting up a group. One went to an individual pot as it was required for the forest.
In the grow bed
12 years in the ground
heave ho
and out
back at home
Thinning
washing out garden soil
making plans
Single tree
A few options but left tall for now.
getting there
some alterations to be made but done for now.
Shohin bonsai at Kokufu 88
Full Tilt Rhododendron
Here the Blue Diamond Rhododendron in full glory taken over the last few days.
Another Elm Air layer
I had 3 broom shohin Elms which was 2 too many. I sold one a few weeks ago which got me down to two. I looked at the other two and decided that this one with inverse taper needed to change to make it worth keeping. I opted to air layer it to make a clump style image. This is it before and after the layer.
8 years development a flowering Shohin Spiraea
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Facelift
I’ve had this Elm group for a while on my For Sale list but I think the cracked red Cat litter tray was putting a few interested folk off. I decided to transfer it over onto a slate to make a better image.
Bonsai Eejit 