Popped this up on the big screen TV using Chromecast. An enjoyable 10 minutes with a cuppa.
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Bonsai Europa 2015
Can’t wait 🙂
Agapanthus Accent
First Accent of 2015 potted up yesterday in a nice Magic Ceramic Pot.
An unusual choice for an accent but it’s been getting smaller every year. This year will tell if it’s going to be a success.
Rescue Maple Air Layer Removal… at Last!
The story so far…
I could have removed this layer back in the Autumn but opted to wait until now as the buds begin to swell. I was fairly confident that it had done well last year after a shaky start as it had pushed out a lot of new growth.
On removal of the pot I was please to see some good roots.
With dead sections on the trunk ( see older post links above) I was delighted to see that each live section had produced roots.
The saw cut which got some work before potting.
This hollow up the trunk was really starting to roll over well and instead of leaving a hole to collect water I decided to treat and seal this with wound putty and then seal with cut paste. This will allow it to eventually heal over leaving no hole at all in about 5 years.
Potted up in a wash hand basin to allow it to gain some momentum this year. The original roots on inspection were very poor, I feel that if I hadn’t layered this tree it would already be dead. Which would be a shame with the stunning Autumn Colour it produces.
Accent Season Approaches
Delighted to get home yesterday to find a parcel. Wasn’t expecting anything but Xavier, who I swap with every year had surprised me. Not just plants this time but a very nice wood fired pot as well. Some new hostas and a Sisyrinchium Alba that I’m looking forward to seeing in flower. All now potted up, some put straight into Magic pots too 🙂
Oak Air Layer Update
Thought I’d share this Oak Air layer update with you. I see many people on forums etc asking if it’s possible to layer an Oak with a lot of conflicting answers. This one was removed from the parent tree back in April 2012. At the weekend I decided to repot the tree properly for the first time.Here you can see that it’s done well in the interim.
After a combing out of the roots and removal of any of the moss used in the original layer.
Some work carried out on some large cuts.
The underside of the trunk gets some whittling as well.
And now potted up in it’s new pot. Some carving required to tidy it up but no rush.
Kokufu Ten Market 2015
Part one from Jose. I love these little snap shots of sales areas. What about that mad Juniper at 51 seconds!!
Artisans Cup website is here!
No words of mine could add to this Portland bonsai event dreamt up by my colleague Ryan Neil. If you’ve not yet seen Ryan’s new website for the Artisans Cup, definitely do. There’s a cool short movie there, too:
http://www.theartisanscup.com/
Also, since I have your attention, please do get your trees photographed for the Cup soon! Details are on the website about what is needed to enter a tree. (Particularly those interested in entering deciduous trees, note that leafless photos are required. Winter is ending…and leaves will shortly end hopes of entering those trees, so dust off your cameras. See the Submission Form for details).
This is going to be a really inspirational, exciting, and one-of-a-kind bonsai event—and truly not one to miss. The Artisans Cup will be held in the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, USA, September 25-27, 2015.
More Noelanders Trophy Videos from Bonsai Empire
Noelanders 2015 Video
Thank you Bonsai Empire
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