At long last…we have a website.

Thanks to so many of you who donated to our Village Indiegogo campaign, you played a huge role in funding this thoughtfully designed, scrolling website. It was dreamed up by Kathy Wu, who has done a lot of work for some major brands like Nike, Intel, Bridgeport Brewing, Jenny Craig, and the LA marathon. The Village website was definitely a sideline project for her, and we were very, very lucky to catch her interest. She was a delight to work with, three cheers for Kathy!

Also we need to thank our great photographers, Anna Harris and Kozue Takagi. Photography was really important in this particular website, and they really came through with some beautiful images.

Check it out:

Portland Bonsai Village

And finally, thanks to all the volunteers who put their passion and love into this grassroots enterprise, it would not have happened without…

Here is the previous post on this one…and here is the update!
It was dug in March and root pruned:

Then some tidying up…
Reopening the callus to keep the cambium moving. Maybe this cut will close in my lifetime…?

This little hole in the back had a softer center; and a chopstick routed it out quickly…down into the soil under the trunk. I used some epoxy putty to fill the hole, and will scuff the bark to expose cambium and get it to crawl across the putty.

A little selection pruning, then waiting until the first shoots begin to lignify!

Growing out in Spring:

It was pinched back in May and then allowed to grow on.
June. Time to defoliate and put a little movement in primary branches:

Emmett approves (of the fertilizer cakes, more likely):

The shortened sacrifice leader will be removed when new growth resumes below it.