Jul 23 2012

Proof of Life #1

This is specially for Mario who was getting suspicious that I hadn’t posted any photos of his Itogawa Juniper.

Here you go mate. It was very slow this Spring and I felt a slightly larger pot than it was in would help give it a lift in this development stage. It’s now in the pot your black pine was in.

The Sacrifice branch is gone, it was putting a lot of effort into that and I felt it was better to push on with areas that were more important. As you can see, new growth is forthcoming.

You are getting a fair amount of juvenile foliage too but at least it’s healthy.

Jul 16 2012

Get Wired In

I thought I better thank my two de-wiring buddies who kindly came over to my place and de-wired a few trees that needed done before I will be able to do it myself. Ben and Stan worked hard and I even let them cut chunks out of this big Sequoia for fun while they were here. Thanks guys 🙂

Ben stops to check his phone, surely his wife can’t be expecting again so soon after the last one 😀 Sorry Ben, couldn’t resist.

Jul 4 2012

Another Translation Please

This label was on this Shohin Satsuki. I assume it is the variety, but for all I know, it’s the price!! 🙂 Can someone ID/ translate it for me so Bertie knows what variety he has?

Jun 23 2012

Rose Tinted Glasses

I posted this first one on Facebook recently. I really must be in touch with my feminine side this weather!! More pink flowers.

These are from Chie’s Blog in Japan. Doesn’t need to be a macho Conifer for me.

Loved this one too.

and this accent

Just to even out the post with a conifer 🙂

Jun 23 2012

Mario Update

Another Mario tree update. If you haven’t got a clue why I’d be doing this, CLICK HERE

First up is his Satsuki Azalea. It’s a variety called Subaru, so I’m told. I always thought the flower colour was equal throughout this tree, as you can see, I was wrong. Nice shades of pink.

Next up is his Japanese White Pine that has budded strongly this year.

His Korean Hornbeam that got a major haircut to produce back budding on some leggy branches. It’s working.

This is his Japanese Black Pine. It had been in a small pot and I thought that while he was away for a while we could get faster development from this tree by putting it in a bigger pot. I opted for a pond basket to improve the roots.

There you go Mario, that’s your tree fix sent all the way to you out in the sands 🙂

Jun 22 2012

Shohin Satsuki

I have this lovely little Satsuki at the moment. It belongs to Bertie, one of our club members who exhibited it at our recent exhibition. I have it until he returns from holiday. I couldn’t resist a photo in flower.

May 9 2012

Mario’s Japanese White Pine Update

Part of the fun in looking after Mario’s bonsai while he’s working in Dubai is that I can put them up here to show him what he’s missing 😀

May 4 2012

Saruyama, ‘Trev’, Lewis, Whatever!!

Was just reading Mr Warren’s [Trev’s] latest Blog post. Well, a good portion of it was lifted from Colin Lewis but who am I to complain because I’m putting both of them here 🙂

Both gentlemen make a very interesting point about Bonsai Obesity.

Well worth a read , makes you think.

LINK

May 1 2012

Conkers, Bonkers!

I always thought Ben was a little bonkers 🙂 This photo proves it…

This also proves it, a horse chestnut as a bonsai.

That’s maybe a little unfair of me to say this. Ben inherited this tree from his Grand Father who got him started in bonsai and, as you would expect, he’s rather attached to it. The tree is over 40 years old and has an interesting base. Leaf size can be made smaller and it is already getting there. I can hardly say it’s not suitable as I have plenty of trees that I’m sentimentally attached too and will never sell.