This one has gone back into the same pot. Temporary wire there to hold for a week or too. I have a blackbird who would just love to trail this one out of the pot!
Maybe a bit big for mame though 😦
Category My Bonsai
Mame Repot #3 Goji Berry
Not a common subject for bonsai, never mind mame, but I like a challenge 🙂
Mame Repot #2 Cotoneaster
Next mame for a repot is this Cotoneaster.
Mame Repot #1 Heather
A change of pot for some of my wee ones. First up is my little Heather.
Shohin Larch Opening
I repotted this little fellow a few weeks back and he’s just coming out.
Scots Pine Prep
This is one of the pines collected from a bog two years ago. It has recovered well but now’s the time to remove a few branches that won’t be needed in any final design. I also needed to chase back the foliage so that the tree back buds into more suitable areas over the next few years. Once I have this I can then start to think about styling the tree.
This was the tree being collected
and now before cut back.
A straight bit here needs to be removed.
And after cutting back
Fuji Flowering
I missed the peak by a few days, but not too bad ever when it’s past its best.
Maple Repot
I managed to get my Shohin Maple repotted yesterday morning. It’s now in it’s new Ian Baillie pot. Thanks Ian.
before…
after… photo doesn’t do the pot colour justice.
Sequoia Sempervirens Repot
I field grew this Sequoia for a number of years and last year I did a little basic styling to get the main branches placed. Here’s a previous post. I don’t know a lot bout the species but I’m fond of having novelty trees 🙂 I did a little looking about online and it soon became clear that they can make a rather nice bonsai. They appear to readily ramify. I decided that it was worth investing a little more time in this tree this year. It’s been in this pot for 3-4 years and it feels tight as a drum so the first step will a repot to establish exactly what I have here.
This is what I found in the pot. It’s been a strong grower. It was planted in a mix of moler and grit 50/50.
You will notice however that the top few inches appear empty and even a little at the bottom. I therefore had to investigate where exactly the nebari of this tree is. The base is swollen considerably, which is common with the species. It also sends out feckin hundreds of suckers!!
There was some serious growth in the middle though.
After removing the top 2 inches I eventually found a more suitable base level even though I had to remove a few heavy roots. This is it placed in a mica training pot. It will be given able time to recover and then some foliage refinement will be carried out. I also plan some carving at the base reaching up to mid tree. All a bit scrappy at the moment but this years new growth will make a massive difference.
Another Larch Initial Styling
This one was interesting to do.
Before
After
Bonsai Eejit 