Named by Mike Jones a few years back due to the branch structure looking like a dancer with the arms thrown up into the air. This year saw absolutely amazing growth over the Summer. This one has nice fine growth compared to many Hawthorn. Again I will be doing some maintenance pruning while it is bare and some wiring to direct a few errant branches. I may even shift it into a more suitable pot in the Spring, this one was just for training, it was all that fitted at the time of it’s last repot.
This was it back in 2011.
My Silver Birch was just reaching it’s peak Autumn colour, almost ready for a record snap when the wind arrived and shredded it!
This is it, front and back although after a closer look at the tree I’m making a change of front not shown here. More on that another time.
It’s still pretty raw, some carving required to sort out a few issues but I’m delighted how the ramification has improved this year, a great growing season and not a single branch dropped, as they are prone to do. Some wiring now required over the Winter to get the structure tidied up a bit.
That recent bout of bad weather ruined my chances of getting a decent Autumn colour shot of a few of my trees!! Leaves one day and gone the next ❗
This little one is roaring red at the moment.
A record snap of my Cotoneaster with berries that this year are actually bursting open!
It’s changed a bit from when I got it a few years ago.
I have acquired a very nice little Shohin Larch from a friend who is giving up bonsai for personal reasons. This tree was originally planted with this rock to create a nice little landscape. However the tree has developed well over the years and I feel the tree is too good to just be used as part of a landscape and I am therefore potting it up alone in the Spring. The bark on the tree has matured nicely and will be better appreciated when the rock is removed. The rock is also lacks the character that the tree has and I feel that together they are a mismatch. Again, more on this tree in the Spring.
These little heathers were collected from a bog last year and are coming on nicely.
Autumn colours already appearing on this little Rowan.
Rooting into gravel tray, only way to keep these smaller ones healthy this year.
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