Bonsai has brought me many friends over the years and sadly today I found out that one has left us. John was a ‘quiet gentleman’ who I met through the club about 4 years ago. A self taught enthusiast for many years, he was keen to learn new things. I loved his enthusiasm for learning and his willingness to to get hands on.
Your friendship will be missed John, rest in peace.
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.
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Back by popular demand! Myself and Phil will be hosting a group Bonsai Workshop on Saturday 22nd August 10am to 5pm for 6-8 people.
Cost is £30 for the day including a snack lunch tea and coffee etc.
This is a great opportunity to do some seasonal work on your trees under instruction.
Bookings taken on a first come first served basis. This is not a club event and is open to all.
Some images below of previous workshops and a link to the last one here in March
Some pictures of trees shown at the NI Bonsai Society display at Greenmount last weekend. I only took pictures of trees that I haven’t seen displayed at recent events this year.
Berberis
Trident Maple
Dissectum Japanese Maple
Mame sorbus showing autumn colour already!
A good reminder…
Do this:
Not this:
And when it’s time to thin out a juniper for wiring:
Evergreen – semi cascade ivy with seedling accent
Forest and Landscape – Japanese Larch on slab
Mame – Rowan (sorbus)
Coniferous – Japanese Larch
Novice – Zelkova
Indoor – Cork Bark Chinese Elm
Flowering, Fruiting and Berried – Spirea
Deciduous and Best Overall Bonsai Exhibit – Root over Rock Trident Maple
This gallery contains 11 photos.
Originally posted on Scratch Bonsai:
Photos from the annual Belfast City Council Rose Week (held at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park) that finished today. There were several bonsai classes on display. It was a bit cramped but approximately 40 trees…
The 2015 Mid-America Bonsai Alliance Convention (MABA) was held on July 10-12, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event was hosted by members of the Indianapolis Bonsai Cub held at the Clarion Waterfront Hotel & Conference Center.
The exhibit was GREAT! There were 90 displays featuring 150 trees. Not too many exhibits have 150 trees, all in one room. The layout was quite good, but two of the aisles were a bit close to each other, but allowed people to pass while enjoying the beauty of the bonsai. Nobody seemed to complain because they were too busy studying the bonsai and how they were displayed. I was particularly impressed by most of the displays. Extra care was given to preparing the trees for formal display. The containers were clean; display tables polished and each bonsai had a companion planting. There were a great number of fine quality bonsai displayed. There were…
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