This was a garden centre shrub that was bought in January 2012. I’d heard of the variety before and knew of someone else who had a Fuji Cherry bonsai. After having a poke around the based of the trunk at the centre decided that it would be a suitable subject for bonsai training. I wanted to repot before flowering, so I immediately reduced the rootball by approximately half and put it into an Ian Bailie pot that I had spare and really liked.  Unfortunately I failed to take a ‘before’ photo so this first photo shows the foliage reduced significantly too.

Spring 2012 Oversized Ian Bailie pot to accomodate large root mass.

To me the tree looked great but to other more experienced members of the Northern Ireland Bonsai Society pointed out that it looked very much like a shrub and that the tree would need to be significantly reduced…

*Hello bonsai world,

Time seems to fly! It’s been a little while since my last post and this one has been floating in my drafts for quite some time. As I’m embarking on a Masters program this fall, my already crazy schedule will be significantly pinched even further. So hopefully I’ll still have time to provide some good info as I come across it, but just a forewarning that I’ll unfortunately slow down a little. Please feel free to shoot me an e-mail as well, located under the “contact me” tab at the top. As always, good luck with your trees*

I don’t remember the first bonsai tree I ever saw, or what exactly it was that sparked my interest in little trees, but I definitely remember my first trip to the U.S. National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in D.C.  I was amazed at the shrunken trees, and…

We had our second meeting tonight and what a great night it was. We seen 2 more people turn up with some beautiful trees. Here’s a few pic’s from the meeting.

John getting stuck in to help tidy up Maceij’s hornbeam

Tom giving his approval 🙂

Finished for now.. Love the taper on this tree 🙂

Ovi discussing the future of his Field Maple with the gang

John’s Buxos

Tom brought these to crackers.

All in all it was a brilliant night with a great bunch of people, looking forward to next month already…

NEXT MEETING MONDAY 25th AUGUST :):)

Workshop di Nevis, le sue piante diventano sempre più mature Pulizia e rifinitura su questo bel pino silvestre yamadori Cerchiamo di valorizzare i vuoti e i pieni di questo bel biancospinoÈ già diverse volte che lavoriamo questo ometto, è giunto il momento di risolvere un grosso problema che si ripresenta ogni volta.
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Second generation bonsai artist, Hiro Yamaji proprietor of Sansho-En Bonsai Garden in Kokubunji, Japan will be conducting a special one-day hands-on workshop. Mr. Yamaji is a graduate of Osaka University and fluent in English and has presented programs throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He is one of the international judges at the 4th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition.

Mr. Yamaji, pine bonsai specialist, with decades of experience about pruning, pinching new growth, wiring as well as with a wide variety of species. Watch and learn as Mr. Yamaji performs his magic on your bonsai as well as having all your questions answered in perfect English, without wasted translation time.

Registration for the Yamaji Bonsai Workshop is $125, Observers $50. Observers may ask limited questions. Bring your own plant material or purchase something exciting from over 40 vendors at the U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition sales area. The Yamaji Bonsai Workshop…