This is another Hawthorn I worded on on Saturday, collected from a hedge a few years ago using a digger and now well established in a pot. Some amazing deadwood that will now be protected. Branch selection and some basic placing done. Raffia on a few of the heavy branches to get the right placement. Leader left to grow free to help with taper. This will be another great tree in a few years time.
Before
After some extension removal. A very fine branch and leaf on this one.
At last it’s peaked 🙂 Still very early days with this Hawthorn on it’s bonsai journey but always nice to see flowers.
I see lots of people posting images online of their Hawthorn in flower. I haven’t long to wait either 🙂
I don’t think I’ve seen a year like this for Hawthorn flower buds. I expect to see some of the best colour next month.
With all that was going on at the exhibition, is was easy to forget that just out the door was a bonsai nursery! We were blessed with some sunshine for part of each day and many folk took the chance to have a walk around and see the sale trees and Mr Greedy’s Collection. Here’s a few for you to see.
Yesterday’s post saw me changing the pot on my Fuji Cherry, and this Hawthorn was the recipient of the old pot. I know nothing about this pot other that it looks old, with nice patina. I bought a tree in it and I have a feeling that I got a bargain. There’s no stamps anywhere, I’d love to know a little more about it. The last pot for the hawthorn was matt brown, ok as a training pot, but not doing to much for a fast developing Hawthorn. Loads of roots from the last repot and I was able to make a few adjustments to improve the base this time around.
This was the old pot back in November.
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.
I suppose Monday isn’t technically the weekend, but Peter was still with me that morning and was kind enough to look at a few tree.
Sadly I was that intent on listening and learning I didn’t photograph everything but I did get a few.
This Hawthorn was discussed on the blog last year and Peter told me to wait until he was back over to get a look at it.
I laughed when I saw this photo as it makes Peter look a touch indecisive but I can assure you the opposite was true.
We played about with a few optioned on how much to shorten the branch by using cloth to cover up.
Checking for Chuhin 🙂
And about the only photo with me in it after a whole weekend! Peter lifted my camera for the snip.
After pruning unnecessary branches and shortening of the cascade.
A few other trees were looked at and talked through which I found very beneficial and then it was time to head for the airport. Thanks again Peter.
Before, again all new growth post show on 21st July
After
Hawthorn before. The ramification on this one has doubled this year with numerous maintenance done this growing season.
and after
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