Some Spring Macro shots, sad that I’m getting excited 🙂
Cedar
Dwarf Iris
Hawthorn
Larch
Fuji Cherry
Crassula from Jose 🙂
Rosemary
Moss on Tufa Rock
Colts Foot
Saxafragia
Tag Archives: photographs of trees
Hawthorn Pot Change
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.
Fuji Cherry
I repotted this fuji Cherry last week. I wasn’t happy with the lack of growth last year and wanted a look at what was going on with the roots. I also wanted to us the current pot for another tree. It is showing signs of flowering and I wanted to act now as it leafs out before the flowers finish.
Root growth had been poor in the 3 years that it’s been in this pot. I changed the mix and transferred it into a different pot.
A bit of TLC this year and nurture this one along I think. This was it a few years ago in Flower.
And a link to other seasonal photos of this tree.
Ben’s repotting
and Ben’s trees from Saturday’s session.
A large Juniperus Squamata getting it’s first proper pot, this one from Ibuki via Willowbog Bonsai.
He was muttering something about nasal hair 😉
Looks like the wire is stuck in my eye!!
Tying in
Ibuki Pots
Potted up ready for further development this year. He can now lift it unaided 🙂
Deadwood ready for carving Mr Snart ?
Ben’s second tree was a very unusual literati Pyracantha. Still early days in it’s development but Ben needed to get it into a smaller pot to save a hernia operation!
Potted into another Ibuki Pot
And Ben’s 3rd tree of the day was this Boston Ivy, can’t wait to see this one in leaf Ben.
Stephen’s Repotting
Stephen, Ben and Michael came to my home on Saturday to do a little repotting. I was doing a few trees of my own and it’s good to have company, advice and extra hands available.
Stephen brought two trees with him, an Alder, and a Korean Hornbeam.
Alder before
and after, what a difference a pot makes
and his Hornbeam before
And after, again, pots make a big difference!
Shohin Larch Repot
I acquired this little Larch back in September.
Last month I removed the rock and restyled the tree ready for a repot.
and on Saturday I repotted the tree into a nice little John Pitt pot that I bought from Willowbog Bonsai earlier in the month. Unusual that it’s glazed but I think it works well with a shohin tree. I might have to make a few adjustments as the tree was a tight fit and I couldn’t pot it exactly at the styled angle, it was going to look unbalanced in the pot with the tree positioned too far to the right and the movement all going to the right. By tilting the tree I was able to show a better nebari and show a better balance to the composition.
Shohin Elm Repot
This little Cork Bark Elm was the base of an air layer a few years ago.
August 2011
September 2011
and now…
Ready for a hair cut and a repot into a more suitable pot.
In it’s new home. I’m loving yellow and orange pots at the moment 🙂
Still a few heavy bits to be cut out but I’m getting there.
New Pot Cedar
Bonsai NekNomination ?!
#changeonething #onlygoodthings
Most of you will have heard of the craze that is sweeping the world via Facebook.
NekNomination – which is known by various monikers and spellings in different regions – is a game in which a person is filmed downing their drink in one go, before nominating others to do the same on camera. Frequently, they nominate friends in other countries, which is how the fad has spread so quickly around the world.
This craze has resulted in many deaths two of which have been here in the UK and Ireland.
READ HERE
I teach young people about drugs and alcohol and how to stay safe, so as you would expect, this particular craze grabbed my attention. As I researched it further I came across some who were making a stand to turn a negative into a positive. This video shows one should person.
People like this are doing their bit via twitter #changeonething #onlygoodthings to turn a bad thing into something good.
Well this got me thinking! What about starting a ‘Bonsai NekNomination’? I’ll start…
Our club got a new member at the weekend. Drew is 16 years old and just starting bonsai. When many teenagers are more interested on xbox or alcohol, here is a young man who is doing something much more positive in his life.
To encourage him I gave him a Taxus Baccatta, Yew, as his first tree. This was repotted and pruned at our club workshop on Sunday where Peter Snart of Willowbog Bonsai gave him a pot for the tree. This was my ‘Bonsai NekNomination’. This is Drew’s day in pictures.
Well done Drew, not easy to be thrown in at the deep end with a bunch of strangers, but you took it in your stride. Lets keep it going 🙂
So this is my challenge to you blog readers. Whether you are into bonsai, photography or whatever other reason you visited this page. I ‘Bonsai Nek Nominate’ you to #change one thing. Think about what you could do to encourage someone to take the first step in your field, club, hobby, whatever it may be. Of course I’d love to hear about any Bonsai related ones here and I’d I’d be happy to blog it. Over to you……
Kokufu 2014 Part 1
If you are not following Mr Warren’s posts from Kokufu 2014, you are missing out, click the image below to see trees from the first half of this two part show. Maybe he’ll let me steal his photos 🙂
Bonsai Eejit 