Yamadori Scots Pine
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- We offered this stunning yamadori scots pine to my good buddy Graham a few years in the past.
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- The tree was re-potted and work accomplished to compact the foliage. Now it’s within the good situation for it’s first styling.
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- Pruned again and prepared for wiring to start.
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- Finish of the day the work is accomplished. Check out the film detailing the work on this stunning bonsai.
Pine
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- I picked up this pine at a neighborhood nursery for lower than £50. Bonsai don’t need to price an arm and a leg.
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- Cleaned, pruned and stripped and prepared for wiring.
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- First foliage pad goes into place.
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- A few days later the tree is way improved.
Hawthorn Bonsai
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- I like hawthorns. This one was collected in Wales a few years in the past. It’s late winter and time for the bushes first styling to start.
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- 24 hours later and the essential construction is in place.
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- Spring time and the tree has simply had it’s first pruning of the yr.
Shimpaku Juniper
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- In a second of insanity I added this previous however uncared for shimpaku juniper to my assortment.
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- After a weeks work we whipped it again into form.
See the film….
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- A Japanese yew that’s been loafing across the nursery for months will get it’s flip within the workshop.
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- A couple of days later.
Yamadori Sabina Juniper
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- Effectively established and able to work for the primary time.
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- Cleaned, wired and prepared for styling.
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- Finish of the day and an awesome enchancment.
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- Earlier than
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- After
An previous Yamadori Juniper
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- An previous yamadori juniper. A number of folks had tried to cope with this
tree earlier than it got here my manner.
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- A couple of hours work and the tree is way improved.
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- To see the total story check out the film
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- I supplied this crappy trying privet on the market at £40. I don’t suppose anybody believed me it was going to make a pleasant bonsai. So I made a decision to
do it myself.
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- (Image coming quickly)
That is the way it taken care of an hours carving.
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- And right here’s the way it seemed by the night. Want you had purchased it now?
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- See the film
Yamadori sabina juniper
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- Yamadori sabina juniper cleaned and prepared for styling.
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- Shari and dwell vein earlier than cleansing
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- this insanity is all pure.
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- The completed picture. To see extra check out the film.
Wild Olive
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- Wild Olive desperately in want of some carving work
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- A Terrier Carving Software mounted in a Metabo is used for the majority of the work.
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- The completed consequence. A way more sleek tree.
A Terrier Carving Software might be bought right here.
Japanese Larch
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- Japanese larch, pruned from 36″ tree simply over a yr in the past and prepared for working
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- Two hours later a shohin bonsai is born.
See the transformation of this tree
Spruce
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- A skanky trying spruce in dire want of some assist.
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- Two hours later the identical tree dealing with a brighter future.
Mugo Pine
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- Mugo pine arrives
from Italy
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- 18 months later!
Hemlock (tsuga)
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- Hemlock (tsuga) three years since gathering. No one wished it so I made a decision to do some work.
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- A couple of days later sporting it’s new look.
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- A really massive previous buxus arrives for it’s first work.
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- Finish of the day and a bonsai tree seems.
Juniper from Japan
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- Juniper from Japan. Undoubtedly in want of some assist.
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- three hours later!
Yamadori Juniper
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- Yamadori juniper established for a few years within the pot.
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- A lot foliage eliminated. We start to see the tree.
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- Two days later the tree begins life as bonsai.
Giant Oleaster
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- Giant oleaster arrives for a days work.
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- Finish of the day and the tree is way improved.
Jumiperus squamata Meyeri
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- This tree was collected from a neighborhood backyard in 1997, a number of air layers faraway from its higher half. Two years later this apparently ineffective stump remained with only one tiny dwell vein feeding its one department.
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- Preliminary styling work was by Kevin Willson in 1999. I subsequently carved the trunk, visually lightening it to the restrict of its structural integrity. This image exhibits the tree three years ater the preliminary work, following restyling and potting into an Ian Ballie pot.
Quercus suber
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- After 2 hours work a bonsai begins to seem.
Mugo pumillio
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- Mugo pumillio earlier than work begins
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- Demonstration for the R.H.S
“After the demonstration we start to see the bushes future.”
Japanese juniper
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- This Japanese juniper has had blended fortunes because it’s arrival within the U.Ok. Now it’s prepared for some work…
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- By the tip of the day the tree is way improved. Nice care was taken to take away as little foliage as potential. This helps preserve the vigour of the tree.
Olive (olea oleaster)
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- Arrived from Sicily & re-potted in February 07.
Displaying sturdy progress over the summer time. (October 07)
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- Four hours later we start to see the tree emerge.
An Attention-grabbing Little Juniper
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- An fascinating little juniper arrives for a days work.
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- The work accomplished.
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- Element of the deadwood.
San Jose Juniper
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- A San Jose juniper with nice potential
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- Finish of the day and a brand new begin for this promising tree.
Caledonian Pine
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- I waited patiently for this yamadori pine to develop strongly earlier than starting styling work.
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- Two seasons later and persistence is rewarded. First styling accomplished.
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- A really wholesome completely happy yamadori mugo pine arrives on the workshop for first styling.
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- three hours later…Subsequent yr the foliage mass will likely be decreased and the tree will likely be moved to a bonsai pot.
A Basic Bonsai
MUGO PINE – Magnificence in a beast!
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- Regardless of many people taking a look at this brute of a pine, no physique wished to take it residence regardless of a really low asking value so….. My Italian buddy and I set about doing a little preliminary work on the tree.
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- How will you NOT love this!
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- At this time the plan is to start out the deadwood. Styling of branches will come later within the yr. The whole lot superfluous is eliminated and carving begins.
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- After a few hours we start to see the tree. Excuse the face but it surely was raining!
A Taiwanese shimpaku juniper
“An eventful day within the lifetime of a scabby juniper”
City Yamadori
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- I had my eye on these two yews for a number of years. Final August I drove by solely to find that their retaining wall had been eliminated. A fast knock on the door secured the bushes in addition to the raised mattress stuffed with junipers. An hour a bit noticed the bushes liberated from the bone dry rock onerous floor. The gentleman involved appeared to suppose that my providing of a few bottles of wine was beneficiant within the excessive!
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- The primary tree arrives residence. That’s my dad questioning how the hell he obtained roped into working so onerous on a blistering August day. I lower every tree again onerous and dropped them into wood bins with out disturbing the roots. A yr later and each bushes are thriving. Planted as whips in 1955 the bushes had been reduce very onerous a couple of years in the past. The 14 and 17″ trunks show fantastic fluting with flaky bark. So….. maintain your eyes open
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- One of many bushes in it’s first pot. The previous drag racing axiom springs to thoughts….’An excessive amount of is sort of sufficient!’
Massive Thorn Pot
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- Don’t do this at residence!
Larch
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- This historic larch was imported from Italy . Preliminary carving has revealed progress rings so shut as to be imperceptible to the bare eye, it is a VERY previous tree. Nonetheless it isn’t with out it’s issues. While the expansion may be very shut in to the principle trunk it will require some very delicate carving work, this will likely be carried out over the winter of 2003/4.
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- Carving work in progress
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- Carving work in progress
‘Previous Gold’ Juniper
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- This ‘Previous Gold’ juniper was not too long ago acquired from a neighborhood nursery the place, I think, the proprietor was glad to see the again of it. I instantly repotted it and eliminated a number of ineffective trunks leaving only one as seen right here.
Solely an entire fruit loop would suppose he may make a bonsai out of this one! Thankfully we discovered this deranged nutter wandering across the yard and put him to work.
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- Carving in progress. The work of a really disturbed individual!
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- Two days later..
Stuart’s Little Stump
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- “My good buddy Stuart purchased this tiny juniper to the workshop not too long ago. For penance I had him assist to repot an enormous yew earlier than we obtained to grips with the tree. What sort of animal does that deadwood appear to be?”
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- “While I like engaged on massive bushes I discover very small bushes to be an actual problem, the eye to element required may be very demanding.
Clearly the job for the day was to type that terrible ‘block’ carving. We are going to have a look at the foliage later.”
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- “Two hours later and the job is finished! Stuart will cope with lime sulphur and so on’ at a later date. I may get to love these small bushes.”
‘Tree-beard bites the mud’
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- This historic conflict torn English yew was collected three seasons in the past. Right here in it’s first pot. I’m grafting foliage of causpidata ‘nana’ onto the dwell vein in six positions.
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- I’m not superb at seeing faces in bushes however this one appeared apparent…..
BIG Olives
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- I not too long ago stumbled throughout these three olive bushes in a nursery. We wanted a fork raise to load them into the van!
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