Recent content by AndyWilson

Nice G52, that little shimpaku is coming along very nicely, i know how you like your deadwood! Where is that little field grown maple?

:eek: :D hehehe.

Hmm, i always ask, but here we dont need permission for most species, its just protected native species that require a permit.

Well, its between 15 and 20 cms. Hole? er nope no hole in this one...

Here is an absolute beauty from the Pretoria Bonsai Kai show this year, it belongs to Theuns Roos. This tree has inspired me to try this species again, it is beautifull

You are a cheerful lad arent you? With advise like that who needs a recession;-)

Yeah, i was considering the smaller one for bonsai, the other two are going to stay the way they are as perfectly good landscape trees!

Thank you both for the ID and your help! Its much appreciated. I take it the best time to drastically prune (trunk chop) would be late winter?

Full Trees Here is a pic of th foliage on the full trees.

Thanks, i will take a look at that and get some full sized pics in tomorrow. After viewing some Hollywood juniper i have to say it does look very similar, but all three of these are bolt upright, with the foliage quite close to the trunk, there is none of the twisted characteristics

Hey Folks There are hardly any confiers that i would recognise but this one has me baffled. I have tried nurseries but they all say "juniper" with a confused look on their faces. This is one of three in my garden, each between 20-25 feet tall and about 12 inches all the way round the base...

I was thinking about the efficacy of various sources of knowledge and information within the field of bonsai. It got me wondering, where does your bonsai knowledge come from? How do you rate the various sources of information and why? Has your source of information changed as you've grown...

So true Andy, While i lay no claim to having any great vision i think i have improved in my four bonsai years. When i began i was taught to make triangles, a lot of my trees reflect this. Once i had this basic my teacher has (only in the last year) encouraged me to practice differing forms and...

Man, i wish everyone would do this. This sentiment is spot on.

I dont know how much good defoliating is going to do at this stage of development, isnt this going to slow your progress down?