Recent content by samalaut

AWESOME Trees!!! And no apologies needed, and obviously Jeremy is most accomplished and his work says it all. I guess one of the hard parts of getting into Bonsai (and using forums) is that if I posted the first picture and asked for some "styling advice" you would of laughed me off the board...

I agree with most (if not all) of what your saying. And I do appreciate your suggestions/knowledge. In actuality, I didn't remove any lower branches (ok, one!!) :). The picture of the original tree was the back. My current front had a single crossing branch that was also coming straight...

That was my inclination. Since the tree was originally 30" inches tall, and there was SO much "Internal" clutter, I decided to clean it up and let it recover/grow in the nursery container for the summer. And i'm hoping when it's time to repot, the branches would be a little more flexible and I...

Thanks JKL....Profile is filled out!! ;) Your boxwood looks great. But mine just screams "I'm confused, so I want to look like a bush" (which is smart, since he is!!). Since I'm from Pennsylvania (Eastern and western) we have many an Oak tree. And I'm sure with a lot of wire I can start...

Hmmmm....I thought leaving it in the nursery container would allow it to "grow" a better at this stage. So I assume your suggesting root pruning and getting it into a training pot with 'bonsai' soil? I've been "doodling" some idea's. maybe I'll post those when I get a chance. I have some...

Hey folks!!. New to the forum. Been on a couple other forums but this one seems a lot more Active. Looking for some "styling tips" on this little boxwood. I've been staring at it for Weeks and I haven't been able to come up with a plan for it. I think it has a good nebari, nice...