BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
dremel and a makita die grinder
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Shogun610
Masterpiece
Damn that tree has a face…. You should put a tiny light in it for Halloween
LOL, Not the first time somebody has said that. I'm sure it would just spit it out, it prefers hamburger.
Ruddigger
Omono
Clicio
Masterpiece
I just love it.
TinyArt
Chumono
Shogun610
Masterpiece
I command you to, any pics of the face carving process, and what species/ cultivar is this?
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Ulmus Pumila Carnivorous
Here’s a tree I’ve been hacking on for a couple of years. I haven’t started on branch work yet, I’m hoping for buds to pop in good locations for arms. It’s a fun tree that I wanted to start a thread on and capture it’s progression.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Katie0317
Chumono
This is one of my favorite pots. I've seen it a few times and wonder who the artist is? Thanks...Katie
This pot is one of my favorites. I've seen it here a few times and wondered who the artist is? Thank you...Katie
Katie0317
Chumono
This is one of my favorite pots. Can you tell me who the artist is? Thank you...Katie
leatherback
The Treedeemer
It is by Daniel Butler, I think his compagny is called Wood and Clay
Woodandclay
Woodandclay, Swansea, United Kingdom. 1,780 likes · 3 talking about this. Hand made bonsai ceramics, pots, slabs and accents.
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AcerAddict
Shohin
More "before" stuff added to my ever-growing collection. One big benefit to having tons of small, young plants is that five or ten years from now, I'll have tons of large, older plants. 
The first two pics are a Loropetalum chinense 'Rubrum' (Chinese Fringe Flower) that I bought from Lowe's for the interesting "switch back" trunk shape. It's not too common to find one of these with just a single trunk, let alone one that's curved so dramatically. For $20, I had to get it. The third pic is a Lagerstroemia 'Berry Dazzle' dwarf Crape Myrtle from a local nursery, also bought due to the trunk shape. I love Crape Myrtles almost as much as maples. They absolutely thrive in our weather here. That tiny branch on the far right will be left for now as a sacrificial to build the trunk some more.
Both got a light trimming, but will stay in grow pots for the rest of this year. Next spring, I'll likely move the Myrtle to a bonsai training pot and stick the Loropetalum in the ground for a few years to thicken up. We have several Loropetalum bushes in front of our house that are easily 10+ years old and they have trunks 2" thick. Wonder if my wife would notice if I dug up some of those and replaced them with smaller nursery versions instead?
"You see honey, by replacing these big ones with smaller ones, I won't have to use the hedge trimmers so much!"
The first two pics are a Loropetalum chinense 'Rubrum' (Chinese Fringe Flower) that I bought from Lowe's for the interesting "switch back" trunk shape. It's not too common to find one of these with just a single trunk, let alone one that's curved so dramatically. For $20, I had to get it. The third pic is a Lagerstroemia 'Berry Dazzle' dwarf Crape Myrtle from a local nursery, also bought due to the trunk shape. I love Crape Myrtles almost as much as maples. They absolutely thrive in our weather here. That tiny branch on the far right will be left for now as a sacrificial to build the trunk some more.
Both got a light trimming, but will stay in grow pots for the rest of this year. Next spring, I'll likely move the Myrtle to a bonsai training pot and stick the Loropetalum in the ground for a few years to thicken up. We have several Loropetalum bushes in front of our house that are easily 10+ years old and they have trunks 2" thick. Wonder if my wife would notice if I dug up some of those and replaced them with smaller nursery versions instead?
"You see honey, by replacing these big ones with smaller ones, I won't have to use the hedge trimmers so much!"Attachments
Katie0317
Chumono
Thank you very much for sharing. I'm not on FB. If you happen to see an email there to contact him could you share it via DM? Thanks a lot...KatieIt is by Daniel Butler, I think his compagny is called Wood and Clay
Woodandclay
Woodandclay, Swansea, United Kingdom. 1,780 likes · 3 talking about this. Hand made bonsai ceramics, pots, slabs and accents.
Colorado
Masterpiece
$19.99 Grocery Store Christmas Spruce
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2019
2021
Ruben Bouwmeester
Chumono
First pic early spring 2015. Second pic winter 2021
Scrogdor
Chumono
This was a great post to go through. It's definitely hyping me up for my journey into bonsai. I just started graduate school and a bunch of small plants mostly on my balcony so I'm excited to see what they all look like when I'm done ( if they're still alive).
Katie0317
Chumono
The wiring looks amazing. The branches look dangerously delicate. Are they? Beautiful shape.
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