Boxwood

[misfit11]

Here is one of the boxwoods I dug from my front yard hedgerow that I previously posted in this thread: http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?5017-Collected-Boxwoods . I repotted it in a workshop with Kathy Shaner last month. Obviously the branching needs refinement and will eventually get a smaller, nicer pot, but I think it's getting there...

Any comments, criticisms, and advice are welcome.

 

[nathanbs]

looks very nice but needs some wiring of the newer shoots to "lay down" their natural vertical growth

 

[Poink88]

Have you explored lower if it has a better nebari underneath? I think/feel it has much more to offer than what is shown right now.

On the other hand...if you did this with Kathy, I am sure she explored before the repot. I just can't believe it doesn't have much bigger roots and a flare because all of mine have. They all have shallower fine roots but you just have to punch through that to get to the big ones.

 

[misfit11]

looks very nice but needs some wiring of the newer shoots to "lay down" their natural vertical growth

Agreed. I haven't done any work on the foliar portion of the tree for some time. Kathy advised against any work for a while following the repot in order to let it recover. I'll update the thread after I've done some wiring and pruning.

Cory

 

[misfit11]

Have you explored lower if it has a better nebari underneath? I think/feel it has much more to offer than what is shown right now.

On the other hand...if you did this with Kathy, I am sure she explored before the repot. I just can't believe it doesn't have much bigger roots and a flare because all of mine have. They all have shallower fine roots but you just have to punch through that to get to the big ones.

Dario,
There is a decent flare there that will be revealed following future repottings. Kathy planted it a bit deeper than ideal due to the fact that we did some major root work.

Cory

 

[Dav4]

Great trunk and base...love the deadwood and hollows. I'd guess there is a better nebari there that will get exposed down the road? The tree looks very healthy and already developing a nice canopy. Nice job.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nice bonsai!

 

[Poink88]

Dario,
There is a decent flare there that will be revealed following future repottings. Kathy planted it a bit deeper than ideal due to the fact that we did some major root work.

Cory

Good to know. What a relief! It should look so much nicer once the flared base is exposed.

Thanks!

 

[october]

That is one beautiful tree in training!

Rob

 

[catfish chapstick]

Nice work, I like it a lot. This will definitely be a good one.

 

[misfit11]

I'm showing this tree at the REBS show later this month so I thought I'd share it on here. I'll give it some nice top dressing before-hand but this is basically what will be there. I have no idea where to find good moss (esp. this time of year) so that probably won't happen.

Any suggestions are appreciated. This is my first time showing a tree (I know... it took me long enough!) so any pointers I can receive from those old pros out here would be great.

Cory

 

[bonsaibp]

I just bought some moss on ebay from someone in KY. to put on a tree for the Nanpuki show in Los Angeles August 24th and 25th. It was pretty good looking and seems to be pretty strong. I'll let you know after next week when it's going to be 100 or so.

 

[october]

Beautiful tree..I like both pic 1 and pic 2 for the front. Is there an inbetween view for a possible future front. What I like about pic 2 is the fact that the trunk on the right is dominant or thicker. The front in the first pic is very nice, but the trunks both look equally powerful. I think twin trunks look best when one is dominant.

Either way, this is a very nice looking bonsai.

Rob

 

[misfit11]

Beautiful tree..I like both pic 1 and pic 2 for the front. Is there an inbetween view for a possible future front. What I like about pic 2 is the fact that the trunk on the right is dominant or thicker. The front in the first pic is very nice, but the trunks both look equally powerful. I think twin trunks look best when one is dominant.

Either way, this is a very nice looking bonsai.

Rob

I think Kathy mentioned something similar to this last time she saw the tree. We may change the front slightly and also rotate it vertically somewhat so the dominant tree is even more so.

I also want to get this into a shallower, more appropriate pot in a couple of years. Does anyone have a pot suggestion?

Thanks,
Cory

 

[misfit11]

Getting ready for the REBS annual show on Saturday and Sunday. Hope to see some of the BNuts there!

Cory

 

[Alain]

Very nice!

I just took a boxwood 'yamadori' from my front-yard too and I must say that yours make me feel a little jaleous! Very nice trunk and foliage!

 

[misfit11]

I just took a boxwood 'yamadori' from my front-yard too and I must say that yours make me feel a little jaleous! Very nice trunk and foliage!

Right on. Boxwoods from hedges make great bonsai. They develop (in my experience) really quickly, too. I'm sure you could have one on the level of mine within a few years.

Cory

 

[Cadillactaste]

Carving...amazes me. Was there dead wood or did you carve a healthy trunk? Love the moss and the root system that was hidden earlier.

 

[misfit11]

Carving...amazes me. Was there dead wood or did you carve a healthy trunk? Love the moss and the root system that was hidden earlier.

Thanks. There was no deadwood on the trunk before I carved it. I thought it would add interest to an otherwise uninteresting trunk (in my opinion). At a recent workshop, one of the attendees commented on the carving looking like Edvard Munch's "The Scream". I took it as a compliment. He also said he thought that the back would make a better front. Oh, well... To each his own.

Dan Robinson has been quoted as saying, "Every tree deserves deadwood". I couldn't agree more.

Cory

 

[misfit11]

Update

I did some spring cleaning, pruning and wiring on this tree recently. I think it gets better every year. I'm letting the secondary apex on the main tree run in order to thicken it a bit more.