Mr. Jason, Thank you for the comment, and I have attached several photos from the first year of this tree...
Mr. Barry, yes it did survive or at least most of it did...'Keeper'? I'm afraid so...If it became necessary to cull my trees down to only 5 this one would be among them, even though to many it is a lesser tree...It is indeed a 'phoenix graft' and to some that makes it less valuable, but I don't feel that way...If one can achieve skill with this technique, it just becomes another 'tool' to use in creating the artist's visions...
Mr. Attila, thank you so much for that opinion...It is highly valued...
Mr. Will, so you had to tell everything you know, did you?...Yes it is a 'phoenix graft', my first attempt, and the first 'internet styling contest' you promoted...Thank you for the approval, and perhaps with a couple more years of development, I can enter the tree once again in one of the many 'photo contests' you are now involved with...
Attached are photos of the tree from the first year:
1...As entered in the BonsaiTalk contest [posted Nov. 1, 2004]...
2...Decorated for our club party [Dec. 2004]...
3...Displayed at the McNay Art Museum [May 2005]...
4...Ready for display at the community orchestra benefit [Oct. 2005]
Regards
Behr
