grouper52
Masterpiece
I thoght I posted this here before, but I can't find it. Must have been BT.
This is a field grown Katsura I got from Jason Gamby at Oregon Bonsai in 2007. A few strategic chops resulted in the first photo. It then went in a grow box, where it still remains.
New sprouts appeared in many places, and some were chose for branch development, bent and gnarled when still young with wrapped wire - Baby Bending - so as to later have undulating, interesting primary branch structures. Secondary branches and so on will also receive this treatment and ramification is developed. The next two pictures are from 2009. The photo with foliage still shows some large, full-size leaves, but these things reduced very well over time, with stunning foliage.
The last two photos were taken today after further branch selection and wiring. You can also see the carving on the deadwood areas - still in progress - which has been treated with lime sulfur and epoxy wood preservative. It'll spend another few years in the grow pot before trasition to its first real pot.
Stands about 3' tall.
This is a field grown Katsura I got from Jason Gamby at Oregon Bonsai in 2007. A few strategic chops resulted in the first photo. It then went in a grow box, where it still remains.
New sprouts appeared in many places, and some were chose for branch development, bent and gnarled when still young with wrapped wire - Baby Bending - so as to later have undulating, interesting primary branch structures. Secondary branches and so on will also receive this treatment and ramification is developed. The next two pictures are from 2009. The photo with foliage still shows some large, full-size leaves, but these things reduced very well over time, with stunning foliage.
The last two photos were taken today after further branch selection and wiring. You can also see the carving on the deadwood areas - still in progress - which has been treated with lime sulfur and epoxy wood preservative. It'll spend another few years in the grow pot before trasition to its first real pot.
Stands about 3' tall.