Paulpash
Masterpiece
I was given this as a present by someone I bought a tree off - it was probably 2 or 3 years old at most. It spent 4 years getting fat in the ground then I dug it up.
Some pics from various angles after being dug up and stuck in a 20cm pond basket, some big roots to contend with:
D_zps0cf63f8f by Paul Pashley, on Flickr
2014-03-02141925_zpsd14354c9 by Paul Pashley, on Flickr
bb_zpse03b25c1 by Paul Pashley, on Flickr
I took it to Corin's (Greenwood Bonsai - highly recommended) and he ordered a Walsall pot for it. We wired it out but I still wasn't happy with the image so, no guts, no glory, next weekend I got the branch splitters out and sheared the trunk down the middle and wedged it. It'll set by June or July. I then just used 3 branches to make the rest of the tree and wired them. The cascading character branch will be longer eventually. I'll probably root graft too if I can find some young Larch seedlings at the next boot fair - there are some heavy back roots. Here it is today... I think there's 3 years between first and last images... 71/2 inches high so it's shohin sized.
IMG_20180207_152707_DRO by Paul Pashley, on Flickr
Hmm maybe that back branch would be better placed doing a peek-a-boo through the gap or would it detract from the fact it's a split? I'll need to get some more akadama to top dress the DE - it's good to grow trees in but doesn't look the most attractive. They need to bring out an earth toned version
Some pics from various angles after being dug up and stuck in a 20cm pond basket, some big roots to contend with:
D_zps0cf63f8f by Paul Pashley, on Flickr2014-03-02141925_zpsd14354c9 by Paul Pashley, on Flickrbb_zpse03b25c1 by Paul Pashley, on FlickrI took it to Corin's (Greenwood Bonsai - highly recommended) and he ordered a Walsall pot for it. We wired it out but I still wasn't happy with the image so, no guts, no glory, next weekend I got the branch splitters out and sheared the trunk down the middle and wedged it. It'll set by June or July. I then just used 3 branches to make the rest of the tree and wired them. The cascading character branch will be longer eventually. I'll probably root graft too if I can find some young Larch seedlings at the next boot fair - there are some heavy back roots. Here it is today... I think there's 3 years between first and last images... 71/2 inches high so it's shohin sized.
IMG_20180207_152707_DRO by Paul Pashley, on FlickrHmm maybe that back branch would be better placed doing a peek-a-boo through the gap or would it detract from the fact it's a split? I'll need to get some more akadama to top dress the DE - it's good to grow trees in but doesn't look the most attractive. They need to bring out an earth toned version
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