I did this 7 Kingsville boxwood saikei about 15 years ago as a demonstration at the Bonsai Society of San Francisco annual exhibit. The Kingsvilles were donated by Col. John Hinds Ret.of Seattle, the Kingsville king of the West Coast. The 32 inch long pot was donated by member Eleanor Carlton. The rocks came out of my rock pile. After the demo, it was auctioned and a member won it. Two or so years ago, he offered to sell it to me, and I snapped it up. It was neglected and in poor shape, but I was very happy to get it, and go to work.
Yesterday I spent about 4 hours trimming away much excess growth. They had all turned into green balls of foliage over the past year of so, and the branch structure could hardly be seen. I was thinking about Naka-sensei's admonition to "make your bonsai look like a tree". After the trim, some wiring was done.
The height of the main tree is 10.5 inches from the base of the trunk.
Mike
Yesterday I spent about 4 hours trimming away much excess growth. They had all turned into green balls of foliage over the past year of so, and the branch structure could hardly be seen. I was thinking about Naka-sensei's admonition to "make your bonsai look like a tree". After the trim, some wiring was done.
The height of the main tree is 10.5 inches from the base of the trunk.
Mike