PaulH
Omono
I was given this Mexican Oak (Quercus mexicana) a few years ago by the owner of my favorite oak nursery because it wasn't doing well ( in a 15 gallon nursery pot).
First step was to remove rotten roots and get it into good soil. I use plastic fruit baskets for pre-bonsai because they get lots of oxygen to the roots.[url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=26&u=15736438][img]http://i23.servimg.com/u/f23/15/73/64/38/bonsai13.jpg[/url][/img]
A year later moved it to a Max Braverman pot in April.
[url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=27&u=15736438][img]http://i23.servimg.com/u/f23/15/73/64/38/bonsai14.jpg[/url][/img]
Had some help from Peter Adams that fall.
[url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=28&u=15736438][img]http://i23.servimg.com/u/f23/15/73/64/38/bonsai15.jpg[/url][/img]
Here it is today. Three years from a sick nursery tree.
[url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=29&u=15736438][img]http://i23.servimg.com/u/f23/15/73/64/38/june_310.jpg[/url][/img]
Paul
First step was to remove rotten roots and get it into good soil. I use plastic fruit baskets for pre-bonsai because they get lots of oxygen to the roots.[url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=26&u=15736438][img]http://i23.servimg.com/u/f23/15/73/64/38/bonsai13.jpg[/url][/img]
A year later moved it to a Max Braverman pot in April.
[url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=27&u=15736438][img]http://i23.servimg.com/u/f23/15/73/64/38/bonsai14.jpg[/url][/img]
Had some help from Peter Adams that fall.
[url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=28&u=15736438][img]http://i23.servimg.com/u/f23/15/73/64/38/bonsai15.jpg[/url][/img]
Here it is today. Three years from a sick nursery tree.
[url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=29&u=15736438][img]http://i23.servimg.com/u/f23/15/73/64/38/june_310.jpg[/url][/img]
Paul