I like to show you the progression of my Spiraea. It was a very cheap tree, bought for only 5,99 euro. My choice of this Spiraea was based on the very small leaves this species has. I gave it a try.
I bought it as a small shrub in dec 2016. It was less than a meter in height.
The choice of the front was based of the nebari and the way the small trunk moved. After the first prune, there was not much left; only a small trunk of about 6 cm in height.
A also repotted it in a big plastic container.
In the first growingseason It shooted very well: this was in the end of june:
This was the result of the winterpruning, in january 2019. I also repotted it now in a smaller container, after I cleaned and pruned the roots.
I wanted to "build" the tree with a minimum of branches needed for a good bonsai: one at the left, one at the back, one at the right, and a top:
In june 2018 I reached that goal.
I bought it as a small shrub in dec 2016. It was less than a meter in height.
The choice of the front was based of the nebari and the way the small trunk moved. After the first prune, there was not much left; only a small trunk of about 6 cm in height.
A also repotted it in a big plastic container.
In the first growingseason It shooted very well: this was in the end of june:
This was the result of the winterpruning, in january 2019. I also repotted it now in a smaller container, after I cleaned and pruned the roots.
I wanted to "build" the tree with a minimum of branches needed for a good bonsai: one at the left, one at the back, one at the right, and a top:
In june 2018 I reached that goal.