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Progrssion pics are my favorite. Nice work. What species yew is that? The only ones I have seen in box stores have been upright and I had read several posts about how they are impossible to train.

I am not sure of the variety..However, it is not the pencil straight variety. I know the kind you are referring to and those are not that suitable for bonsai.

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I am not sure of the variety..However, it is not the pencil straight variety. I know the kind you are referring to and those are not that suitable for bonsai.

Rob

You're probably reffering to the Hicksii Yew version of the Cuspadatta. This is the Yew you usually see trimed into a box shape. They make lousy bonsai. The upright Capatata makes a nice bonsai and a good many are made from Densaforma.
 

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You're probably reffering to the Hicksii Yew version of the Cuspadatta. This is the Yew you usually see trimed into a box shape. They make lousy bonsai. The upright Capatata makes a nice bonsai and a good many are made from Densaforma.

Thanks Vance...Good information.;)
 

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Was able to repot into a little shallower pot this time. Couldn't find a new pot that I really liked, so I repotted it into an old pot I had. I think next time, I might consider a round, nicer pot.

Rob

 

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It's not often that I actually covet someone's tree. For obvious reasons, this is one of my favorite trees posted on this site to date. Thank you for sharing. I love yews.
 

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It's not often that I actually covet someone's tree. For obvious reasons, this is one of my favorite trees posted on this site to date. Thank you for sharing. I love yews.

Thank you very much berobinson82. Every year for the last 5 years, I would do a rough restyling, so to speak, at the beginning of every season. Then, I would pretty much, let the tree grow out again and practically become a bush. With each season, when I cut back and rewired, the tree definitely presented new options and kept improving. I think this is the first year where I will start to maintain the current style and structure it has. Which means pinching will start playing a big part. Thank you again for your kind words.:D

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Lovely tree - watch you don't pinch then place your fingers close to your lips (easily done when contemplating the tree!) ... it'll numb them. Taxine, an alkaloid present in the foliage, is responsible. If you have a crazy bonsai eating dog like I have read on here a few times make sure you site it higher up where it can't get at it.
 

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Lovely tree - watch you don't pinch then place your fingers close to your lips (easily done when contemplating the tree!) ... it'll numb them. Taxine, an alkaloid present in the foliage, is responsible. If you have a crazy bonsai eating dog like I have read on here a few times make sure you site it higher up where it can't get at it.

Hi Marie1uk, Yes, I know they are poisonous, so to speak. Which has always lead me to wonder, why they are used so commonly for hedges with animals around. They are good in one sense, but not another. Thanks for the reminder. Maybe yew can make an alternative for dentists novacaine. ;)

Rob
 

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Looks great rob. I have been seeing a lot of yews lately, seems to be a species I may want to work with one day.
 

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I think this little guy is absolutely beautiful. I too would like to investigate the possibilities of a shallower pot and I understand your limitations. What ever you do make sure you are certain of what you want to do. It would be a great shame to lose such a nice little tree in this way.
 
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