Peter's Bonsai Blog
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These images show the development of a bonsai tree created from nursery material. This tree was purchased in December 2007 from the Newstead Bonsai nursery near Wakefield. The purchase price included a one day workshop, during which purchasers would be given guidance on how best to style the tree. The following images show the tree when initially selected; during the course of the day, and at the end of the workshop. This is the group from which I made my selection;- |
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The tree below is the one I selected ...... |
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The idea of the workshop was that we would get some direction from John Hanby as to how we should style the tree to achieve the best image. |
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This is the tree I was left with at the end of the day. It needed a lot of convincing that we had done the right thing ! |
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I realized that I had to bring a side branch up to creat a new crown and decided to create a computer image to show the intended design of the tree. This is what I hoped to achieve................ |
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Over the next two years I raised a few side branches to create a crown and tried to compact the foliage, but by the spring of 2010 this is what I was left with.......... I decided to take the tree to Rob Atkinson who suggested that we needed to create a better crown by splitting the top part of the trunk into three. |
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Following the split the tree looked like this......... |
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Once again, a lot more convincing was required. This tree has been a real learning experience for me, I tried to do the right thing by buying quality material from a reputable supplier, I have followed his advice and sought expert help from others. But it's never been right. |
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In September 2013 I tried again, and took the tree to a workshop with Marc Noelanders |
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The following images show how we saw cut a vee shape into the top to allow a back branch to be brought up to form the crown. A side brance was split, then wrapped in rafia and bent down. |
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Marc did a sketch to show what the future image might look like. The image looks great but - this is what I'm currently left with ! Even in a photoshp pot I'm not convinced....Hmmmm we shall see ! |
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By July the tree certainly looked like the Image marc had drawn....... Unfortunately all the foliage was brown - the tree was dead, and I have have no idea why! This can be quite a frustrating hobby !
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