Recent content by Hartinez

You might be surprised Rudd. They are awfully resilient.

Something else that has been so great now that I’m in the English country side, is seeing some of these deciduous trees that I love so much. Tree types that grow so well here, but not back home. The Beech, maples, birch, hawthorn and more.

This is from an art exhibit I visited in Kensington Park. Giuseppe Pinone carved into these old beams exposing the tree as it once was decades ago. Following the knots back to young wood forming branches and a thin trunk. Amazing idea and execution. I feel like this could be done on a bonsai...

Kyoto Garden in Holland park London

Arrived. Walking around Kensington, I stumbled across and was treated with, a Peter Warren tree at the Japanese House. Inside they had a free admission Japanese carpentry exhibit. Great first day after a horrible night of sleep on the plane. 😂

Agreed Rudd. We’ll see how it looks in September. Next year probably the best idea.

Forgot I took a few pics at repot. The roots were abundant, though I did need to remove a few rather large roots. My daughter helped me carry the tree to the porch with some handles I attached. Not a light tree. Roots looked good and were pushing everywhere Here was the big pot I...

Me too! So many of the branches are ripe for a great styling. May go for a multi apex styling.

Here it is yesterday.

Decided to start the thread on this big One Seed juniper I collected the week after returning from nationals back in 2023. Found on a hill side in Northern NM. The clay root ball was so heavy that I thought I might have to abandon it and come back with help. I made it up, barely lugged it...

Did a cleanup on this tree. Did not get a before shot.

I thought the same thing. I’ve had nothing but trouble with them. Great work @NewWorldBonsai