The Shohin Tree Thread

[Brian Van Fleet]

Like “The Tree Thread”, this is a new thread where, if you comment, you have to post a picture of one of your Shohin trees (8” or less in height), in a Bonsai pot, and ideally in a display format. You can post the same tree multiple times, in different seasons, different arrangements, or with different accents. Please include pot maker.

Therefore, as we continue commenting on each others' trees, we post more Shohin trees.

I’ll start with this example.

Counter-clockwise from top left:
Corkbark JBP in Shibakatsu
Crabapple in Roy Minarai
J. Maple in Koyo
Accent in Bunzan
Itoigawa in Bigei

 

[amcoffeegirl]

Nice display. What is the one in the box? Where do you find your stands?
Edit- I see them listed now.
Hattori pot

 

[Dav4]

@Adair M is gonna eat this thread up!!
Acer palamtum in an old Japanese pot of unknown potter, Shimpaku in pot by MC squared, accent mini hosta in pot by Pauline Muth, both stands by J Braswell...

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

@Adair M is gonna eat this thread up!!

Hopefully many members will!
Shimpaku in a Shinobu pot, Sam Lee stand.

 

[Adair M]

@Adair M is gonna eat this thread up!!
Acer palamtum in an old Japanese pot of unknown potter, Shimpaku in pot by MC squared, accent mini hosta in pot by Pauline Muth, both stands by J Braswell...
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I would LOVE to be able to participate in thus thread, but unfortunately, I don’t have very many nice Shohin. It is a great idea for a thread though...

Well, I MIGHT have one or two...



Chojubai.

 

[TomB]

OK, I've posted this picture before but here's one just to join in.



This little Acer palmatum will be taking a couple of years off from display as I've bitten the bullet and decided to replace the branches on the left hand side. They are a different cultivar to the rest of the tree, with noticeably different leaves. I think this was a result of a doing a root graft years ago and never cutting off the top growth, though I'm not quite sure.

I'm now in the process of taking some branches from the right hand side and approach grafting them to the left hand side. Then I'll cut off the current left-hand side branches.

That's the plan anyway, it could all turn into a horrible mess.

 

[Adair M]

I was browsing thru my photos looking for something else, and happened to find this one:



It’s a zelkova in a Yosan pot.

 

[Deleted member 21616]

here’s a young Arakawa

not the ideal cultivar for shohin, but i don’t see what else to do with this trunk

it’s got a great root spread (under the substrate)

It’s got buds emerging from everywhere, so lots of options!

 

[Lars Grimm]

Red chojubai

 

[Dav4]

I would LOVE to be able to participate in thus thread, but unfortunately, I don’t have very many nice Shohin. It is a great idea for a thread though...

Well, I MIGHT have one or two...

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Chojubai.

Soooooooooo...., is that chojubai “swimming with the fishes”?
Japanese black pine in a nakawatari era Chinese pot on a Chinese made stand.

 

[Smoke]

Japanese black pine in a nakawatari era Chinese pot on a Chinese made stand.

Awesome backdrop....

 

[amcoffeegirl]

Awesome backdrop....

Where’s your photo sir?
I can’t see it.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Where’s your photo sir?
I can’t see it.

Attagirl...
Chinese Elm, Koyo pot, DaSu stand.

 

[Dav4]

Awesome backdrop....

Thanks!
Japanese black pine in a Chinese training pot on a Jerry Braswell stand. Still a few years from being top shelf ready, but I’ve got a few nicer pots to move it into at the next re-pot.

 

[Smoke]

Where’s your photo sir?
I can’t see it.

Actually I was Gobsmacked at the quality of photo's and prep. Reminded me of being at a club show on the morning the trees come in.

All the stands by the author unless noted.

Trident Maple in April Grigsby


Willowleaf Ficus in un-named Japanese pot.



Elm in Sharaku


Elm in Kanehiro Hamajima


Trident Maple in Koyo


Elm in Bunzan, accent pot by Dick Ryerson. Stand from Japan.


Japanese Maple in Yozan


Elm in Yozan


Shimpaku in Toshu

 

[Smoke]

Trident Maple in Bunzan



Trident Maple in Satomi


Black Pine in Yammaki


Trident Maple in Siegura Keisen


Japanese Maple in Yozan


Elm in Yozan


Elm in Bunzan


Elm in Bunzan

 

[Smoke]

Shimpaku in Yixing


Elm in Sonny Boggs, accent pot by Sharon Muth. Stand from Japan


Elm in Peter Macasieb, accent pot by Sharon Muth, Stand from Japan.


A couple shots of my trees in my custom built box stands. All stands by the author.

 

[Shima]

Flowering again. They are smaller than ever before. Leo knows the pot. I forget.

 

[Shima]

Damn. Didn't mean to do that. Is there a way to delete a pic?

 

[Shibui]

Relative newcomer to shohin. Took a long time to learn how to keep them alive in such small pots first.

Display at the recent Wodonga Ag show


Trees: Acer palmatum; Acer beurgeranum; Cotoneater microphylla; Ulmus parvifolia 'Seiju'; Ficus rubiginosa; Pinus thunbergia. Pretty sure the pots are all cheap Chinese. Stands by me.