Zelkova bonsai: From dead stick to clump
Sometimes we are quick to call a tree dead. And there are moments that a little bit of effort can result in a nice plant!
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Some of the trees I am currently working on. Most of them are collected from backyards, nurseries or grown from seedlings.
Tamarix bonsai full of surprises
Tamarix is a fast growing species featuring a spectacular bark with age. Untill something goed wrong, as with mine..
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Removing side branches
From growing fields one can get pretty decent bonsai material and older stock is often affordable. But, like for this maple, sometimes you need to make drastic cuts.
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Winter flowers?
Getting raintree to flower? STratngely enough, this one started flowering as soon as winter hit!
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Yew bonsai from hedging material
All beginnings are difficult. Here the beginning of a bonsai, a yew originally dug from a hedgerow.
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Japanese Maple Emergency
Using wood hardener is all nice. But it can stop you from noticing what is really going on. So I noticed..
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Olive bonsai chopped
Sometimes a tree just is not going to be a good bonsai. And then you need to take drastic measures, such as in this case with the olive.
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A small Olive bonsai
Olives are great species for bonsai. Under the right circumstances they grow fast. I am happy I came across a larger sized one!
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Trim for growth
Springtime is the period to redirect your growth. This creatagus is one of the first to receive spring treatment.
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