Alpineart's Blog

Well its on again and it bound to be a real winner . Entry is open to all registered members of Ausbonsai all over the globe .Yes we have members world wide and all entries as long as the fit into the criteria are eligible . This is its 3rd year in the making and with your support it is bound to best of exceptional stand out year . Please read the rules and if you have any Queries contact any of the Team Moderators or Steven Via  P.M through the Ausbonsai Forum site . Best of  luck , hope to see some very good entries from all around the world .Thanking you in anticipation .

Cheers Alpineart

This was a stock tree purchased from a market and placed into a purpose dug hole in the garden , I had plans to use this for a bonsai but it was pencil thin and about 500mm so ground grow was the alternative . It spent 3 years in the ground from memory at left to its own device . I trimmed it back from 1.5m to 1.3m while still in the ground and reduced the branches back somewhat . I decided to remove it and slip pot it from ground into a pot , this was easily achieved because of the purpose dug hole , in which the roots didn’t breach  . With the tree potted it sat for a couple of months and with new growth appearing i decided to give it its initial style . I gave it a trim of the lower branches back to long stubs again for future use as jin’s I have used slings and wires to create the bends/ movement in the trunk and wired the top 200mm with heavy wire . The branches were then wired ready for there positioning . I decided on the front and using blocks and tiles to stabilize the pot at the correct angle before setting about positioning the branches to suit the final design . With the branches set its off  to the benches to grow on an this angle .I will locate another suitable pot then slip it into its new home permanently . Another small trim of the untidy foliage and  the finished trainer is 1100mm high with a 50mm base .This will take at least 5 years to develop into a nice large  Bonsai .

Cheers Alpineart