Showing my Shohin

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Re: Showing my Shohin

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Love the trident Steven!
This is a departure from your usual shorter/stockier tendancies!
Very cool :tu:
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Ryceman3 wrote:Just wondering how the ground layer turned out on the Celtis you did last September, and also what you ended up doing with the Serissa in terms of styling from about the same time?
G'day Ryceman,

Haven't done anything to the Serissa yet but the Celtis was separated last week. I'll leave it to settle it's new roots for a while before wiring the branches. The first RH branch is just about thick enough now so I'll be shortening it soon back to the first twig.

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Thanks for the update Steven.
Looks like it hasn't missed a beat and that right branch has thickened up nicely - no holding back with growth despite the ground layer!
It's a nice little tree with good movement/dynamics about it I think.
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Here's a couple that I've worked on this week.

First is a Willow Leaf fig that I put on this rock in 2015. I should uncover it and see how it has bonded.
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and here is how it looked in 2015;
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Next is a bit bigger than shohin, it's one of my Tristania laurina that I started from tube stock in 2008.
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And how it began 10 years ago.
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Potted the Nerifolia into an Iker pot last night and now I'll work on growing the branches.
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They look pretty unreal mate. :tu:

Good job! :worship:
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Here's another instalment of some tree's I have worked on this week.
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Thanks Steven....your little trees are always worth a long look. It's also great to see that Boris Lomov has joined the ranks.

Will we also see a Tom Benda pot sometime in the future? Hope so 8-)

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There have been some nice prices on Tom Benda on the European Bonsai Potters Collective in the past week.... :)
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No Tom Benda pots in my collection yet Pat.

Here's a couple of tree's I've worked on this week.
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I have yet to see one of your trees Steven that I don't want :mrgreen: simply stunning :worship: :worship: :worship:
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Inspiring - thanks for sharing Steven. Love that even your parents compost heap is fair game. :worship:
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Thanks for the feedback Kirky and SueBee :)

Following are some shohin I have worked on this week.
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Hi Steven, any updates on your shohin in autumn colours? Would love to see your tridents at this time of the year!
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There isn't a lot of colour in my garden. Lots of deciduous have gone brown rather than colouring up.

This Trident is probably the best colour I have.
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