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In Australia in 2011 and 2012 there was a fun “contest” of developing the best shohin bonsai in a period of about 14 months. The object was to post a number of progression photos of your tree over the period … Continue reading
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Ulmus Procera The Goulburn Bonsai Society of which I am a member had the opportunity to dig a number of English Elm in August 2006, and this tree was dug during that excursion. As the potential bonsai had a very … Continue reading
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The Goulburn Bonsai Society is one of the smallest bonsai groups in Australia, but we still love to hold an annual exhibition of our bonsai. This is a lot of fun for all of us, but we also hope that other … Continue reading
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The Goulburn Bonsai Society of which I am a member arranges “digs” of potential bonsai on a regular basis. Over the years this group has dug a number of species, and all with the intention of creating bonsai of unique … Continue reading
This gallery contains 25 photos.
Alnus Cordata – Italian Alder. This tree was due to be cut down and used for firewood so in 2008 I had the opportunity to dig this tree and possibly save it. It was dug from a property on the … Continue reading
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ULMUS PARVIFOLIA This Chinese Elm was developed from a cutting in about 1995 and was one of my earliest successes with cuttings. It lived in a number of pots over the next few years, but in about 2002 I decided … Continue reading
This gallery contains 25 photos.
In about 1996 the company I worked for leased a property as office space and the landlord had charge of maintaining the grounds. Not long after we moved in the landlord did some landscaping maintenance work which included removing a … Continue reading
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Prunus Salicina – Green Gage Plum. In about 1995 I dug this tree from beside the Hume Highway out near Marulan so it is likely that a traveller threw a stone out during their travels. At the time of digging … Continue reading
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Malus ? This crabapple was the result of an air-layer that was taken in 2000 and was separated from the parent tree in 2001. The tree grows outside the kitchen window and is lovely at all times of the year, … Continue reading
This gallery contains 9 photos.
In July 2009 I had the opportunity to participate in a workshop with Peter Adams. The tree I decided to work on was a Hawthorn (crataegus monogyna) that I had dug a few years prior from a river flood plain in the … Continue reading