Ash eWorkshop

Online Workshops and Masterclasses run by leading bonsai artists
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Re: Ash eWorkshop

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bouquet wrote:Grant

Just to confirm, will the information provided to those personnel choosen still be available/read by those not so we can still apply/follow the workshop techniques just not be able to comment in the thread.

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Re: Ash eWorkshop

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Re: Ash eWorkshop - the next step

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G'day eWorkshoppers and AusBonsaiers,

Congratulation to everyone who's trees were selected and to the others who missed out this time, we hope you will still follow the workshop and post your updates in this thread. We will keep this thread open for discussion to all members about the eWorkshop and for you guy's/girls who missed out to post your updates.

In no particular order and the members who have a place in this eWorkshop.

1. Bodhidharma 1
2. HaydenMC
3. Joy 1
4. Kerry 1
5. Soda
6. Josh
7. Bodhidharma 2
8. Joy 2
9. Kerry 2

Following are the next steps you need to take.

1. Prepare your tree - expose the base, remove weeds, remove any remaining leaves.
2. Photograph your tree from at least 4 sides, the base and the top looking down. More angles would be beneficial too and you can post as many pictures as you like. Pictures should be clear and taken in front of a plain background. Visit THIS THREAD for tips on photographing bonsai.
3. Update your profile via the User Control Panel to ensure your location is clear. Suburb and State please. This will assist Grant with giving you horticultural advice.
4. Start a new topic in the eWorkshop forum.
5. Name your topic as follows - [Username] Ash eWorkshop (if you have more than 1 entry please put a 1 or 2 after your name)
6. Post your pictures, history of your tree, details of last repot and/or root work as well as anything else that could be beneficial to future styling and advice.
7. Get ready for an intensive eWorkshop over the next year or so :tu:

Grant will then address each of your trees and give direction for the next steps. He will also be using this thread for updates and information directed to you all as a group so ensure you keep up to date with reading all posts.

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Re: Ash eWorkshop

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Grant Bowie wrote:Hi all,

I will be working at the Arboretum tomorrow but will then have the next 3 days off.(Sunday, Monday and Tuesday)

In between wiring and posting pics of my other two hawthorns I will start the eWorkshop on Ash. I will offer specific advice on each tree (including those not chosen) and then concentrate on the selected trees.

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Grant,

I will appreciate any advice you care to give, while weeding & mulching my garden this week I had a poke around, rot & longicorn grubs have made short work of most of the internal wood and one side of the base leaving a very interesting start point.
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The central trunk is dead as is the straight section of roots cutting straight thru the middle from this side. The loop is all live wood :tu2:
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Hi Matt,

What a shocker!!!

I presume there are some live roots still in the ground?

Two ways to go; Either cut it into two pieces or don't if both sides would not have roots. That's a straight forward start. The dead middle trunk might have started the rot and the beetles took it from there maybe.

If OK in your region you could pull it out of the ground; wash off all soil and carve/scrape back to solid wood and plant in an adequate size bonsai pot; at and interesting angle for the roots; but not the eventual size pot but a bit bigger( but nor too big that the tree will drown in the excess soil)..

If rotten through the middle and separated you will end up with two pieces of living artwork; not classic Bonsai but could evolve into something very interesting.

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PS, the more diatomite and gravel/Zeolite in your mix the less root eating beasties you will get.

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Just wondering what has been happening with the workshops. I can't seem to find any info
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I hope to get onto it this weekend.

After retiring I have still had more work than expected.

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Sorry Grant but i cant post photos at the moment. :cry:
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Re: Ash eWorkshop

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Hi all,

I am basically ready to start the individual eWorkshops and make some general comments on the balance in this thread.

I am also about ready to start my 30 Ash seedling bonsai and do some work on my 3 existing mini Ash.

I have had emails from a few of you saying you are unable to work on the trees right at the moment so just start your thread when you are ready. As you are aware it is over a year or so and, as it is winter at the moment, as long as we do the initial styling by say late August we will be OK.

for those of you following this thread you might also like to check another 3 threads on Ash

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8119

The thread above gives some ideas on ramification and defoliation with Ash.

viewtopic.php?f=129&t=4827&start=0

This thread gives the history of one of my Ash

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This thread is about 3 small Ash

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I remembered to grab a couple of pictures from a Ash that was growing in a paddock near by. It was about 12:30 but you wouldn't be able to guess that from the photo. While its too big for a pot it's got a nice broom style to it.
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Yes,

thin it out a bit, put it in a pot and you have a great bonsai.

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Hi all of you that have trees in the Ash workshop.

Time to look at your trees and pinch out strong growth.

I will photograph mine to show what I mean.

Please then post yours in the individual threads.

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Yes look forward to seeing some updates here.

Mine (didn't make the workshop) has hardened off all new growth and I'm wondering what I should do now...?

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I read the eworkshop threads with great interest and envy. I think it is a fabulous and unique idea-certainly not one I have seen done elsewhere. Just wondering given the talented group of forumers we have are there plans to expand the current workshops? I would love to see a fig, shohin, melaleuca, and azalea workshop!
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