[Watto] - Japanese Box

[Watto]

You should have dug them Josh!!!!!
I am planning to pot this into a grow pot (as opposed to a show pot) just because I think it needs more re-pots before the root ball will be reduced sufficiently.

[Josh]

How thick is your trunk????

[Watto]

The trunk width is currently between 3 & 4 cm.

[Josh]

Very nice. That will look great with some refinement

Josh

[Watto]

Well here is the final posting for this tree. Its been an absolute ball transforming this from a typical nursery stock plant standing 75 cm tall to a bonsai standing at 21 cm tall.
This bonsai needs a bit of time in this pot but eventually it will be "down potted" into something smaller. I do prefer one off Australian made pots so that will be the plan for a year or so from now.
I also have a Juniper in this comp and it would be a real thrill to exhibit this and the Juniper in a traditional shohin way in a few years time.
A few months ago I went to Bonsai by the Harbor and listened to some advice on taking better photos of bonsai and I hope that my photography has improved just a little during this comp.
The first branch needs a bit more refinement and movement and that will happen in the next year or so. I am quite happy with the apex and the tree height to trunk width ratio, and also the movement the bonsai has, its quiet and subtle.
Thanks for the opportunity and good luck to everyone.
Cheers
Watto

[Josh]

Mate, that is a cranker tree. What a difference. Your right, it does look well propotioned.

Josh

[Watto]

Thanks Josh. One of the things I did find was that with the reasonably constant trimming how the leaf size reduced which I was very pleased with.