For "Advanced" Bonsaist's only please.

[kcpoole]

Hey K.C are you allowed on this thread at only 6 years of age Seriously, thanks for sharing the procumbens with us..

Dunno Bodhi Am I . If I cannot then I will have to "Blow Raspberries in your General direction" ( those Monty Python afficionados here will get a chuckle from that I hope)

I reckon that with nearly 3000 posts here I might not be an old Bonsai Hand, but am for the computer bonsai fraternity

by the way, nice thread
Love to see everybody elses' Early trees

Ken

[MattA]

Hey K.C are you allowed on this thread at only 6 years of age Seriously, thanks for sharing the procumbens with us..

Dunno Bodhi Am I . If I cannot then I will have to "Blow Raspberries in your General direction" ( those Monty Python afficionados here will get a chuckle from that I hope)

[bodhidharma]

Thank you again for your contributions Folks. Tony ,Graeme and anyone else i missed K.C what can i say. If anyone feels like posting up their first'ys now that the cat is out of the bag feel free

[Andrew F]

Hehehehe, its funny to me to look back but its funnier to you guys knowing ive made no ground in a year lol

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[soda]

Ok my first tree, a Juniper Procumbens bought at a Sydney city market probably around 1997. This photo though is probably taken around 2003.



....and today. Maybe 1mm in trunk growth but improved overall shape (though it is very 1 sided) . Comments suggestions welcome.

[bodhidharma]

Nice presentation Soda. Maybe time to start bud pinching this guy.

[bingregory]

I love this thread! Thanks for sharing, old timers.

[xtolord]

Bodhi & all,

This is the tree I have had the longest, not just a stick but a tiny seedling with 2 sets of leaves when it was dug in 1986. In 1997 it had progressed a bit but was still essentially a stick in a pot. In 2008 it flowered for the first time ever and I decided to plant it in the ground to GROW! Drawing inspiration from yourself I have started anew with this tree, no longer am i going to try to keep it little.. I want this baby BIG & bold when in full flower. It has just started pushing new shoots after the major reworking it has received. The first branch is now the trunk, trunk will be start of the 1st branch.

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Matt

Hi Matt,
What species is it?
It looks like a Jacaranda to me.
Do you have an update?


Rgds,
Xavier

[bodhidharma]

Hi Matt,
What species is it?
It looks like a Jacaranda to me.
Do you have an update?

Pretty sure it was a jacaranda. Might need to pm him.

[siddhar]

I found these photos the other day What a great reflection on how far we can come in a few years with this hobby. None of these trees display any hidden genius, but this is where my passion began and my obsession was born. "AND WHAT A GREAT OBSESSION TO HAVE"

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[siddhar]

Notice the white and black "ying and yang" pebbles on the ficus! I was trying to find the artist within!

[bki]

so you declared yourself "advanced" bonsaist

[siddhar]

so you declared yourself "advanced" bonsaist

Are you?

[bodhidharma]

Are any of us

[siddhar]

I thought that was the whole point of the thread?

so you declared yourself "advanced" bonsaist

This "name" has not yet contributed anything of relevance to this thread, and has struck a cord with his poorly placed words. Was my understanding of the thread off kilter?