For "Advanced" Bonsaist's only please.

[bodhidharma]

. Was my understanding of the thread off kilter?

No siddhar you are not off kilter and, just maybe, his comment was tongue in cheek. But i would certainly not take it to heart as your comments on A.B have been valuable

[siddhar]

No siddhar you are not off kilter and, just maybe, his comment was tongue in cheek. But i would certainly not take it to heart as your comments on A.B have been valuable
"If I have a clear conscience, I dare face an army of 10, 000 men"
Confucius, bodhidharma

Thanks for pointing me back to the days of "Tounge in Cheek" sometimes difficult to distinguish when the words are delivered from behind a computer but you're right bodhi, nothing to be upset about

[MattA]

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

Rgds,
Xavier

Hey Xavier, Bodhi is right its a Jacaranda and this is a link to its own thread viewtopic.php?f=129&t=5137.

[kcpoole]

Are any of us

Of course Bodhi! I am 8 years more advanced in age, but not necessarily skill

Siddhar you are correct that this thread is to show that we all started somewhere, and maybey still have thos original trees

Ken

[Jamie]

here is one of mine that was probably the second tree we (wife and I) bought. I guess it isnt a stick in a pot but it was one of the first and has gone through some big changes over the years. still not 100% happy but we are getting there. the final pic is defoliated as it was done just recently. but this one has survived my early years and come through the other side.

benji before.jpg

benji before2.jpg

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benji 2.jpg

big difference now, change of angel. root work done new apex to more of a broom style. looks a tad messy with the amount of wire on it but will get there

cheers hope this is what Bodhi was talking bout

[Graeme]

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

I'd love to contribute to this thread, but can't
I do not have any of my trees left now , well none that belong to me anymore. I moved back to WA a few years ago and because of that States Quarantine requirements, plus the fact I was driving over with an already full ute, I gave all my trees, bar one to a friend. Those trees are doing well and the guy has won a fair few competitions with them since taking over their care.

I do have one tree left from the early days, as mentioned before. I actually gave it to the same friend as well, but as I was going to keep the pot it was in and he didn't want the expence of replacing the rather large pot required, he gave it back to me. The tree is a Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) which I collected around 15 or 16 years ago. Stands around 90 cm tall, with a trunk girth of around a foot across (see you can tell I'm really an old guy ). Don't have any photos to put up of it at this time because I only recently repotted it and along with the repot gave the tree a slight restyle. At the present time it is a trunk and the stubs of four primary branches, no apex, no secondary ones whatsoever and definately not a leaf in sight. It is sprouting like crazy right now, l so might be able to get some photo's for you all, in 8 or 10 years time.

It is good to go back through the old photo albums though and look at all the trash we thought was great Bonsai during the early years. I remember, when I was posted from Sydney up to Darwin in 1988, wondering why no one bought any of the Bonsai I advertised for sale in the Manly Times, even though they came to the house to look. Now, when I look back at the photos of the trees I understand why. Back then they were World Class Bonsai, just ask me.

[bodhidharma]

hope this is what Bodhi was talking bout

Yes i was Jamie, and nice progression by the way

Back then they were World Class Bonsai, just ask me.

I know exactly what you mean Graeme.