AusBonsai

This was put together quite a few years ago .I stripped the old branches off after the first year of developing the roots and have tinkered with it over several seasons . After taking it along to the A/W Club meeting i decided it needed a good trim and a little fine tuning .Taking on board the idea's thrown around at the meeting instead of rotating the whole composition i have adjusted the tree's slightly . Now all i have to do i concentrate on pinching it regularly .I have given it a bit more growing medium and its onto the next project .

Cheers Alpineart

Thats a nice little setting Alpine

Hi Bodhi , glad to see you like it . Its getting a bit too heavy for me unfortunately . The slab itself is 700mm wide at the rear and the tallest tree is close to 800mm high. .

Cheers Alpine

Hi Alpine,

Thats looking pretty good

I'm heading up your way next weekend to have a look at some property & if its getting a little to heavy for you I'd be very happy to take it of your hands in exchange for a pot or two that I have hanging around down here

Regard's The Hacker

There were 7 trees, now there are 6..... Not a good bonsai number.
I miss the small one, which gave contrast, and also liked having the tallest treer further off the middle. The present planting is uh.... a bit boring. Sorry!

Lisa

Not sure what drugs you are taking Lisa - I count 9 trees. And I think it looks better re arranged Ian - top job

Good material Ian, but the four trees on the right look identically spaced apart from the photo. I will come over next weekend and offer a critique.

Edit,- just realized I was referring to the first photo. the second photo is a much improved placement.

What would you do with out me Alpine ?

Looks good.

The Hacker wrote:Hi Alpine,

Thats looking pretty good

I'm heading up your way next weekend to have a look at some property & if its getting a little to heavy for you I'd be very happy to take it of your hands in exchange for a pot or two that I have hanging around down here

Regard's The Hacker

Hi Mr Hacher , Need more than a pot or two for this setting , where you been hiding ?

Cheers Alpine

LLK wrote:There were 7 trees, now there are 6..... Not a good bonsai number.
I miss the small one, which gave contrast, and also liked having the tallest treer further off the middle. The present planting is uh.... a bit boring. Sorry!

Lisa

Hi LLK , Count them again , can't please everyone .

Cheers Alpine

Bougy Fan wrote:Not sure what drugs you are taking Lisa - I count 9 trees. And I think it looks better re arranged Ian - top job

Hi BougyFan , you had best count them again as well , its improving .

Cheers Alpine

Brian wrote:Good material Ian, but the four trees on the right look identically spaced apart from the photo. I will come over next weekend and offer a critique.

Edit,- just realized I was referring to the first photo. the second photo is a much improved placement.

Hi Brian , first pic is the rear , second is the front . Your most welcome to come up and critique , every thing here has faults and every faults a feature , Catch you next weekend .

Cheers Alpine

fiveoffive wrote:What would you do with out me Alpine ?

Looks good.

Hi Fiveoffive , mate the discussion at the meeting got me moving things around .I looked long and hard to re-arrange it slightly but to maintain the best feature of the granite slab , even though the talk was about it not being part of the equation , i prefer a moving edge in a slab to give added depth . Each to his own , and yes i learned a lot last week .

Cheers Alpine

Certainly more than 6 trees in those pictures!

Great work Alpine..
I'm such a sucker for a good forest! Big fan of the English Elm as well.
Unfortunately I don't have any forests in my collection but that will change soon - no doubt!

Cheers,

definately 9, maybe the tenth is behind the big tree, I can't see anymore , a different angle would be nice