AusBonsai

Hey folks,

There's not much happening this weekend thanks to the wonderful rain we are getting (about time) so in between coats of oil on the bench (it's taking a while to dry in this weather) I though I would post up some pics of some re-potting I've done over the last couple of days

The first is an elm that was repotted last year but I felt the angle was out and it needed a more suitable pot

Here it is as of today And a juniper that has been potted into it's first bonsai pot Hope you all enjoy

Kerrin

Very nice trees, and I must say that I love your photo location! Your old wooden fence looks much better than our colourbond one

I have to agree re the fence, it's makes for a nice backdrop!!!!

the only problem with wooden fence is that they hide a lot of the trunks if they are lighter or grey
By the way, Nice trees too

Ken

I know that here in Aus we don't need to be so careful when it comes to timing in comparison with the northern hemisphere, but of the 2 elms I have re-potted this winter, the one in this thread has moved forwards a considerable amount more than the other tree I have worked on. The first tree is only just now starting to open out and it was potted in july, whereas the tree potted later august (above) has exploded

Here's a pic from today
This tree was obviously re-potted later and closer to bud burst but the difference in recovery has really surprised me. In future I will adopt the same processes when re-potting all my deciduous trees

Kerrin

With most of the deciduous trees out there its best to repot before the buds move - but recently I was advised to repot Japanese Maples just after the buds actually pop. Interesting as I'd always repotted prior to any movement. Apparently Japanese Maples, especially older ones, can lose branches and take longer to recover.

Cheers,
Mo