Shimpaku Progression (Bjorn Bjorholm Workshop)

[bunce]

Hi guys,

Id like to share with you a progression of a Shimpaku i bought to do a wokshop with Bjorn with. I'd be volenteering at Bonsai Art nursery in Heatherton at the time, and knew all the trees on the benches fairly well at that point. I had been eyeing this tree off for it's nebari and trunk. It was a challenging tree and back then i was pretty hopless at bonsai. So i thought it would be a great fit for a workshop with Bjorn.

06/09/2015
Before:

After:


I was super happy with what Bjorn was able to pull out of the tree.

Matt

[bunce]

I fed this tree like crazy following the workshop and tried to photograph it fairly regularly.


25/09/2015:


19/12/2015:



17/03/2016:


you can see how well the fertiliser bulked it up!

Matt

[bunce]

In Febuary 2017 I dewired the tree before I left for Japan




Matt

[treeman]

Unusually good nebari for a shimpaku.

[bunce]

Unusually good nebari for a shimpaku.

Trevor did a great job field growing this tree

Matt