J.B.P...Semi-cascade

[bodhidharma]

It is nice to see The subject of JBP's coming up more. I love the tree and have quite a few in development stage. I would like to post my oldest as i have learnt a lot from it.and it is still teaching me a thing or too. It is 37 years old and i purchased it as a 27 year old . It is a shame i do not have an older photo of it but the progression shows enough development. the main trunk bend was the hardest and most of its life with me has been spent in large benders. Hope you like.

[Espresso]

Great looking little tree Bodhi

[bodhidharma]

Thanks Espresso, i am thinking about making it more compact but you have to go slowly with jbp's

[Gerard]

Very nice Bodhi, was this tree on display when I visited last week? If so I missed it, perhaps it was hidden amongst all those other nice trees.

Regards Gerard

[Leigh Taafe]

Hey Bodhi - thats a great little pine mate. I can see where you are headed with this and it is progressing very nicely.

Cheers,
Leigh.

[anttal63]

nice tree bohdi, love that bark!

[kcpoole]

Nice mate and will look better if can make it more compact as you suggest

Ken

[Psymo]

The twists and turns in the trunk shot are beautiful, the deadwood and roots are enhancing too. Nice piece of work

Happy new year y'all

[bodhidharma]

Thanks all. I would love to see more classic material posted on here. We,as proud Aussie Bonsai people, should also show the world that not only can we produce Australian native beauty's but can do classic exotics as well

[Pup]

Thanks all. I would love to see more classic material posted on here. We,as proud Aussie Bonsai people, should also show the world that not only can we produce Australian native beauty's but can do classic exotics as well

I was gonna praise ya but ya lost it when ya said that. specialy with Stralia day just round the corner


PSSt I do like it, I like the way the roots are stretching on the out side and compressed on the inside.
The bark is forming up nicely also, nice little tree. With time and age will be even better.

Now about that bit about classic Bonsai remember that Ficus are entered in Kokufu

Cheers Pup

[bodhidharma]

Do you know what i would love to see Pup One of our great Aussie Natives in Kokufo . I reckon we should petition the Japanese Embassy in A.C.T to arrange it for us. We could be guests. Might be a bit hard through customs though Seriously though I have just repotted an Apple? gum into a smaller pot(with a drastic prune) and it has survived and is thriving. My first successful Euc. i am ecstatic.

[bodhidharma]

It is time to update this tree and having been SOOOOOO busy i received a much needed stimulus last week and pulled my finger out. I have not paid attention to this tree for a while (to busy trying to earn a living) but got stuck into this JBP, and it was so much fun and enjoyment sitting with this tree and working on it that i had to share its progress.

[LLK]

Super job! I never thought that the tree of Jan. 2010 would end up as good as this.


Lisa

[cre8ivbonsai]

This one's coming along nicely. I like the angular trunk bends, and the 'wild' styling of the secondary/tertiary branches, nice effort to get these elements to compliment each other without looking contrived. trunk also seems starting to reveal its true age thanks for sharing

[The Hacker]

Hi Budhi,

I do like this tree very much it has come a long way over the last couple of year's & I also think the pot you have it in now is a good fit

Regard's The Hacker