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Lots of re-potting !!
We had a really good regular monthly workshop yesterday with six participants, only the G-man, who was booked in, failing to make it due to heavy snow in his particular area. I was grateful, as usual, to have Terry H. … Continue reading
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The ‘Chat’tering classes
Yesterday’s first Saturday of the month get together was well attended by enthusiasts from all over the region. The majority brought trees to work. John and Sam both look rather serious though ! No smile for the camera from Graham … Continue reading
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Nagging Trident
It’s funny how some trees cause mental anguish, well maybe that’s a little over-the-top but I reckon most of you will know what I mean. This Acer buergeranum, Trident maple, bothered me every time that I walked past it ! … Continue reading
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Tagged bonsai, de-foliation, deciduous bonsai, re-potting, trident maple, Willowbog
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As trees begin to grow
Just a quick look at trees covered here recently to see how they are doing. First up Dave’s yew that was re-potted at the recent Peter Warren workshop here. The tree started to grow very quickly following the potting and … Continue reading
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Tagged bonsai, japanese yew, larix kaempferi, re-potting, Willowbog
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Unorthodox techniques ???
Yesterday one time ” Head Willowbogger ” Mr. Len Gilbert made a, now all too infrequent, visit to the nursery to re-pot one of his trees. This is the bonsai in question. It is one of Len’s own creations in … Continue reading
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A long overdue re-pot of a Willowbog Collection larch
The tree featured in this post is a Japanese larch, Larix kaempferi, that I collected myself locally, I have no record of when exactly but I reckon that it must be something like 15 plus years ago. I consider one … Continue reading
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Tagged Deadwood, larch, larix kaempferi, re-potting, Willowbog
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Jack re-pots a pine for us.
In the last but one post the photograph showed one of our grandchildren, Jack, visiting the nursery with his pre-school group. We are trying to get him interested in bonsai and here he is re-potting a nursery pine a few … Continue reading
