linden after defoliation

Ficus bert-davii shohin

Hokkaido elm doing wel

European spruce

ezo spruce flourishing

The ezo spruce that I got from Helmut Rueger is doing very well. So it did not mind being repotted and styled on the same day. A thing that I would NEVER recommend to do.
I will probably wire the whole thing in late summer and finish the styling. It will be entered in the KOB styling contest probably.

elm coming back

This Chiense elm (Ulums parvifolia) was almost given up three years ago after it lost most of the top. Now it's coming back and will shine again very soon. Bonsai is a nice game.

linden defoliation

Three linden (Tila platiphyllos) after defoliation.

maple defoliation

Two field maples (Acer campestre) after defoliation.

trident doing well

About 12 months ago I got this one. By now it starts to look like a real tree and not just like a huge trunk wiht some foliage. These fat tridents need a big crown. Most of the time they look grotesque in their sumo style.

Shinpaku refurbishing

This shinpaku (it is NOT shiMpaku!) I got in a trade. It looks fine, but it looks like a many thousand similar ones. This is a standard form and in my eyes way too sterotype. There is way too much green for the thin trunk. The plain trunk is boring and appears youngish. The whole thing sells well in bonsai shps because this is what many people want because it looks so 'Japanese'. I think it is decent craft and good enough to take in a trade.
So I worked on it for an hour. I think it is much more unique now and will also sell well. This goes to offers. I don't want 'Japanese looking' trees in my collection.