Olive #2

This one lost a lot of foliage in winter storage.

Olive #1

Wild olive, Olea europea sylvatica, collected in Spain. This tree is in the sculputral style, not resembling a real tree. Care is taken to NOT look like a juniper that desperately wants to look like a bizzarre pine as most olives as bonsai do. Last image of 2003. Pot by John Pitt.

 

Scots pine #2

Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris, collected in Austria, last image of 1988, pot by Derek Aspinall

 

Japanese maple #10

Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, pot by Petra Tomlinson, England, last image of 2009.

 

Japanese maple #11

Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, pot by Peter Krebs, Germany, last image of 2010.

 

Japanese maple #8

Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, pot by Walter Venne, Germany, last image of 2008.

Japanese maple #13

Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, pot by John Pitt, last image of 2011.

 

Japanese white pine #1

Japanese white pine, Pinus pentaphylla, grafted onto black pine, pot by John Pitt, last image of 2009.

new mugo tamed a bit

I did major deadwood work and some editing on the new mugo. Now the tree will be fed and watered a lot in full sun for two years. In spring of 2016 it will go into a pot and starting with summer 2017 it will be styled.

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Japanese white pine #5 refurbished

Japanese white pine, Pinus pentaphylla, collected in the Japanese mountains many decades ago, styled as bonsai by a Japanese master and then after a few decades neglected a bit, imported to Europe last year. I did not pluck old needles to keep the tree happy and healthy after styling. When I showed the tree ten days ago on my blog before refubishing some smart individual mentioned that it is 'not worth the bother' because of poor nebari. Well, I am always grateful to get free advice from folks who apparently know so much more than I do. I worked on the deadwood a bit. New pot by Derek Aspinall.