• Monday, September 28th, 2009
I have been working on this tree for years now, and it is so close to being a finished bonsai. This winter when the leaves drop I will wire this tree one more time, and it should be pretty amazing come Spring, if I say so myself. It filled in this year in all thright places. The canopy is sio full that the tree rarely even puts out shoots of the full sized leaves of its previous life. As you know, all these branches were thread grafted from a dwarf variety of crepe myrtle.
Grafted Crepe Myrtle Filled in
I am still hopefull to get some blooms this year, but it is late in the year and no buds are present. I have had this tree pretty shaded this year so I think that effected the flowers
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• Sunday, July 26th, 2009
This morning as I looked out my window I noticed a spash of color on my grafted dwarf crepe myrtle. I thought a flower from a nearby bougainvillea had fallen and got caught in its branches. However as I got closer I noticed that a small cluster of flowers had bloomed on the little tree.
Blooms on grafted dwarf crepe myrtle
I suppose it is just giving me a sample of what it will do later this year. The flowers are very delicate and don’t last long. However against the grayish bark & dark green leaves the flowers just about leap off the picture.
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• Saturday, May 30th, 2009
My trees rarely, if ever are brought into my house. Only on very cold nights in the winter will I bring them in for a few hours. However last night my wife made a great dinner and I thought that the trees would set the mood. It never fails to amaze me just how big my trees are. On their benches they look so much smaller, but on a counter top or shelf they look huge.
Hallway Nitch
The Bunjin cypress really needs a good trimming, however the light green against the dark brown gives a really nice Zen feel.
Living room accent
I really wish I could keep this tree in doors all the time. It just fits so well and looks great in that corner.
TV Stand Bonsai
Probably the worst place to place a tree because the heat dries out the bonsai so quickly. However it looked good for the night.
Upshot of Cypress
Bonsai at sunset
The other night it had just finished raining at sunset. The color off the wet screen behind it set this beautiful picture up.
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• Wednesday, April 08th, 2009
Many of the trees that I have been working on over the winter are now putting out new growth and I wanted to give you an update on the way they look now.
Leafed out
Of all my trees the one I am enjoying most is this crepe mrytle. The crown of the tree from the new top I developed is looking great. I just need a mid branch on the left side and this tree is ready to go. However the pads looking a bit flat so this year I plan to work on the taper and overall thickness of the branches themselves. This tree won’t be this bare when it is completed, Right now I am just building the skeleton structure, but it will be this year that this tree becomes a finished bonsai.
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