Archive for ◊ March, 2006 ◊

Defoliation
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• Tuesday, March 21st, 2006


Here is the tree defoliated. Notice how the branches have really developed compared to last year. Mar 2006


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I couldn’t wait!
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• Tuesday, March 21st, 2006


I couldn’t wait any longer. I had to finally make a bonsai of this tree. I’m am glad I did. It has grown so much in only 3 years. This was the size of a pencil when I got it and now it has great movement and character. The tree we trimmed back pretty hard to get it into this shape, but it won’t take long for it to fill back in. March 2006


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I took the advice of the review board and shortened the tree.
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• Tuesday, March 21st, 2006


Over the Winter I took the advice of the review board for the Ben Oki Awards and shortened the tree. I am happy with the results, however this tree has turned into a real slow grower. So it will take a while to develop the top. Although I think once it has filled in this will be a very nice tree. March 2006


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Hand saw and sawed hand!
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• Thursday, March 16th, 2006


March of 2006, Roy Nagatoshi was touring Florid. He held a workshop at our club and I thought this would be a great to to work on. As you can see the tree was shortened dramatically, but it solved a number of problems for this tree. Many scars we removed and the shape of the tree can finally be determined.


As a side note: When I was sawing this tree to shorten it the saw slipped and cut into my hand. It needed six stitches to close the wound. I’ll never forget the workshop. Mar 2006


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