One of the most amazing bonsai nurseries in Florida is the one belonging to Jim Smith. Located in Vero Beach it is the bonsaist dream. Row after row of pre-bonsai material. Hardest part is deciding which one you want
Sometimes it’s more challanging to decide on how to style a tree, however there are times when the tree just tells you how it should be styled. I have done pretty much nothing so far to this bald cypress, and yet it shows every indication of a weeping informal upright. The huge base of the tree is softened by the low handing branches which bring the whole tree together.
Weeping Informal Upright Style
The plan going foward it of course wait for it to go dormant, carve the trunk, repot it into a smaller pot, and then do the initial style wiring. I’m really pretty execited about seeing this one in a few more months.
It was not even two weeks ago that I removed the leaves from my large Trident Maple, and today the leaves are already popping. It has been a very hot and sunny Summer, so the risk of too much sun is always a concern. However with leaves popping all over the tree I know it will be a very short time that this tree has its canopy back.
Close up of Trident Maple bud
Here is a close up of one of the branches. The brown stem on top is where the leaf was removed. The large shoot to th right was the small bud at the base of the old leaf.
2 leaf intersection
Here is another example of the end of a branch where two leaves were removed. Although this looks to be one bud, there are two. One formed at the base of the old leaves. I’ll be sure to post future pictures to show how the size of these leaves were reduced by removing them.
A few weeks ago I worked on my shohin ficus nerafolia to get it back into shape. As you may remember I priuned this tree pretty hard to get it close to the trunk. Well just a few weeks have gone by and the tree has pretty much completly filled in and regained its great shape.
New foliage on Ficus Nerafolia
It still needs so refining, but it won’t be long until my negleted little tree is back in show shape.
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