• Monday, January 21st, 2008
On the back side of this tree I pull a branch up and to the side to fill in an empty spot. The branch itself has done very well mu the un-natural movement of that branch has always bother me. To take care of this issue I decided to use an approach graft technique.
To start a carved a small notch in the trunk of the tree that the branch will fit into. It is about 1/8″ deep.
Finally the branch was slid into place and held with a push pin until the graft takes hold. The entire wound was sealed up with
cut paste
This is the branch that I performed the graft on
After a quick root prune and a new pot (actually a very old pot) the tree has taken on an entirely new look. This little guy is ready to pop out so Spring must be on its way. Jan 2008
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• Monday, January 21st, 2008
I finally wired this tree out for the first time since it was grafted. What a mess it was. However I was able to sort it out pretty well. The efforts should pay off in a much better branch structure this year.
As I examined the top of this tree I realized that the graft on the top right side had been taken over by the tree and it was reverting back to its old foliage. No problem, I just need to do another thread graft later this year. I plan to take a shoot from the branch below and thread it through that mass at the top. This may actually work out better than the original plan. Jan 2008
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• Monday, January 21st, 2008
There have been some serious issues with this tree for a while. However it wasn’t until a tree critique held at our local club did I finally pay attention. First was this long surface root.
With a
grinder I reduced the root to a better size that did not distract from the look of the trunk.
Second with the lack of a rounded taper from where the tree was cut over 6 years ago
The
grinder was used again to give a more tapered look to the trunk from the initial cuts were made.
Lastly, the trunk was repotted in a more upright position. As you can see the top of this tree is not centered. This is not a problem, because the whole top of this tree is coming off soon in order to restyle the tree. There is no such thing as a finished tree. Jan 2008
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• Saturday, January 19th, 2008
I participated in a Sean Smith workshop during the Joy of Bonsai for building a miniature Tokonoma. It was a lot of fun and a great price.
This was the first steps of constructing the Tokonoma. Sevrel types of woods were used, however I really can’t remember them at this time.
I love this picture! At first it looks like a computer course with people sitting around laptops, but they are only these wooden things. I like to think of it as an Amish Computer Training Class.
More supplies are shown here. It was put together with only glue. Really a great kit that Sean provided.
The side panel had a window that was later fitted with a bamboo treatment.
Here is the finished room with a tree from Louise Leister. Hard to tell the scale of it because it really looks like a full sized room.
I had a little bit of fun with Photoshop after the class by inserting pictures of all of the people that took the class. This photo actually became a bit famous and is used in newsletters and advertisments for all sorts of things.
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