I hardly dare to show this tree ...
It had been a very bad season for this particular specimen
(storm-damage, watering-issues e,t,c, ...)
I underestimated the difficulty of designig A. campestre.
' Shortened the tree a bit.
At least the lower branches have increased in diameter ...
The top will will certainly recover very quickly ... So just for the record :
Today i had the great honor, to have Mrs. Heike van Gunst being
a guest in my humble garden.
Heike really is famous among the bonsai-community!
She was born in 1966 and was very much interested in plants
from early childhood on.
At age 13 she saw a bonsai tree for the first time and began to
gather experience in 1981 with seedlings and a first bonsai book.
At first she learned from books, magazines and her own experiments,
later she learned more in a local club and in workshops with
several teachers.
The former IT consultant works for the Bonsai Art
magazine since 2013 and since 2016 she is the chief editor.
She translates bonsai books and bonsai demonstrations and travels
to bonsai events in Germany and abroad.
An update of my "Abor Vitae", Thuja Occidentales, Eastern white cedar ....
Slowly, very slowly i am approaching my design-vision ...
If you want to obtain such raw-material, than ask the owner of your local
garbage-dump.
Each spring and autumn a whole lotta stumps will be tossed out of the gardens
in your neighborhood ... So simple is that ... (Just an example ...)
The rest is gentle work with the creature in empathy and passion for the wonder of creation ...
This tree has got totally different stories or characters depending on the viewing-sites.
No other tree-design in my collection shows this different statements so dramatically.
A strange design, maybe i failed and spoiled the tree-design, i can not exclude this possiblity,
But anyway, the story of this Prunus will continue either way...
Personally i like to think about which viewing-site is best ..
Couldn't wait untill weekend.
The tree now shorter and denser.
And you all were right: Technically this Linden is rather a stump than a clump.
The apex is a bit weak, but will improve due to the apical-dominance of deciduous trees.
Not the best design yet, but give her another five years ...
Pictures "naked" without leafes, just before the new styling-session ...
'Couldn't finish the tree today. The weekend will bring on a freshly designed linden_clump ...
