update_blauwii_juniper

 It is my oldest tree by the way. I bought this one in 1997 at a nursery.-

I spent lots of houres for fine-wiring. but i am  not satisfied with the design yet.

The pads have to develope more character.

first_styling_yew_#4

 The first styling-session on yew No. 4..

There are maybe too less negative spaces yet, therefore the tree loks a bit too dense.

The leaf-pads appeare not that sharply worked out as well.

I will improve that in the near future after the yew astablished again and regained strengh.

The deadwood_stump will be worked on next spring.

update_thuja_occidentalis

The Thuja regained her strength again after i did a bit too much pruning last year.

Now she is back on  her way . The planting-angle is not perfect right now.

It will be improved on the next potting-session by rotating the tree maybe 

10 degrees countercockwise.

 

new_yew_#4

I recently bought  this tree from Mister Jens Ringe who is running a bonsai-shop near to my hometown.

As well he is the man behind  the bonsai-workshop "Bonsaikunst Hamburg".

Maybe i will straighten up the trunc on the next styling session.

I am really looking foreward for working on the deadwood-part of this yew.

update_fence-line_yew

 So it went on. The tree is leaning to the side without branches.

I hollowed and carved the truncs top to create some taper, as far as this is possible at all,

since the trunc is a straight stick.

Now the yew will be left in peace for two years to establish the new design.

 

no_not_tosho_...

 .. because Tosho is the japanese word for Juniperus rigida.

And this seems to be Juniperus Communis or J. Squamata.

Anyway, today i styled the tree for the first time. 

The lowest branch on the left side looks really silly. It will be removed soon.

The planting-angle has to be change of course.

tosho_juniper_raw

Tosho sounds good.

Technically a needle-juniper is meant by this japanese term. 

In this paticular case it is a simple juniperus communis variety.

Potted in late summer 2019, shortened in late spring of 2020.

First maintenance-aim is to promote the inner budding.

This has been succesful here and there so far. 

No major  "insults" planned for the 2021 ...