Chamaecyparis Optusa next step

January 25, 2014 by twinsrat bonsai

It is another step in progression of one of my best trees. This tree has become to my collection last summer and was styled at Willowbog and NIBS workshop and now it is time to first potting into bonsai pot.

pot front

choosing best position

root ball very compacted. The soil from root ball has been removed gently. This root ball has been prune down to 70% of all
(before picture made )

and the tree in new home 🙂

MBC New Website

January 25, 2014 by twinsrat bonsai

Bonsai Eejit

The Munster Bonsai Club have just launched their new Website/Blog.

Give them a little boost and give them a follow.

Click on the image to visit.

Also check out their social media links.

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Corklander 2014 part V workshop tree

January 24, 2014 by twinsrat bonsai

A short review of ours workshop trees before and after shots

Adams Hinoki Cypress

Peter’s five needle pine (pinus strobus ) we think

Matt’s Lonicera

Ray’s Pine ( it was over 5′ tall)

Mark’s Japanese Larch

My Taxus Baccata horizontalis

Corklander 2014 part IV workshop

January 23, 2014 by twinsrat bonsai

Saturday we have had workshop with Ian and Phil at Bonsai Ireland Munster Club event. Everyone had tree to work with. All in different stage, but that what make events or workshops more valuable. We could see and learn different bonsai aspect from each other trees.

Trees critique

All hands on deck. Every one has been busy all day. And we want more and more 🙂 😉

Corklander 2014 part III Scottish Pine demo

January 22, 2014 by twinsrat bonsai

At Friday night meeting Phil our guest from NIBS have made some styling demo. I have took few pictures there they are

tree before

crow and trunk details

Phil fastening tree to the pot

preparing raffia before warping the trunk

applying raffia

wiring

tree ready to go 🙂

show me this tree in the future shape 🙂 all different 😉

styling process

and final product

Before end after

Corklander 2014 part II

January 21, 2014 by twinsrat bonsai

some selling at our club meeting and workshop

Corklander 2014 part I

January 20, 2014 by twinsrat bonsai

Last Friday night we had have two lovely fella from Norther Ireland Bonsai Society. Mr Ian Young and Mr Phil Donnelly have had trip down to Cork to give us never ending river full of information.

Teachers and students at very begin of event. All very exciting….