Tag Archives: Chamaecyparis Optusa
A bit of styling
Two small trees for future mame size projects. Juniper communis and chaemecyparis optusa before and after
Another repotting session
and
A little bit snow this winter
Chamaecyparis Optusa next step
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 🙂
Chamaecyparis Optusa – first styling
This little chamaecypris has got its first styling 27/10/2013 at NIBS school and workshop days.
before styling
and after
roots spreade
proposed pot maybe a little bit biger
to be continued
Workshop with Peter Snart at NIBS – day two – effects
My materials before and after workshop
chamaecyparis obtusa lovely small size tree (5″) has got first styling. It will get re-pot next spring.
I have found final pot for it but it will get into it in 3-4 seasons time. Maybe a little bigger.
JWP this material has some issue but I newer give up and I wont to make some pr-bonsai :). It is grafted to different pine root stock, the graft is not that bad so it is possible to reduce its visibility. the second issue was branches structure ( long empty branches with 4-5 shuts at the end). The amount of branches has been reduce, new lieder has been chose, now I need to work on branches structure, build dense foliage pads and try bring foliage closer to trunk. Fingers cross. 🙂
Juniper Sabina “Variegata” I think the last picture going to be front and I will go for cascade or semicascade
This Juniper need to get more ramification before any work can be done.
This Taxus advice has been given so I have plan for next 3-4 seasons:)
Chamaecyparis Optusa
This little tree has got in to my collection in July 2013. It is 5-6 years old nursery stock from Poland brought to Ireland in cars boot.When I spotted it I knew it is going to be my. The trunk movement and very compacted foliage this is what make this tree so promising material.
picture above shows tree after removing some part of soil around nebari. The roots spreading and trunk movement play almost perfect together. It is going to be very nice slant style tree.
The roots spread is just lovely.
and view from others angles. Most of foliage need to go but it will happen in short future.
twinsrat bonsai 