Bonsai

In June 2009, I bought another viewing stone. It has a crack in the right side and split in the diaz stand, but still I liked it and so does Lucky Dog.

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2007 and 2008 photos

JUNE 2009
These were my silent auction winnings and a couple freebies after repotting.

 

Here's a new addition - a korean hornbeam from NE Bonsai.

This dwarf pomegrante and dwarf fuschia came from a California greenhouse - hope they make it!

 

 

MAY 2009

Another winter passed, along with the loss of several plants. Mostly elms and a couple little boxwoods who I didn't keep warm enough from the start.

The forest is really hurting, not sure if it will survive, but I'll give it a shot.
Also, my trident didn't come back after a dastic pruning by Marty in an attempt to get some lower branching.

I repotted last years new boxwood, and cleaned off the sand from the outside plants.
I bought a brazilian raintree last fall from NE Bonsai. It is thorny and has nice branching. I closes up at night like a mimosa.
The little cascade pot with the rosemary plant can't be used for bonsai since the ink runs.
The ficus had a bad case of scale, I'm not sure it will make it back either.

 

I bought this cavatine dwarf andromeda plant, I liked the white flowers and spikey leaves.
One of my shimpaku bit the dust after I wired it.
Two of the boxwoods in the right photo didn't survive the repotting. Of course, they were the nicer ones.
My jasmine almost didn't make it - now it has a large gin.

 

The elm budded early and got some black fungus and pink galls. After spraying it, most of the leaves dropped off. I hope it makes it.
John Romano gave me a good idea on how to keep the roots covered on the 3 boxwood tray, use a rock with some muck to build up the side.
The parsley trio came from work, not sure they will make it either.

I had to repot the willow, it became root bound in one year! The rug juniper came through the winter okay - only a small top branch gone.
The brush cherry and natal plum were repotted and are doing well.

The lions head maple came back nicely after it's Nov. major pruning. The olive plant is still borderline. The other maples and
junipers came through okay.