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Gallery of trees
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 A Pitch Pine by Nick Lenz. Lily and I have had it for years at this point. We've changed it's aspect and put it in a Sarah Rayner pot. We display it with Miniature Hens and Chicks, also on a stone slab. Still Nick's tree. A few subtle pushes to keep it moving forward. A very,very old tree. The bark is piled with flakes that are thick! Come by and see it!  The Pine won Best of Show at the MidAtlantic Convention, 2009.
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 This tree has history! Common Serrisa, single white flower, most up-nosing of trees! This was a feature branch on a very large and very old tree. Everything was wrong with the tree so we air-layered this branch. Three years later the roots were so strong we were able to lift it and expose the roots. Complimented by a tall Jim Barrett pot and a Nick Lenz "Baby Bush" pot this composition is different. The stand is part of a Chestnut beam created by Arrik Kim. Heavy. Anchoring. I wish it had been in bloom during the exhibition. |
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 Shimpaku itoigowa |
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 A fairly young Cork Barked Japanese Maple. This is a tree I acquired in a workshop at International Bonsai with Don Thorpa from the Growing Grounds in NC. The trees were provided by Don. It continues to develop and this was it's aspect as shown in our latest club exhibition. |
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 Green Island Ficus. Pot by Sarah Rayner |
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 This Ficus retusa was purchased from Ron Martin at a club picnic in 2002. It was twice the size and several nice air-layers were made from the top. It has developed well through the years and resides in a pot by Nick Lenz. |
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 Root over rock Trident Maple originally created by Suthin Sukosolvisit. |
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Fun, recent project!
In 2003 we searched a powerline. Plucked a young Eastern Red Cedar, actually a Juniper, and stuck it into the nursery for a few years. Deprived on the powerline, but happy in Nature, once overfed and pampered, it grew. And it grew roots and trunk. So much so it's practically exposed root style. The trunk stayed very straight prompting us to "Seven" the tree as it lended itself to that style. So, we've got a seven tree with much new growth, Not a lot to do as it's raining and nobody spends Bonsai money in the rain. That's no fun! So, go get a tree with promise and push it forward.
The collected Juniper, let go (no wire, lots of feeding.) for vigor after the initial styling. Now ready for a whoopin'!
Whooped!
You can argue about the crossing branch. It was go with it or snap it. We went with it. Not sorry. |
