bonsaidad

I thought i would give everyone a look at my Yew tree in training, and i am just waiting to re-pot in the spring to start root reduction.
I bought this from a local garden center around a year ago, and left it alone last winter to contemplate where i wanted to go with this tree.
after considerable thought, and advice from a few bonsai enthusiasts i finally knew where to take it.

There is still a way to go, but its promising already with the Yew back Budding like mad, which will give me a better opportunity to decide about branch placement.

These photos are from all four sides.




Best regards BD Paul

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Mattbonsai

Hi BD.

Nice tree, pleasing to the eye, three points, not too keen about the Jin's at the bottom, I dont think they are large enough to be worth keeping, and you should make the top more jagged in appearance to keep with the lightening strike look, and maybe you could hollow the shari out a bit to replicate a bit of rot, a tip I was given was dilute a black water proof paint or buy an black ink and stain the lime sulphur after application to give it an aged look.

But I can see this tree in a few years, once it is in a bonsai pot, with a dense foliage pads at RHS Chelsea / Tatton. Great stock.

-Matt-

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bonsaidad

Thanks Matt for the constructive comments.
Those bottom jins could easily go as you say, and the top jin i realize has to be a little more ragged than it is, but all this is cosmetics which can be altered over the years.
But i have not unleashed my Dremel on it yet, all the work so far has been done with a craft knife.
I will use Acrylic paint, or even cigarette ash mixed in with the lime sulfur to give that darker, aged look.
I would love to own a bonsai of that caliber, and be able to show it in any form or manner.
So i will keep dreaming about doing so!

Best regards BD Paul

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Old Chinese proverb says.
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shaggybirdman

how thick is the top of the tree? if not too thick you could use pliers to snap it. now just a thought here, but if you have the height how about a snapped , but still hanging top. that mite give it a more realistic look. i need to do a google on lighting strike on trees. that mite help in the look to copy.

shaggybirdman

talking about lightning strikes.

Google Image Result for http://www.maniacworld.com/lightning-strike-in-tree.jpg

hope this works.

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bonsaidad

I have done exactly that, and after i used the dremel, and detailed sander on it, but i will be refining in the new year.


Best regards BD Paul

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Old Chinese proverb says.
Go to bed with itchy bum.
Wake up with stinky finger.