These are trees from the collection of Carlyle that were adopted by PSBA members to care for and re-develop. Stay tuned…
Bristlecone pine. H.M.
Japanese white pine. N.D.
Japanese maple. J.H.
Ginkgo. D.B.
Japanese maple. D.B.
Zelkova. M.S.
Japanese maple. B.C.
This Japanese maple has been slip potted into a slightly larger container. B.C.
I picked the Cryptomeria japonica 'Crispa' Discussion of this tree during the sale centered around removing the entire top of the tree and 'starting' over with the lowest branches, but I saw the windswept form from the start. Anxious to get started on it, I didn't take a 'before' photo. But attached is the 'now' photo. When I start on a bonsai I rarely remove any branches and that is the case here. I use them all. removal can always come later. The question was how much the upper portion could be compacted. It turned out zip-ties were ideal for the job, compressing the tree with the trunk (like a spring) rather than bending any branches down.per se. The nice thing about zip ties is that, ongoing, they can always be gradually tightened as necessary for more compression. I like large trees and rarely feel compelled to remove the top structures to make the trunks look proportionately larger. R.O.
Boxwood. H.M.
Japanese maple. D.B.
Chamaecyparis Pisifera Tsukomo, weeded, culled dead branches and slip-potted it into an Anderson tray. D.H.
