The Bonsai Blog of Hans van Meer

Hy everybody,

here is a update on how I am doing. Well to be honest, still not so good! Things have not gotten any better for me and there is still not much I can do. My visit to the Noelanders did proof to be to much to soon and did me more harm than good. I dont even remember much of that short visit and I am ashamed that I mist out on saying hallo to so many of my Bonsai friends that I know that were there! To all those people, forgive me, I was not on my best that day! And I will CU and meet you for sure on a later date!!!

But even though my physical condition is still not to good, I did managed to get some light Bonsai stuff don, spread out over a couple of days. Especially the work on one of my smaller Hawthorns gave me great joy. And I am proud to announce that the story of this little Bonsai will be featured in a article in the BCI magazine in the near future! So as you see, I am not giving up yet!

 Below: I bought this Berberis thunbergii and the Ilex verbicillata in the bottom two pictures last September HERE  at Teunis Jan Klein’s place “DESHIMA” .

I created a small cascading Bonsai out of it. In the future one of the two cascading branches will be removed. But for now I will first wait how good this little tree will recover from all this cutting I had to do to get it to were it is in this picture. There is no hurry!

Below: Ilex verbicillata.

Below: I had to remove one trunk, a lot of unwanted branches and had to preform some major surgery on old ugly and bulging wounds. The branches that I could use, were wired and than carefully bend into position. This 5 trunk raft needs some new branches lower down on two of the tree front trunks. But this will surly happen in this next growing season. I know it is eurly day’s yet, but I cant wait to see this tree in a couple of years time, when it is in full bloom. It think that this will  be a spectacular site indeed!

Below: Here is the second portrait I finished a few days ago.

It is a pencil drawing of my Nephew, who is the latest edition to our proud  family. 

His name is Jelle and he was born on 30 July 2009.

                                                      “HAPPY JELLE”

Until the next time,

Hans van Meer.

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