The Bonsai Blog of Peter Evans

Collecting

Peter Evans — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:05:58 +0000

I managed to get out collecting this w.e.
I picked up a nice Hawthorn ( Crateagus ).

It came out with a good pad of roots so i was able to put it into a training pot.

new mame.

Peter Evans — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:46:48 +0000

I am sorry to have been so quiet here.
Work and finishing the new house have taken my time.
I have been able to start re-potting my trees now the weather is milder.
Two of my mame Hawthorn were due for re-potting and when i had them on the bench i remembered the pot i got from Gordon Duffet last year.
So, i arranged them together to form a Semi-Cascade.
I am very pleased with the results.
The branches will need adjusting but i will let the trees settle before more work.

The tree measures 10cm from top of pot.
I think this one has a great future.

New crescent pot

Peter Evans — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:47:30 +0000

This one arrived yesterday.
It was commissioned from Vic Harris at Erin Bonsai. Suitable for shohin or small chuhin tree.

August trimming

Peter Evans — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:40:18 +0000

I finally found the time to give my Honysuckle it’s final trim of the year.
I had let the lower branches grow un-trimmed all year to help thicken the botom branches so these were the first to be cut.

The rest of the tree was trimmed back to keep it compact.

I also decided to clean the trunk. The moss and the old bark was brushed off with a soft wire brush to reveal a clean trunk.

Finally, i wired the tree to separate the branches and round off the apex.

I am very happy with the way this little one is comming on.

New Pot

Peter Evans — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:57:48 +0000

I picked up this new pot at the Exmouth show last week end.
It was made by Gordon Duffet and measures 7cm high and 10cm wide.

R.I.P.

Peter Evans — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:36:38 +0000

Sadly,my Chinese Elm did not survive the winter.
I am a bit gutted about this. Although i did not Love this tree, after looking after it for 18 years i had become attatched to it .
I have also recently lost one of my cats and this feels the same.
I feel a little empty.

new “Mame”

Peter Evans — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:16:55 +0000

I was clearing out pots last week end and came accross a small hawthorn.
This was the base of a tree i air-layered 2 years ago.
I was about to throw it away when i noticed a small trunk under the soil.
After further investigating, a nice mame appeared. It measures 15cm including pot.
I think it has a future.

Semi cascade Beech up-date

Peter Evans — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:03:06 +0000

Managed to take some more pic’s of the proposed Semi Beech.

The plan is to carve the trunk to give taper and the re-arrange the branches to form the new tree.

I know the tree will take this amount of carving from previous attempts and also from the original raft.
This had a natural healing of the trunk at the end close to the last tree.

Finally a bad virtual showing how i see the finished tree.

naked Elm.

Peter Evans — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:10:19 +0000

In the 18 years i have been working with this tree this is the first time i have seen it “naked”.

It was caused by a -8c frost in February, the worst it has ever felt.

I am hoping that most of the tree is still alive otherwise a major re-style will be required.

The picture does however show that a serious trim is needed to restore the image.

2 From 1

Peter Evans — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:35:04 +0000

I have been thinking of changing this raft planting for some time. It measures over 1.0m wide.

I am going to chop the trunk to make two trees.

A shorter raft and a semi cascade.

The work went well and the new raft was planted in a suitable dish.

The first part of the trunk was planted in a shallow shell pot as a semi-cascade.

I think the new tree works well as a start and i will let it settle in now before doing any more work.