An old friend dropped by to help: Original Tree by me and minature tree by Jun Navarro. Micro bonsai tool by Frank J. Mihalic. Feel free to share.
Bonsai got even smaller: Mr Miyagi
My Saturday Demo at The Trophy in Belgium
This is a scots pine that has been prepared over a number of years in preparation for a demo. The organisers of The Trophy in Belgium asked me to create something more than simply ‘styling’ as tree. The root ball has been reduced over many years to enable fitting into a small container. the marriage between the tree, stone and presentation was well received. Aftercare is critical, I would never advocate wiring and potting at the same time but the tree is strong and I know what I am doing, I would NEVER sacrifice a tree for the purpose of a demo. Many thanks to my wonderful friend from Argentina Sergio Luciani, he made the event particularly special for me.
Bjorn Bjorholm Take on The National Show in the UK 2019
Sunday demo tree at The Trophy in Belgium
This is the finished tree from my demo on Sunday, its a windswept Taxus (Yew) planted on a natural stone slab. The tree had been prepared for 12 months prior to the demo and is in great health.
Prunus Spinosa in a old Sara Rayner pot.
Its been quite some time since I updated my blog. I am guilty of disappearing down the Facebook rabbit hole. Facebook sucks but it is important for communication. I will be posting mostly here and linking from Facebook and Reddit to my blog. Here is the cascade Prunus in a beautiful Sara Rayner pot for the US. I have also changed the angle slightly both on orientation and angle. I hope you guy like it.
Bonsai & Yamadori from Tony Tickle 