Prunus mahaleb update

This tree was allowed to grow through the last 2 years with only moderate cutback as I want the branches to thicken more. I repotted it this spring into the same container and it flowered nicely in spring. I will give the branches a stronger trim this spring to get better ramification and think about working on the big wounds and refining the deadwood.

Prunus mume repot and trimming

I repotted the japanese plum this spring and cut it back just moderately. To be honest, despite reading articles on the species and how to go about pruning them, I dont feel comfortable yet to give it a real hard pruning that is certainly needs. It is in flower at the moment (mid december) and I am thinking hard how to go on with this one...

Bonsai work table

Last year I decided to build a bonsai table that would allow me to both rotate and tilt the trees in one plane while working on them. Inspired by some tutorials how to make them yourself which you can find online and some commercially available ones I came up with a quite simple version. I decided to choose a more durable wood for the top layer of the table so it can get wet even though I would not advise to keep it outside in rainy weather as its lifetime will suffer for sure. The bolts can be changed depending on whether I want to fit a round/oval or rectangular/square pot or container on it while tilting the table. It can be adjusted to a broad variety heights due to the block that allows 3 different options. I bought a relatively cheap turning wheel made from plastic off amazon, but it should be strong enough for all sizes of trees im planning to put on the table.

Prunus Mahaleb Update

Chinese elm Update

Weigelia florida sp.

Cotoneaster graveyard yamadori - update

The Cotoneaster horizontalis was repotted into a training pot in the spring of last year.

The long, untapered stems were reduced significantly and the shoots were cut back to about 3 nodes.