History of an Old Cedrus Atlantica Bonsai

At over 110cm tall this old Atlantic cedar is a prominent feature at The Australian Bonsai Gallery.  We have been refining this old cedar for the past 12 years.  

Before the Bonsai Gallery acquired it, this bonsai had been in the care of Ian Hearn for over 30 years. 

Originally a twin trunk tree purchased by Ian from Owen Melmeth in approximately 1978 on the Central Coast.  Owen acquired the Cedar from a Returned Soldiers Home near Mt Ousley where it grew on the grounds, in a concrete pot, for many years.

In 1989 the lower branching was removed.  Ian then grew it on in an old wine barrel for a number of years before transferring back into a bonsai pot.

Ian had developed and refined this bonsai, from 1978, but soon after moving to the North Coast of NSW it was clear that it needed a more suitable environment to grow well.  That is the time, 2007,  that we were fortunate enough to have taken over as the current 'care-takers'....

....... the story continues.