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Winter bud selection and pruning of deciduous bonsais has started at The Australian Bonsai Gallery.. Very important Winter bonsai job to thin out buds to two only and to reduce conjestion at the tips of branches.
Spring growth will be finer and better balanced and will help to prevent thickening of tertiary branches.
It is now 1.5mtrs high with a 30cm nebari.!! The foliage layers have been further refined through careful needle thinning and bud selection every Winter.
This bonsai is for sale to anyone who wishes to make a statement in their garden centre or home bonsai garden. It would also make an excellent Niwaki.
For more images and details go to our For Sale page.
The last of three large Japanese Black Pines var.mikawa finally re-worked. A new front to highlight the large nebari and show off that mikawa bark and large trunk line.
This old Black Pine is from the collection of Ian Hearn. It has been re-worked and is now in the Australian Bonsai Gallery collection in Dorrigo.
The image below shows some of the transformation.
Scroll down to view a short clip highlighting the nebari, trunk and old bark.
The Australian Bonsai Gallery workshops continue with great success as we move to an individual student program.
We now offer greater value to our students with this intensive program and the gallery is starting to see a greater number of return students as they progress through their bonsai journey.
The workshops are totally focused on the needs and asperations of the individual student resulting in a high level of satisfaction for both the student and teacher.
Find out more or sign up for a workshop tailored to your needs HERE.
It is very strange to see the Gallery Swamp Cypress still holding their Autumn colours. This is the first year that this has happened in the some 43-45 years of their lives.!
This example has been developed in the 'Sequoia' style and has been criticized for it for some time now for not being trained 'true to species'.
There are many books and articles written about how to train swampys' the "correct way" with a mature broad crown and very few lower branches.
There are some very good examples of this style but personally I like to express our Swamp Cypress in a different way.
If you have any thoughts/opinions on this subject please let me know.!!!
Well; Over the last few days It has been a real privilege and pleasure to have worked on these stunning 'mikawa' black pines.
To sit down and contemplate refining these 54yr old bonsai has been an experience and a real highlight of my 48 year bonsai journey.
Many thanks to Ian Hearn for passing these bonsai on to my care.!!!!
The Australian Bonsai Gallery has acquired a number of old ‘makawa’ Japanese Black Pines from the highly respected collection of Ian Hearn.
We feel privileged to now be the custodians of these old and rare bonsai. They will be an added feature, and true assets of the Bonsai Gallery.
We will be posting more as the Winter work progresses.
These bonsai were grown from Japanese seed in the very early 70's and have been in the Ian Hearn collection all that time.
The outstanding feature of 'mikawa' black pines in the thick bark they develop over time.
Another successful round of workshops at The Australian Bonsai Gallery.
Lots of needle thinning, bud selection, wiring and styling were the focus of brining these Japanese Black Pines to the next level in their refinement.
Some heavy wiring and trunk bending techniques required to improve the balance and depth in some of the trees with a minimum of stress to the trees.
Our one-on-one workshops allow us to better focus on our students and their individual needs.
Learn more about our workshops and sign up for a day or weekend of intensive tuition HERE.
Winter is a very busy time for the serious bonsai artist and there is no better time to add to the refinement of that special bonsai.
Pines should be needle plucked, bud selected and wired this time of the year. Deciduous bonsai are much easier to refine in Winter, for obvious reasons; bare branches allow for easier wiring, bud selection and branch placement.
The Australian Bonsai Gallery workshops allow you to gain a clearer understanding of these processes and give you the confidence to take your skills in bonsai to the next level.
Our workshop content is the product of more than 48 years of experience in the development and refinement of bonsai.
Details of our Workshop content can be found HERE. | Workshop registrations HERE.
With an extraordinarily warm Autumn it has taken till now for our Swamp cypress bonsai to start showing off their colours.
