Crabapple Bonsai Progression
A great way to learn the basics of styling trees.
Crabapple bonsai progression. The decisions we make during the first root work of a pre bonsai piece of material can be very varied. So a few years ago i did a air layer and now i am the proud owner of a great tree and the possibility of a good bonsai in the making. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season. I made this pot out of stoneware it wasn t fired at a high enough temperature so it didn t go brown but preferred it over plastic.
It give year round appeal but its really strong point is the quantity of the flowers it produces. When pruning the roots. It was imported from spain and considered good. The bonsai progressions all show before and after shots of bonsai trees being styled by experts.
Root pruning can dramatically improve the future nebari root spread. One of the best ways to learn how to make our bonsai better is the progression. I was really struck by the trunk character and taper. The flowering crabapple bonsai tree is one of the most sought after and valued flowering miniature tree thanks to its spring blossoms.
As a guide around thanksgiving day it is time to prepare your bonsai for its winter dormancy period which should last approximately three 3 months. I have a lovely crabapple that grows outside the kitchen window. I got this crabapple malus sp along with a number of others from a bonsai friend in pennsylvania. It had grown with a fork in the trunk which i normally use to chop to the smaller trunk for enhanced taper.
In the progression a tree is shown in a sort of time lapse photographic record from its beginnings as a pre bonsai or bonsai in training all the way through to a point where the tree is showable. Crab apple progression by heike van gunst. I am using a front that might no be definite because it seemed to have no lateral branches from that angle. The crabapple bonsai is a deciduous tree but will surprise you throughout the year with its changing colours shades and blooms as the seasons progress.