Privet Bonsai Styling
This huge privet ligustrum ovalifolium was dug up in 2009 from a hedge in west london by its owner.
Privet bonsai styling. This time lapse shows the initial work done on an indian privet. From this point forward we will let the. Time to do the initial styling before the branches get too stiff privet branches get way too stiff to bend if you don t catch them while they re young and tender. This privet ligustrum ovalifolium bonsai was originally collected in 2009 from a hedge growing in west london.
Privet is commonly used as hedging material in domestic gardens in england and after a number of decades can produce a fairly substantial trunk. It s best to work from bottom to top when you re styling your trees. Originally collected in 2009 i have worked on this huge tree a number of. During july 2017 i had the pleasure of completing work on a huge ligustrum ovalifolium privet bonsai owned by a client.
The bonsai was a particular favourite of the owner as it had been estimated to be a similar age to him a very young 50 60 years of age. While this isn t a hard and fast rule it does make branch selection and placement easier. The styling of a huge privet bonsai. Its a tree that i have worked on on and off over the past 6 years during visits to the owners garden.