Tuesday, August 21, 2012

CLUB MEETING AUG 19

Ed is working on his cotoneaster. They are terrific plants for bonsai. I like the small red berries.

I did a computer search for "cotoneaster bonsai" and found this at artofbonsai.org.

Dave is working on an informal upright juniper.

The cascade style bonsai mimics a tree hanging on the side of a cliff struggling to survive. Jeff is working on a procumbens Nana cascade.

This is the tree after a lot of prunning, and I think some help from George or Kanemi.
I did a little photo editing to show what it might look like in a pot.

Minh is pruning an unusual tree. I understand it is very common thoughout Asia.
The common name for this tree is Mickey Mouse. It is also called a  four seasons tree. The flowers come out yellow in the spring, then turn red. then develop green seed pods which turn black when ripe. The seed pods germinate easily.
This is a close up of the flowers/seeds.