Bonsai Progressions

These bonsai tree progression pictures will show shots from several different artists.
Bonsai progressions. I am always exited when new material arrives at my shop. A great way to learn the basics of styling trees. Mycorrhizae the symbiotic relationship. The before and after bonsai pictures on this page will show how a bonsai tree can change with help and a little time.
In may of 2004 i visited david fukumoto at his kurtistown hawaii nursery fuku bonsai. Featured progression riverflat hawthorn. In this video jason demonstrates the progression of a maple bonsai from late winter to early spring. The best way to learn about bonsai it by looking at other trees.
Photos are a tremendous asset in learning how to bonsai. He includes video clips of the bonsai tree as the foliage develops week over week until its current state where he prunes back growth. For many years i have been using progression series containing images of the same tree over a number of years to illustrate the effect of bonsai techniques over time. It budded profusely allowing me to select branches in almost ideal positions.
This short progression series is intended to show the importance of pruning back nursery stock garden centre material hard if it is to be used for bonsai. Some of the photos are style changes others are bonsai that were in need of a trim. From that point onward the goal has been to develop the branch structure and perhaps more critically build the tree s crown. This riverflat hawthorn crataegus opaca was collected in winter 2012.
The bonsai progressions all show before and after shots of bonsai trees being styled by experts. Here a few progressions to give you a sense of time and the steps involved to create bonsai when you have plants from a garden centre dug up from a garden or purchased as pre. Hosted by jason chan. How to care for juniper bonsai.