Crabapple Bonsai Progression

Crab apple progression by heike van gunst.
Crabapple bonsai progression. The decisions we make during the first root work of a pre bonsai piece of material can be very varied. When pruning the roots. This specimen was acquired at a bonsai nursery in february 2010. With all this positive experience in mind the fascination of a miniature apple tree in a bonsai pot is very strong and even people who have no interest in bonsai will be charmed.
I got this crabapple malus sp along with a number of others from a bonsai friend in pennsylvania. The bonsai progressions all show before and after shots of bonsai trees being styled by experts. A great way to learn the basics of styling trees. 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.
It had grown with a fork in the trunk which i normally use to chop to the smaller trunk for enhanced taper. 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. The flowering crabapple bonsai tree is one of the most sought after and valued flowering miniature tree thanks to its spring blossoms. 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.
I have a lovely crabapple that grows outside the kitchen window. I was really struck by the trunk character and taper. A crabapple bonsai is a living miniature tree and not a house plant. 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.
I am using a front that might no be definite because it seemed to have no lateral branches from that angle. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season. One of the best ways to learn how to make our bonsai better is the progression. It was imported from spain and considered good.