Yew Bonsai Progression

During the summer period it is advisable to thin out the dense canopy of refined specimen trees to allow light into the basal branches.

Yew bonsai progression. Developing a bonsai from raw material is typically a five year project at least. Bonsai progressions with before and after photos bonsai empire. I can see real potential as a semi cascade with some shari to emphasise the trunks curves and first styling planned for end of winter with carving to. Bonsai in progress.

A great way to learn the basics of styling trees. Note that the pot is on the large side for a bonsai. I mean to get a tree to the point where it starts to look presentable. Yew are a dream conifer for bonsai great bark deadwood and attractive needles and their ability to backbud makes it easy to build branches.

My experience with this english yew taxus baccata illustrates the point perfectly. It s almost like some trees find us and in time become an integral part of our lives. In august of 2001 the subject yew was spotted on the way home from work. During my time working with bonsai i have noticed that some things come very easily whilst others are a constant battle.

Most of its branches were already cut off and it was waiting to be removed to make way for new shrubs. Deadwood is an important feature of mature yew bonsai. Japanese yew progression 7 months 2 weeks ago 54137 normally i develop my own material or go for garden centre stock but bought some bonsai material as love the trunk of this japanese yew. 8 years from collection to bonsai pot.

The bonsai progressions all show before and after shots of bonsai trees being styled by experts. Yew trees can be pruned back into the old wood and will bud easily. Just don t touch them much when you are growing them out for bonsai they don t thicken very fast at least here in the uk. New shoots are trimmed and old needles can be plucked in summer in order to let sufficient sunlight reach the inner parts of the tree and promote back budding and ramification.

If nothing else photos can help you see how much a tree has progressed. The tree has a very thick below ground trunk filling most of the pot. Repotting into a bonsai pot 2011 all this development work paid off and within a few years from the purchase date the tree was ready to be placed in its first bonsai pot by 2011. Take your time when deciding which is the front of the tree.

In this video i take you through how to turn an overgrown yew into a bonsai by being bold and removing quite a lot of the trees foliage.