Shohin black pine from scratch
This is the one black pine I’ve started to date that will end up shohin sized. The bottom branches are off to a good start – the rest of the tree has a ways to go.
I actually was planning on moving the tree along two years ago. I cut off most of the roots to fit it into a cheap pot and cut the branches back to nearly nothing. It came back so well it was little work to get it into its current shape.
front – after
front – before
left side – before and after
right side – before and after
back – before and after
detail of trunk
[...] gauge how the tree is coming along, see the following post (my third ever) from a year ago January: Shohin black pine from scratch. Tagged with: art, black pine, bonsai, decandling, [...]
[...] working on it seriously about three years ago, and
the progress has been dramatic. See “Shohin black pine
from scratch” – my third post to Bonsai Tonight
– for photos from January [...]