The very last bonsai I repotted this season was a procumbens juniper. I knew finding a pot for the tree would be tricky because I remember struggling to find a good option three years ago when the tree was last repotted.
Here are the eleven options I came up with based on what I have in the garden – note your favorites below.
Michael Hagedorn – round
Yamaaki – round
Koshosen – round
Production Gyouzan – rectangle
Chinese antique nanban – round
Ryugaku – round
Gyouzan – rectangle
Yuuji – 8 sided
New Chinese – 8 sided
Japanese – 6 sided
Japanese – 6 sided (front showing 2 sides)
Check back Tuesday for photos of the pot I selected and notes about how the repotting went. Have a good weekend!
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Ed Stanton says
March 24, 2017 at 5:21 amJonas: Round Yamaaki or 8-sided Yuuji look great–such an embarrassment of riches!
nancy tkachenko says
March 24, 2017 at 10:10 pmYamaaki!
Zack Clayton says
March 24, 2017 at 5:25 amIn order of my preference:
Yamaaki
Production Gyouzan
Japanese 6 sided showing flat face.
The Nanban and Ryugaku look like the tree is leveraged out of the pot.
Josh says
March 24, 2017 at 5:52 amJapanese 6 sided!!!
Óscar says
March 24, 2017 at 6:00 amChinese antique nanban – round
Jeff says
March 24, 2017 at 6:18 amYamaaki – round, clear winner.
Japanese – 6 sided looks great too.
Richard Uhrick says
March 24, 2017 at 6:27 amYamaaki – round
Graham says
March 24, 2017 at 6:55 am-Yamasaki – with two feet showing from front,
– new Chinese 8 sided
– Yuuji 8 sided but it appears a little to wide?
Matúš Gatial says
March 24, 2017 at 8:55 am1. Yamaaki
2. Antique nanban
3. Chinese 8 sided
Robert Stoll says
March 24, 2017 at 9:37 amMy preference is the Yamaaki round.
Ann Mudie says
March 24, 2017 at 10:47 amI love exercises like this as I have to think for myself. I prefer the Yamaaki round – graceful, feminine and the right size (I think).
David Campbell says
March 24, 2017 at 11:25 amChinese antique nanban
Grant says
March 24, 2017 at 12:15 pmYuuji 8-sided
Ann Hobson says
March 24, 2017 at 2:19 pmYuuji 8-sided.
Larry Totton says
March 24, 2017 at 3:07 pmNew Chinese 8-sided
Diane says
March 24, 2017 at 3:29 pmYamaaki round is perfect!
Carol Novak says
March 25, 2017 at 9:20 amHi Jonas,
I think your difficulty in choosing a pot comes from a confusing flow of the tree. It seems to want to flow to the right – in which case you would shorten the branches on the left. This would require the tree being potted on the left side of center rather than the right as shown. Once you have a strong flow, whether to the left or the right, it should become easy to see a round pot probably wouldn’t be suitable and it would open up other options 🙂
Carol
Jonas Dupuich says
March 25, 2017 at 6:34 pmAwesome suggestion Carol – there will definitely be changes down the road along these lines. Thanks!
Alessandro says
March 26, 2017 at 12:14 amChinese antique nanban
Perfect for me in size and in shape.
Alessandro
Brandon says
March 26, 2017 at 6:45 amThe Yamaaki just seems peaceful, harmonious.
I agree with the observation about the flow, can’t wait to see the future changes!
Duncan Kwitkor says
March 26, 2017 at 8:22 amYuuji
Tree is far to delicate in feel for any of the others.
Charlie Mosse says
March 27, 2017 at 2:11 pmYamaaki first choice, Yuuji, then Japanese 6 sides with flat front.