Extremely big Yew

Collected this massive Yew about 4 years ago. original tree was 20 ft. Took me 5 hours to dig it out and it then spent 2 yrs in a large box to recover. Initial carving was created with a chainsaw to remove bulk,then i used a Makita and Dremmel for the finer work. Still not happy with the carving yet but moving it near a source of power on my own is difficult .The mere thought gives me a hernia!

I know there is a movement to taking bonsai back to the 'smaller tree', but you gotta love them chunkers!

5 hours well spent, I'd say.

Did you not think of putting it on a wheeled trolley?

5 hrs? I read 4 years and probaly a bit more?

Excellent stump and good work so far. Keep it well supplied with lime and fed. I love Yews!

I couldn't even afford the bliddy pot

Methinks you may be pleasantly suprised, lb.

how so?

Sorry, I was still thinking about the 'hawthorn' thread. I was trying to say that you may be pleasantly suprised at the price of good hawthorn material.

Alternatively, you could always seek out a suitable specimen growing near you. After asking permission to remove it, of course.

[quote="Harleyrider"]Sorry, I was still thinking about the 'hawthorn' thread. I was trying to say that you may be pleasantly suprised at the price of good hawthorn material.

Alternatively, you could always seek out a suitable specimen growing near you. After asking permission to remove it, of course.[/quote]


Aye. there's a wetland near me where I walk my dog. it's plumb in the middle of an urban area, but you can see Herons, Buzzards, Hawks, grouse, pheasants and allsorts. It's groovy. There's a few big old Hawthorns and a few oaks that are prime kit, but I dunno how to get permission from as I don't know who owns the land.

A quick phone call to your local council would be a good starting point. If it's public land, it's a safe bet that they have their grubby little fingers in it somewhere.

Heres a closer pic

The pot its in is second hand.Its cheap mass produced Chinese and cost me a tenner. When i eventually pluck up the courage to move it to a suitable place to work on it [ brief spell in hospital included], i would love to see it in an English pot. Unfortunately my kiln is no where near big enough,so i will be parting with some serious dosh in the near future. The Yew came from Forrestry Commision land by the way!

Hi Will, for sure this is a but lump...nice work so far on creating interest in the deadwood.

Big trees such as yours are great fun but it comes at a cost... pots... tables and bad backs. Tell me one bonsai artist who's body is not screwed due to carrying big trees.

Lee... show us your scar again mate

Tony wrote: Lee... show us your scar again mate

Please don't. I just sat down to my lunch!

Will, what diameter pot are you estimating for the big fella?

I work as a gardener and i dig stumps out quite often at work and yes i have to go into hospital for a hernia operation next week.

Hi T ony. I myself have a hernia.Waiting for hospital appointment at the moment.[how we suffer for our art!] With hindsight i should have left it where it was but my bonsai goggles got the better of me.It has been fun though and people on seeing it are gobsmacked.
Hi Fionnghal. The internal pot measurements are 22" by 18" or 560mm by 460mm, and thats all nebari!

Hi T ony. I myself have a hernia.Waiting for hospital appointment at the moment.[how we suffer for our art!] With hindsight i should have left it where it was but my bonsai goggles got the better of me.It has been fun though and people on seeing it are gobsmacked.
Hi Fionnghal. The internal pot measurements are 22" by 18" or 560mm by 460mm, and thats all nebari!

Hi Will ,I was the one who posted saying i have a hernia not tony unless he has one also. My avatar does look a little like tony though

Hi Smithy. Sorry for the confusion. Seems like a herrnia is the new Itoigawa,a must have for the discerning bonsai enthusiast !

If you havent had a hernia your just messing around with bonsai!
My scar is 5 and a half inches,for comparison a friend had a 9lb10 oz baby by caeserian through a 5 inch cut

Now your scaring me lee, i've got to go in next week and never had an op before. How long were you off work as i don't get sick pay.

will baddeley wrote:Hi Smithy. Sorry for the confusion. Seems like a herrnia is the new Itoigawa,a must have for the discerning bonsai enthusiast !

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Hi The British Shohin Association is obviously the place for you to move to, I have never suffered from a hernia through carrying or working on a shohin sizes tree

Les S wrote: ... The British Shohin Association is obviously the place for you to move to...

Nice plug, Les. I shall have to nominate you a committee member now.

Smithy wrote:Hi Will ,I was the one who posted saying i have a hernia not tony unless he has one also. My avatar does look a little like tony though

A) Tony does NOT have a Hernia coz he concentrates on SMALL trees and only has ONE big Escallonia.

B) What's this Comparethemeerkat.com? take a look

well, I was born with a hernia, so that makes me a natural born bonsai dude. Many years of martial arts training should have given me an extremely robust set of core muscles, but it's my herniated wallet that causes me problems, so if anybody wants someone to help with manual labour in exchange for a nice chunky hawthorn or two, my servies are at your disposal