Some Shohin

Two little Spruces




Two Pines


Two Azalee

looking good a year on
the shape is getting there
sorry was comentting on the jbp on page 1

The small figure with the two Chinese men is 5cm high.
The soil I used burnt clay and Akadama 50%: 50%
fertilizer from the garden center or from discount
Two Cotoneaster and a young Chaenomeles japonica in Autumn colors

little oaks

Pyracanta an elm

my newest 26cm high, 11cm Diameter Trunk  Cotoneaster, Shell Bryan Albright

Beautiful trees and composition.
Giang,
www.lotus-bonsai.com

Thanx

Juniperus itoigawa before and after

Wonderful , but why not so ?



My compliments , Daniel

why............         

Definitely leave the branch on the tree. It gives depth. I find the 'biting' deadwood distracting, and not adding to the composition.

I think you have captured the spirit of shohin composition beautifully in all your trees, and I look forward to future development. I am particularly jealous of you latest acquisition.

Thank You for the Statement.  

jupp wrote:why............         

I like the space between the branches makes the composition very elegant .   

The depth is the third branch .   

All of this very subjective , even so very beautiful .   

Ciao , Daniel

Hallo Daniel
You mean the picture is beautiful, but looks the original tree with the branch better..........  As you can see the space  

That's not some, that's a lot   

Beautiful collection !

Thanx brett  

Jupp, may I know what tree is this ?

Rui Marques wrote:

jupp wrote:Update 2012 May

Hi Jupp,
This one is awesome.

Its a "Potentilla fruticosa". in German: "Fünffingerstrauch".

I love your Shohins, I hope mine can be a nice as yours.

I wish someday that my Shohins could be as nice and clean as yours.  I hope you don't mind me sharing my little Shohin Mugo.  Originally 2 gallon nursery tree in training about 10 years.

Its a very nice Pine Vance  and you wish its now true

jupp wrote:Its a very nice Pine Vance  and you wish its now true

I guess it is a little self recrimination but in comparing my trees to yours mine are messy,  unkempt and in need of TLC of some sort.  Kind of like a marinera sauce that needs a little something to make it taste right.  I appreciate your comments but your little guys are really nice.

Very nice shohin, Jupp. I especially like the little pines.

Vance, don't sell yourself short. That shohin mugo is very nice. How tall is it?

KennedyMarx wrote:Very nice shohin, Jupp. I especially like the little pines.

Vance, don't sell yourself short. That shohin mugo is very nice. How tall is it?

Nine inches from the bottom of the pot to the top of the tree. I've been very fortunate with this Mugo to get some decent proportions on it so that the tree seems bit more in scale than most Shohin Pine bonsai. I plan on photographing the tree along side one of the original containers it came out of to show the drastic reduction that it has gone through.

Update

Beautiful little trees. Please don't hurt them (looks like you're about squash them in the last pic)

Mike