Progress of a rose

Hallo

In spring 2009 i digged out a little rose from my fathers garden. The rose was there for 15 years. The rose has small flowers with a beautiful color.

The first year i planted the rose in a deeper pot so that the roots can grow well.

This picture is from 2009 in summer.



In spring 2010 the rose was planted in a smaller pot.


Flowering in summer 2010

I'm laughing in amazement and delight! What a nice effort! I grow roses, but never thought of growing them with bonsai techniques! This was from your Dad's yard- any special significance/meaning to it?

One year later (2011), i changed the position, and the rose got a new and crazy pot.



The branches grew longer and the pot was not high enough. So the rose got an new pot.


During the summer i noticed that parts of the bark were dying. So i removed the bark and saw a fine movement of the living part of the bark.


So i planted the rose again in a deeper pot for strong growing of the living bark.


I was happy to see that the rose made a new bud just on the top of the trunk.


So i let the sprout grow long to thicken the line of the bark.


The movement of the living bark is really good.

There was a little problem. The trunk was thicker on the top. So i had to remove same deadwood.


Looks better.




The rose was growing strong last year, so i could plant her again in a nice pot.

Rosa polyantha, High 25 cm, pot Hackl Conny







I hope you enjoy

Herbert Aigner

Hi David,

yes, the rose has a Special meaning for me. My dad is 87 and i think once this will be a Special Memory for me.

Herbert

Very nice. I understand, as my mom is 89 and I am beginning to think the same way.

Alas, I think I liked it better before it became a cascade. Everyone's different, I guess.

What a great story with wonderful pictures of progression. Your rose is lovely and I thank you for showing something I wouldn't have thought of.

Jane

How i wished i do also have plants acquired from my mother too before shes left.
Nice progressions matched with some sentimental thoughts. thanks for sharing.

regards,
Tato

JimLewis wrote:Alas, I think I liked it better before it became a cascade.  Everyone's different, I guess.

I agree. I liked it best when it was flowering in 2010.

wonderful progression, great use of a not frequently used species. Love it.

The current 2014 design has the most refined trunk, I did like the rough, unrefined trunk of 2010, but the 2014 is much more refined. I like it. I hope in the future your design allows for more foliage and more flowers. Flowers are the strength of a rose, a design that allows more of its best feature would take this refined trunk over the top. Nice work and well documented. Thank you for sharing.

Leo Schordje wrote:wonderful progression, great use of a not frequently used species. Love it.

The current 2014 design has the most refined trunk, I did like the rough, unrefined trunk of 2010, but the 2014 is much more refined. I like it. I hope in the future your design allows for more foliage and more flowers. Flowers are the strength of a rose, a design that allows more of its best feature would take this refined trunk over the top. Nice work and well documented. Thank you for sharing.

Sure, but it is 4 years further along. If the same work had been put in on the original design . . .

Ah well, what is, is, and it's nice in any case.

Hi

a update of this rose.

In the early spring the old bark of the rose can be removed carefully. After that the bark has a colour like a Juniper.
Now i can start to develope the crown of the tree. I think this year the rose will be blooming.





ciao
Herbert Aigner

Awesome

beautiful live vein line !

just a short update from the blooming rose.



A nice week.
Herbert

Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful

I can't wait for your updates

Herbert A wrote:just a short update from the blooming rose.



A nice week.
Herbert

So Beautiful, Luv It

Oh my.. Seeing this tree, I realize we need a european summer-flower bonsai show! This is wonderfull

I´m very sad.
My father died suddenly on 26. June 2016.
Now the rose is my memory of my father.

I made this pic just a few days before.


Herbert Aigner

Stunning!!! What a great job on it!!

sorry to hear of your loss...
may the rose live long.

(inspired by your original post on this, i hunted through many many dwarf roses at the nursery and found one with a thick, interesting trunk to begin with... will begin work in earnest at the first cut back this fall)

any tips on your techniques would be appreciated

Lovely Sleeping Beauty,  Herbert.

Those who live in our hearts never die.

Herbert - this rose just keeps getting better and better. Wonderful.

Dear Herbert

What a fitting tribute. My condolences.

Warm regards

Brendan