Shohin On Parade

That luma is a nice little tree. I've been thinking about getting one for a while now. Looks like it has some similarities to brush cherry?

Chris

Shohin Forests - an oxymoron? here are two Willow Leaf Fig (ficus Nerifolia) shohin forests.

One defoliated in a pot by Sansai (Tom Benda - Czech Republic). Trees are about 6 inches tall. This was on a slate slab but that was used in a different project so the trees played musical pots.



The next is about 8 inches tall and on a Chinese simple shallow oval.

Lovely little trees in this thread. Thanks for showing them.

This nerafolia was cut down from a larger tree about two years ago. It is 13cm tall (from rim)

12 pages of pure porn, thank you for the inspiration guys

Here are two of my more recent works.

love that juniper Nik great work

I agree the junipers are wonderful. Nik can you give us the sizes of these trees?

I'm glad you like my trees. The juniper is 34 cm/13.4 inches high. And the taxus has 31 cm/12.2 inches.

Here are also the before images.

Hi Nick,
I like both the trees, especially the pot with the Juniper
Are you at Noelander's this year?
Graham

Thanks Graham.
I sure am at Noelanders. Can't wait.

Hi Nik
Very nice work.
Thank you for sharing.
Gretings Pavel

[quote="Rob Kempinski"]Shohin Forests - an oxymoron? here are two Willow Leaf Fig (ficus Nerifolia) shohin forests.

One defoliated in a pot by Taiko Earth (Rob Adonozio - USA). Trees are about 6 inches tall. This was on a slate slab but that was used in a different project so the trees played musical pots.



The pot looks selfsame as one from me

[quote="Tom Benda"]

Rob Kempinski wrote:Shohin Forests - an oxymoron? here are two Willow Leaf Fig (ficus Nerifolia) shohin forests.

One defoliated in a pot by Tomm Benda - Czech Republic - Sansai Kiln (not Taiko Earth (Rob Adonozio - USA oops). Trees are about 6 inches tall. This was on a slate slab but that was used in a different project so the trees played musical pots.



The pot looks selfsame as one from me

Oh my, my face is red. Sorry about that Tom. It is your baby. I will edit the original post.

Peter Woosley wrote:Lovely little trees in this thread. Thanks for showing them.

This nerafolia was cut down from a larger tree about two years ago. It is 13cm tall (from rim)

I like your Willow Leaf Ficus (then again I'm a sucker for them ) Let's see it when the ramification extends a bit more.

Nik Rozman wrote:I'm glad you like my trees. The juniper is 34 cm/13.4 inches high. And the taxus has 31 cm/12.2 inches.

Here are also the before images.

Hey Nik,

Nice job. The juniper looks elegant on the stone. Is it a bit tall for shohin though?

The Yew looks chunky. Will you let it fill in or plan to keep the foliage sparse? BTW who made that pot?

Rob Kempinski wrote:Hey Nik,

Nice job. The juniper looks elegant on the stone. Is it a bit tall for shohin though?

The Yew looks chunky. Will you let it fill in or plan to keep the foliage sparse? BTW who made that pot?

I think the juniper is just at the upper limit. But I would it still qualify it as shohin.
Surelly, I plan to make the foilage of the yew more compact. That photo was taken just after the styling. After this years' spring growth it should improve a lot.
The pot is I would guess japanese. There is a symbol underneeth. If you're interested I can take a photo of it and post it here.

Here is one more shohin of mine. A little chineese juniper itoigava planted into a Klika pot.

Again before and after.


Here is the shohin exhibited in Italy in a three-point display. The composition got an award by the Italian IBS.

Nik Rozman wrote:

Rob Kempinski wrote:Hey Nik,

Nice job. The juniper looks elegant on the stone. Is it a bit tall for shohin though?

The Yew looks chunky. Will you let it fill in or plan to keep the foliage sparse? BTW who made that pot?

I think the juniper is just at the upper limit. But I would it still qualify it as shohin.
Surelly, I plan to make the foilage of the yew more compact. That photo was taken just after the styling. After this years' spring growth it should improve a lot.
The pot is I would guess japanese. There is a symbol underneeth. If you're interested I can take a photo of it and post it here.

Regarding the pot, you guys have so many great potters in your area I as wondering if it was local made. Nice pot and interesting shape.

In this neck of the woods, the winter seems to have passed with only a few minor cold spells so far.
This year I built temporary cold frames for my tropical trees and left them alone for a few months. Since the winter was mild it was over 90 F degrees some days inside the frames. The trees seemed to have enjoyed it. Here are a few coming out back into the open looking none too worse for the wear.

This is a Haggarbush, or Clerodendum, from Puerto Rico. I repotted it into this painted Japanese pot in early December and already roots are coming out the bottom holes.


A close up of the pot. Although recently purchased, I have forgotten the name of the artist that painted it.


This little Nea Buxifolia was a cutting originated in Florida from a tree originally from Puerto Rico.
Pot is by Dick Reyerson of California.


Finally, Creepy Hollow, a Cedar Elm, as a temperate tree, it did not have to go into the cold frame tent and it is still asleep. Cedar Elms seems to be the last trees to bud out for me each year. Pot by Horst Heinzreitler of Austria.

A small Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, a common vine in the woods near us, as a shohin. Pot by Dale Cochoy.
As a vine it is a bit hard to control but it responds well to defoliation, which I will do in a month or so.

Rob Kempinski wrote:
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I love this guy Rob. Thanks for posting!!!

Have a great weekend!!!
~Sam

Dale Cochoy wrote:Bump


A Willow Leaf Ficus shohin over rock
and, a WLF cascade shohin I started this spring.

I think the 2nd tree like this style

jrodriguez wrote:
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...Again, thanks for starting this post. I belive it can go on forever!!!

Jose Luis

2 and a qurater years so far, and still inspiring!

Little black pine.

Hi, This are 2 o my trees. I know they are not as good as the other trees in here , but had worked them on my own since the beginning . Hope you like it.



Neea Buxifolia . Its the first time it flower. Grown from a cutting I got.

Ficus Microcarpa. This tree was growing on a friends house stuck on a coconut tree.