Fat Guy Hawthorn new pot

This fat little Hawthorn was collected in March 1997 and was the subject of a demo “boxing up Yamadori” at Kev’s Club on the day of collecting (remember Kev?) It has featured on forums over the last 12 years and only last year on the ‘New’ IBC.

I purchased a fantastic Pot off John Pitt at the last Burrs event in November with the intention of potting this hawthorn in it… however… it did not look correct. Thankfully Johns pot is destined for my Myrtle (that I also purchased from John)

Here are a few Images from over the years and the tree in its latest Klika Pot that I won in Vienna in 1998.

The tree today..........



A few years after collecting 2002......



In 2003.....



and in 2004...



and in 2009 full of foliage...



The tree is finally looking like a bonsai after 12 years, this has been a slow tree to grow any new foliage, from this point it should mature into a rather nice bonsai I think.

superb Tony, the texture, colour and shape of the pot suit the tree well, can`t wait to see it in the summer if we get one

Ian.

I remember it well Tony. I'm still waiting for the return of my rubber mallet!

The tree has come on in leaps and bounds in the last couple of years.

Kev Bailey wrote:I remember it well Tony. I'm still waiting for the return of my rubber mallet!

The tree has come on in leaps and bounds in the last couple of years.

What ever happened to the Rubber Mallet?

Wow your Avatar has hair... isn't Photoshop brilliant

Tony

I'd say those were 12 years worth waiting. Superb work!

Fantastic result, only the tree is definitely standing in the wrong place.
What about my backyard

Greetings
Cees.
http://cees-bonsai4me.blogspot.com/

Hi Tony.

I was going to apologise for not having time to help you re pot the Fat Guy on that snowy evening in December. I’m glad we didn’t now. It looks fantastic in that Klicka pot. Hope to see you as soon as the snow clears. I can’t even find my trees the snow is so deep.

2009 was a great Bonsai year thanks your good self.

All the best for 2010.

Bob

Looks good, like a bonsai. Could have looked like a tree too.

Very nice! I love the base and lower third especially. Overall nicely balanced and it will be even better when the first branch gets some more meat on it. Good looking "bonsai"!

This is one of my favourite trees in Tony's garden. Last time I was there it was positioned beside the exit. Very tempting, believe me!

Matt and I located something very similar to this on our "between Christmas and New Year" scouting trip/pub lunch. It was decided that Matt should have the honour of collecting it in Spring as I had already walked away from Terry's garden with a beautiful Oak of serious potential, (and not a little weight, I might add!).

Harleyrider wrote:Matt and I located something very similar to this on our "between Christmas and New Year" scouting trip/pub lunch.

Hi Steve... the tree that you guys have singled out is about three times fatter than this 'little' Tree.

BTW... the size of the this tree is actually quite small... Including Pot it is less than 14 inches tall. Around the base of the nebari it is 18 inches

Ah, but size isn't everything.

Or so my wife keeps telling me.

Hi Tony,
I love this tree.
The Hawthorns that I find around here tend to all have straight trunks with little interest, but. I will keep looking.
Do they flower well in a pot and put on fruit?
Again, very interesting tree and pleasing tree to me.
Ken

Right up my street Tony ...Looks like a tree too

This is a real nice work. Without leaves it has the kind of naturalness I’m thinking to try to achieve in my trees even if I have to restart most of them from the beginning.

The first branch was grafted or you just wait for the shot appear on the right position? Or Maybe we can’t see it in the 2002 and 2003 images due position?

campolina wrote:This is a real nice work. Without leaves it has the kind of naturalness I’m thinking to try to achieve in my trees even if I have to restart most of them from the beginning.

The first branch was grafted or you just wait for the shot appear on the right position? Or Maybe we can’t see it in the 2002 and 2003 images due position?

Hi Will and Campolina (Welcome to IBC)

Styling these lovely Hawthorns demands that they are styled as close to a 'natural' tree as possible, its very hard. This tree has always been worked towards a 'natural' look.

'Random' branches are an integral element, but not so random as to be intrusive.

Campolina, the beauty of Hawthorns is that you can grow a new branch from just about anywhere on the trunk, none of these branches are grafted.

Ken, I have Hawthorns that do flower... usually on mature branches and with trees that are slightly pot bound. This tree has yet to flower... I live in hope.

Here is a VERY early shot of the tree in the box circa 1997... See more Here



I kinda know where Walter is coming from and it was my mistake to say that the tree 'looks like a bonsai' as we have discussed this at length here on IBC. Surely it is a greater achievement to make a tree 'in miniature' which is... I believe what were all strive to do.

Very interesting Hawthorns, quality trees! I like It very much!

inspirational tony, thanks for sharing. i'm very keen to get out and collect some this winter.

I have just been informed that the Fat Guy has made the selection for the Noelanders Trophy XI This will be the first time that this tree will have been shown outside the UK. Get yourself over to Noelanders Trophy XI say hi to Me and Stone Monkey as we are trading together again

Lots of information about Noelanders Trophy XI CLICK HERE

Good to hear Tony, we will discus the tree on the event (if you have time)

Peter

Tony wrote:I have just been informed that the Fat Guy has made the selection for the Noelanders Trophy XI This will be the first time that this tree will have been shown outside the UK. Get yourself over to Noelanders Trophy XI say hi to Me and Stone Monkey as we are trading together again

Lots of information about Noelanders Trophy XI CLICK HERE

I'll be there.

Congratulations Tony, and good luck! It'll have to be something special to beat the Fat Guy.

landerloos wrote:Good to hear Tony, we will discus the tree on the event (if you have time)

I always have time for my fellow terrorist waterboy

Tony

in time nature changes everything, thnx tony that u share this.
as a noob i started of collecting everything i could.
Now i resent this behaviour and go in my opinion for some of the better stuff when i can.
The thing is that i was alway's convinced in the time path it would take.....

This tree proves just that,....said wrong sorry u all trees prove that.

i wander off (out in the forrests of machielistic trees) , can do that sometimes sorry.

superb tree!!!!

see ya at noelanders (was talking to the tree again)

grtzz machiel