New acquired material for bonsai_Wrightia religiosa

I am a new comer. I love bonsai and suiseki for a long time. I had just acquired new material for bonsai, Please give me your wonderful ideas and help me to design for the future. Thank you so much!
High: 62cm, Perimeter: 120cm.




Best regards!

Very nice, the challenge with this species is to get bloom without letting them get out of control. I have a few of these but nothing like this.

WOW! An excellent specimen...should make great bonsai in a short time.

Billy M. Rhodes wrote:Very nice, the challenge with this species is to get bloom without letting them get out of control. I have a few of these but nothing like this.

by Poink88 on Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:55 am
WOW! An excellent specimen...should make great bonsai in a short time.

Thank you so much Mr Billy and Mr Poink88. I hope it will be quite well in 5-10 years. That's very kind of you if you give me your idea to finish it.
Best regards!

Beautiful material, I like very much this species. Here in Indonesia many bonsai hobbies have one or more this species, like this one

Mangku wrote:Beautiful material, I like very much this species. Here in Indonesia many bonsai hobbies have one or more this species, like this one

Thank you mangku, your material is so nice too. Please give me more information about size and kind of this specimen: large or medium leaves?

Great tree but don't bend the branch too much needs a few more time and it will come up great thanks for sharing
Your Friend,
Alex

ogie wrote:Great tree but don't bend the branch too much needs a few more time and it will come up great thanks for sharing
Your Friend,
Alex

Thanks Alex a lot. I didn't bend the branch. When I collect it the old owner bend this tree like this. Now I have to make it how to look the same as natural as much as possible. Maybe 5-10 years I will finish it.

No worry much thats what bonsai challenge are. We should be flexible and innovative.
but nevertheless you've got a great tree going on there, give us updates
Your Friend,
Alex

Dear Sirius, my material is also Wrightia Relligiosa large leaves. Diameter 17 cm height 25 cm

Mangku wrote:Dear Sirius, my material is also Wrightia Relligiosa large leaves. Diameter 17 cm height 25 cm

Dear Mangku, your material is very nice. I like it. It will be a beautiful bonsai in the future!

(referring to the original post) - that's an amazing piece of material! How recently was it collected?

coh wrote:(referring to the original post) - that's an amazing piece of material! How recently was it collected?

Dear Coh, Thank you for your reply. I think I collected it because of my lucky. I collected it one week ago from my friend in Vietnam. He plant this tree for 5 years from rough material and now he give it to me to continue. He bend this tree follow the Vietnam traditional bonsai trend. But I like another and I will plant this tree forward to natural trend.

OK, that makes more sense! I was trying to figure out where one would be able to collect something like this "in the wild". I look forward to seeing what you do with it.

coh wrote:OK, that makes more sense! I was trying to figure out where one would be able to collect something like this "in the wild". I look forward to seeing what you do with it.

Yes Coh, I have to work hard for a long time to have a great bonsai. Please waiting for me! I will post new picture in the future.

I need your help! That is very kind of you if you send to me your ideas to finish this tree to become a good bonsai. Thank you so much everybody!

I'd love to but I am also new. I will make comments though (note that it is coming from a newbie).
1. I think you need more branches, it looks like you only have 5 before the apex.
2. The branches are too "flat" and horizontal. Wire and put more movement in them.
3. Foliage is too thick, wiring should help show more of the branches and its structure.
4. The thick foliage also makes it almost impossible to make any recommendation. Take pics from under the branches to show current branch ramification. It is an extremely nice tree with great potential but you MIGHT have to go back to rebuild the branches.

Good luck!!!

Poink88 wrote:I'd love to but I am also new. I will make comments though (note that it is coming from a newbie).
1. I think you need more branches, it looks like you only have 5 before the apex.
2. The branches are too "flat" and horizontal. Wire and put more movement in them.
3. Foliage is too thick, wiring should help show more of the branches and its structure.
4. The thick foliage also makes it almost impossible to make any recommendation. Take pics from under the branches to show current branch ramification. It is an extremely nice tree with great potential but you MIGHT have to go back to rebuild the branches.

Good luck!!!

Thank you Poink88, That is very kind of you. I am a newbie also. You have the same idea to me, I will build more branches. More pictures about branches will appear in April or May when I cut leaves.

Depending on how you wire and spread the current branches...you might find that you have enough main branches or need less than it seems now.

Hi Sirius, again very quick idea I'm afraid.

coh wrote:(referring to the original post) - that's an amazing piece of material! How recently was it collected?

I think he meant acquired (not collected)

Just another idea.

xuan le wrote:

coh wrote:(referring to the original post) - that's an amazing piece of material! How recently was it collected?

I think he meant acquired (not collected)

Yes Mr Xuan Le, I meant acquired. Because My English is not good so I use the wrong word. Sorry so much and thank you Mr Xuan.
Thank you Mr Miyagi, I like the first idea of you.