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s of a beginner home my trees youtube twitter facebook rss feed my 2 escalonia s need some advice jul 10 posted by james mckay now that we finally have some heat in the ground and plenty of sunshine things are really starting to grow my 2 escalonia that have been cut down from 1m high hedging plants are budding like crazy so i have a few questions i am not wanting to turn them into large trees i think with the size of their trunks they would suit a more shohin size the smaller of the two around 6inches and the larger between 8 10inches so here s my question should i be removing buds now to allow the tree to concentrate on developing branches i want to keep or do i let it grow out for another year and cut it back hard again next year any other style advice will be welcomed with open arms share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in trees 3 comments tags advice bud selection escalonia shohin new buds emerging on my oak seedling jun 30 posted by james mckay was just out doing a little watering and noticed some new buds coming on my oak seedling i collected this little guy from a bit of waste ground at work i wasn t sure if it was going to do anything as it didn t have many roots and the main tap root was damaged when i lifted it i know it will never be a bonsai in my life time but i have another plan for it i won t divulge now but if it works i ll keep you all posted i don t want anyone laughing if its a daft idea lol for now we ll refer to it as mission o share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in trees leave a comment tags english oak mission o quercus robar seedling a surprise visit from ian young jun 29 posted by james mckay i had the pleasure of meeting ian young bonsai eejit today like most saturday mornings i was standing in work asking myself why am i standing in work when ian came wondering up the steps i ve been talking to ian through his blog bonsaieejit com so it was nice to finally meet him in person it was nice to find out a bit more about the northern ireland bonsai society and what they get up to throughout the year i m looking forward to getting involved when they meet again in september at least that gives me a couple of months to get to grips with the basics so i don t make an idiot of myself if you haven t done so already go and check out ian s blog for some inspiration and say hello to him his enthusiasm for bonsai is pretty infectious so i can understand why everyone recommended talking to ian when i was thinking of getting started in bonsai share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in uncategorized 5 comments tags bonsai eejit ian young northern ireland bonsai society surprise visit clip and grow gone mad jun 27 posted by james mckay i was walking down past the duck pond in work and spotted what i thought were birds nests in the trees so i headed over for a look as i got closer to the tree i realised they were at the ends of the branches so they couldn t be birds nest they have been branches that overhung the path and have been broke at some stage and sprouted new growth from that point they nearly look like someone has been tending to them to keep them in a perfect ball shape i looked a little closer to see if they had sprouted been cut back and sprouted again which might explain the density of branches but they all come from the one point on the main branch isn t nature a weird creature i m just glad its on a proper tree and not a bonsai branch selection would be a nightmare share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in general updates 1 comment tags beech clip and grow nature ramification look what i found at the top of the garden centre jun 25 posted by james mckay i was wondering around the old nursery and came across this betula the top of the tree has died but its pushing on plenty of growth at the bottom of the trunk growth at the base of the trunk hard to see but the top of the tree has had it the trunk branching up the stem there is only one problem trying to sneak it out past my boss share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in trees 2 comments tags betula new material nice trunks nursery stock more pics of my pre bonsai acer palmatum orange dream jun 24 posted by james mckay i ve been talking a bit about my acer pal orange dream on r bonsai so i thought i would post a few more pics anyone with any ideas about design or a plan for the future feel free to comment and let me know any advice will be welcome share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in trees 7 comments tags acer palmatum orange dream pre bonsai trees for the future jun 24 posted by james mckay i potted up a few bits of nursery and landscape stock today into growing pots to let them grow on for 2 or 3 years so hopefully they will make some nice little trees in the future going from left to right they are fagus sylvatica purpurea carpinus betula horse chestnut taxus baccata acer palmatum orange dream this one has a really nice nebari so should be an interesting tree when it grows i haven t pruned the taxus or acer at all i will trim back the taxus a little to promote new growth but i think i will leave the acer and have a look at it in the spring the chestnut has been chopped so i will let it grow out for a season and then look at the branching again the beech and the hornbeam have been lightly trimmed and cut to approx height so i will let them grow out and look at proper branch selection in spring share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in trees leave a comment tags acer palmatum orange dream beech carpinus betula fagus sylvatica growing hornbeam horse chestnut new trees taxus bacatta yew starting out wrong ends up badly jun 23 posted by james mckay so as the title of my blog suggests i am only beginning my bonsai journey and therefore have a lot to learn i had intended as i do with most things to learn as i go but after speaking to a few people on the internet and doing a little research i am starting over with a different perspective if you look back at my previous posts you will see that the tree s i have and the way i was caring for them is riddled with mistakes luckily a few people pointed out my mistakes and misplaced enthusiasm and suggest i go back to the drawing board and get a little more information on the art i ve always been a great proponent to the theory listen to people who are a lot smarter than you so i have taken their advice after a short time reading through a website suggested by one of the guys i was talking to i soon realised there is a lot more to bonsai than i first realised the website i am talking about is http www bonsai4me com i have also been watching a video series on youtube called the bonsai art of japan whilst this is way ahead of anything i will be able to produce it really gave me an insight into what can be achieved with years of dedication and it showed that patience and the right understanding of every little detail of your tree climate and techniques is essential to creating authentic bonsai once you realise the level that these guys are working at you will quickly realise the skill and knowledge it takes to even keep one of these tree s alive so i have gone back to the drawing board as we are mid season i will leave the trees that i have already made mistakes on and look at them again next spring they are all showing good signs of growth so hopefully i have not caused too much damage so what to do between now and spring well there is one simple answer to that question reading as i have no tree s to work on over the summer and autumn months i intend to gather a few new tree s together to start working with in spring i can do some initial pruning on these to keep the growth heading in the right direction but the vast majority of my time will be spent reading watching video s and talking to people i will continue to post to the blog with new finds and with some of the stuff i have learnt along the way hopefully by spring of next year i will be a little more educated in the beginner techniques and i can start my tree s the right way if anyone has any advice or useful websites or books they would like to share please feel free to get in touch via the comments section below all information will be gratefully received share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in general updates 6 comments tags beginners bonsai bonsai4me learning mistakes problems techniques the artform the bonsai art of japan tutorials videos websites getting my nursery choisya into a training pot jun 19 posted by james mckay it was a nice sunny day so i decided to get my choisya aztec pearl into a training pot so here is a walkthrough of the process i went through this is the plant before i started it already has some nice shape to become a short broom style tree but it will need a little bit of work to get it there the first step was to do a little pruning as its the first pruning and i m intending to prune the roots down i didn t want to go too mad so i just thinned out some of the branches and shortened some of them as there is not a lot of growth towards the main trunk i couldn t shorten them as much as i would like so it s still a little tall for my liking next i removed the nursery pot and loosened the roots i didn t have to trim that many roots off as they were mostly fine roots so i could easily spread them out in the pot finally i prepared my bonsai mix and put some mesh in the bottom of the training pot i secured the plant to the pot and filled it with bonsai mix there s still a bit of growing to do with this one and eventually i want to take a little bit of the height down but i need some more growth at the base of the branches before i can do that so that s it finished for now i will post an update as soon as there are any developments jump onto the comments and let me know if there are any other styles you see or if you can recommend any other steps in the process share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in trees walkthroughs leave a comment tags aztec pearl bonsai choisya potting pruning roots training my trees so far jun 18 posted by james mckay i thought i d better post a few photos of some of my trees so far what stage they are at and where i want to get with them none of my trees are finished but some of them are going to take a little more work than others this is my twin trunk azalea it s still in it s training pot but it s general shape is there as with most bonsai s i would have liked the trunks to be a little bigger but as a short tree i don t think they look too bad the plan is to grow out the foliage a little then prune it into pads so it will be a loose broom style this is a clip and grow attempt at a slanted style tree it is a cedrus deodara that was suffering a little in the nursery so i took it home pruned it back a little and planted it into a training pot in a bonsai mix the branch at the top right is intended to be a sacrifice branch so it will eventually be taken off i didn t want to take off too much foliage initially as the plant was not in great health so i ll let the foliage grow out a little and then remove it this is a portuguese laurel this tree has a long way to go but i think it will make an interesting little tree when it s finished i ve cut it back to a rough size but i need to grow out the branch structure a bit before i can really shape it this is a little buxus again it is in the very early stages but i have managed to get it planted into a small bonsai pot i ll let it grow out a little and then trim it into shape buxus grows slowly so it might take a while i have a few other trees planted into bonsai mix in nursery pots but they ain t really that interesting at this stage share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in trees 6 comments tags bonsai buxus cedrus deodara my trees prunus lusitanica older posts search for follow blog via email enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address follow join 27 other subscribers 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