Category Archives: Yamadori
More Yamadori Finds (part 1)
A few days ago I found a lovely looking tree which I wrote about at “Naturally Formed Hazel Bonsai“. I went for a search around the same area again today and found other nice looking specimens. I brought home two oaks and two birches which I’ve yet to do anything with yet. All of them [...]
Collecting Trees From the Wilds – Part 3
Today I put my yamadori ash bonsai into a training pot. I saved a large steel bucket from a skip to use as a training pot to make sure the roots don’t spread too much. As you may know, I haven’t long had the tree. Usually with yamadori you need to keep them in the [...]
Naturally Formed Hazel Bonsai
Today I acquired a beauty of a tree from the golf course where I work. It was situated next to a well used path and was found growing in a very twisty pattern with natural jins. I assume golfers must have been hitting it with their clubs as they walk past getting their practice swings [...]
My Seat Has Come To Life (part 2)
On closer inspection of my log that has sprouted leaves I cannot see any roots forming underneath it. Surely a tree has got to have roots to suck up water? My conclusions are that it is either sucking up water directly through the bark chippings underneath it into the log, or that the bottom of [...]
My Seat Has Come To Life
I had a bit of a shock today. My seat at the back of my garden has come to life and sprung leaves… Quite strange you might think seeing as it has been sitting there for about 6 months, as I went to sit on it I spotted leaves sprouting from it and quickly stopped [...]
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