This is part 2 of the last post I did regarding the demo by Peter Warren and Minoru Akiyama. Since there was time remaining after the first tree, Peter decided to demo a second tree for the group. This time around Peter did most of the hands-on with the assistance of Minoru. The chosen tree for this demo was a small yamadori ponderosa pine from Natures Way Nursery.
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Chosen small yamadori ponderosa pine for demo
Peter looking over the tree
Removing some unwanted growth
Looking over one last time before working on design of tree
And the process begins….
Minoru helping with wiring to speed things up
Wiring
Both Peter and Minoru wiring
Wiring and pruning
Wiring and pruning
Wiring and pruning
Wiring and pruning
Branch placement begins
Branch placement
Branch placement
A big bend to completely change the direction of a main branch to the opposite of the tree
Bending……
Taking a breather and to wipe the sweat!
Bending…..
More bending……
Looks at those muscles and veins pooping out of Peter!!
HERCULES! HERCULES! HERCULES! 🙂
And its almost there…..
Now moving the secondary branches into position
Finishing touches
The completed bonsai
View from this angle
Close-up of the old crackled bark on the ponderosa pine
Some natural deadwood
Finished bonsai
Myself with Peter Warren after the demo
Hopefully you enjoyed this post and thanks for reading!
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