Hi this is a tree that I have out at Boon's that is being prepped for the show this year. I got the tree fro a cBIB club member Sam Edge. This tree is pretty amazing in person and will be reunited with an antique chinese pot (an old Chinese Incense pot that ws converted to bonsai use) for the show in January. This tree was great in 2008, it will be much more highly refined in 2011. It is currently n a japanese training pot.John

Well, Don beat me to it.  Bark and needles scream "OLD!!!"  How long does it take to fully wire a tree like this?  Do you have any pictures of it in its '08 glory?

John,
Daisaku finished it.  and he left on Tuesday.
Boon

It is about 15" tall. it looks really good when we et it out of the cheap training pot and get it into the Antique Chinese pot. The foliage really got better this year, may be able to show in January.

It wasn't shown, the foliage didn't balance out as well as it needed to be shown at its best. In BIB we don't show trees in consecutive years, this tree was las shone in 2008.

John

........"last shown" in 2008. Hate using that itty bitty keyboard on the phone.

Here is the tree in its antique chinese pot from its last show, Sam Edge prepared and showed the tree then. We have worked to improve the root system, removing the old soil over a couple of repottings, and to really improve the foliage and branch structure by gaining better balance through the tree and to make the branches more compact. I was then able to acquire the pot, and they are thus reunited.

The photo is from Boon's website, but it was sent to me separately.

Repotted, keeps toodling along.

Such a great Tree!:)