Colorado
Masterpiece
I’d like to share this shohin-sized buttonwood that I’ve been working on for a few years now. ![Grinning face with big eyes :smiley: 😃](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f603.png)
I purchased the tree in early 2021 off Facebook Auctions. Here is a photo of the tree as received:
![1300F0E9-5719-4D72-B48A-029DF8B29651.jpeg 1300F0E9-5719-4D72-B48A-029DF8B29651.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535787-caac4663345ae472538e8733869be589.jpg?hash=yqxGYzRa5H)
I repotted the tree into a Chinese production container, nothing fancy. Here’s the tree a few months later:
![42CB49B3-029A-493F-9CA9-639E460AD8F9.jpeg 42CB49B3-029A-493F-9CA9-639E460AD8F9.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535788-4840672da8bd4163c804f682bb7d0e39.jpg?hash=SEBnLai9QW)
And again in 2022:
![6B65F20E-704B-4EDF-B7EB-5D780BA25ED6.jpeg 6B65F20E-704B-4EDF-B7EB-5D780BA25ED6.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535789-ea0aff6f4a31da3120a64aab032c0d74.jpg?hash=6gr_b0ox2j)
I left the tree in that pot until May of 2024 and the tree has been allowed to grow freely for about a year now. Lookin shaggy:
![84E5BC83-9094-4DD6-B935-246AA2066034.jpeg 84E5BC83-9094-4DD6-B935-246AA2066034.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535791-5371cf0fa8c98bc3d25cfdb570a742bc.jpg?hash=U3HPD6jJi8)
![E4AE066A-ECAC-4991-B189-E0CB9755509E.jpeg E4AE066A-ECAC-4991-B189-E0CB9755509E.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535792-8b57ee99baa7ade2edc4b6be25c1a54e.jpg?hash=i1fumbqnre)
By that time it had grown a great root mass of fine roots. I had used small grain akadama for substrate:
![9852E11D-5358-40C0-A167-34C9C14D0071.jpeg 9852E11D-5358-40C0-A167-34C9C14D0071.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535790-26180f1ec12bead4b6582ae512dcbb48.jpg?hash=JhgPHsEr6t)
Over the past winter I made 2 pots for the tree, unsure of which would ultimately be a better fit. First I had this cream colored round. I liked how this pot suggested a sandy beach for this coastal species:
![FF0082B3-EC5D-43EF-9E15-B49FC02344B0.jpeg FF0082B3-EC5D-43EF-9E15-B49FC02344B0.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535795-fec46bcddf39e70b5213cc2b3cf4e77d.jpg?hash=_sRrzd855w)
I did like this option….but not as much as I liked option 2. This glazed rectangle suggests the color of the sea. And it fits like a glove!
![1596CFFA-B87C-4976-87E7-735065FC9146.jpeg 1596CFFA-B87C-4976-87E7-735065FC9146.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535796-38688d931345cb35cf008333f53860dc.jpg?hash=OGiNkxNFyz)
![413874E0-C491-4320-B789-6B32EB14AFEA.jpeg 413874E0-C491-4320-B789-6B32EB14AFEA.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535797-31ef420f4a32955b329f804a3a187b6b.jpg?hash=Me9CD0oylV)
Now I’ll let the tree recover from the repot. In a few weeks I will do a hard cut back to tighten up the branching, which has gotten a little leggy.
P.s. - I don’t allow this tree to experience temps below 50F.
Cheers!
![Grinning face with big eyes :smiley: 😃](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f603.png)
I purchased the tree in early 2021 off Facebook Auctions. Here is a photo of the tree as received:
![1300F0E9-5719-4D72-B48A-029DF8B29651.jpeg 1300F0E9-5719-4D72-B48A-029DF8B29651.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535787-caac4663345ae472538e8733869be589.jpg?hash=yqxGYzRa5H)
I repotted the tree into a Chinese production container, nothing fancy. Here’s the tree a few months later:
![42CB49B3-029A-493F-9CA9-639E460AD8F9.jpeg 42CB49B3-029A-493F-9CA9-639E460AD8F9.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535788-4840672da8bd4163c804f682bb7d0e39.jpg?hash=SEBnLai9QW)
And again in 2022:
![6B65F20E-704B-4EDF-B7EB-5D780BA25ED6.jpeg 6B65F20E-704B-4EDF-B7EB-5D780BA25ED6.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535789-ea0aff6f4a31da3120a64aab032c0d74.jpg?hash=6gr_b0ox2j)
I left the tree in that pot until May of 2024 and the tree has been allowed to grow freely for about a year now. Lookin shaggy:
![84E5BC83-9094-4DD6-B935-246AA2066034.jpeg 84E5BC83-9094-4DD6-B935-246AA2066034.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535791-5371cf0fa8c98bc3d25cfdb570a742bc.jpg?hash=U3HPD6jJi8)
![E4AE066A-ECAC-4991-B189-E0CB9755509E.jpeg E4AE066A-ECAC-4991-B189-E0CB9755509E.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535792-8b57ee99baa7ade2edc4b6be25c1a54e.jpg?hash=i1fumbqnre)
By that time it had grown a great root mass of fine roots. I had used small grain akadama for substrate:
![9852E11D-5358-40C0-A167-34C9C14D0071.jpeg 9852E11D-5358-40C0-A167-34C9C14D0071.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535790-26180f1ec12bead4b6582ae512dcbb48.jpg?hash=JhgPHsEr6t)
Over the past winter I made 2 pots for the tree, unsure of which would ultimately be a better fit. First I had this cream colored round. I liked how this pot suggested a sandy beach for this coastal species:
![FF0082B3-EC5D-43EF-9E15-B49FC02344B0.jpeg FF0082B3-EC5D-43EF-9E15-B49FC02344B0.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535795-fec46bcddf39e70b5213cc2b3cf4e77d.jpg?hash=_sRrzd855w)
I did like this option….but not as much as I liked option 2. This glazed rectangle suggests the color of the sea. And it fits like a glove!
![1596CFFA-B87C-4976-87E7-735065FC9146.jpeg 1596CFFA-B87C-4976-87E7-735065FC9146.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535796-38688d931345cb35cf008333f53860dc.jpg?hash=OGiNkxNFyz)
![413874E0-C491-4320-B789-6B32EB14AFEA.jpeg 413874E0-C491-4320-B789-6B32EB14AFEA.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/535/535797-31ef420f4a32955b329f804a3a187b6b.jpg?hash=Me9CD0oylV)
Now I’ll let the tree recover from the repot. In a few weeks I will do a hard cut back to tighten up the branching, which has gotten a little leggy.
P.s. - I don’t allow this tree to experience temps below 50F.
Cheers!