Hey,
I have been lucky enough to get access to a large dense forested area and remove invasive species (mainly Yew and Hawthorn).
I collected this Yew a while ago and I have planted it in the ground for the next few years to recover and increase growth.
Although I will not be touching this tree for a while, I was trying to think of future design ideas. The trunk is very straight, with slight taper (hopefully increased with low sacrifice branches) and with a very nice natural shari. There are three thick branches at the upper region which I was initially going to keep and develop, but as these all emanate from the same point I think this would produce reverse taper. My thoughts now are to carry on the formal upright design with a new leader, maybe add or increase the Shari and develop branches along the lines of a coastal redwood design - a design that is not usual for yew bonsai. Any thoughts on design ideas?
The forest I am collecting taxus from is extremely dense, would this produce yew trees with very straight single trunks? All pre-bonsai yew trees I see have multiple trunks but that is not the case where I collect.
cheers
I have been lucky enough to get access to a large dense forested area and remove invasive species (mainly Yew and Hawthorn).
I collected this Yew a while ago and I have planted it in the ground for the next few years to recover and increase growth.
Although I will not be touching this tree for a while, I was trying to think of future design ideas. The trunk is very straight, with slight taper (hopefully increased with low sacrifice branches) and with a very nice natural shari. There are three thick branches at the upper region which I was initially going to keep and develop, but as these all emanate from the same point I think this would produce reverse taper. My thoughts now are to carry on the formal upright design with a new leader, maybe add or increase the Shari and develop branches along the lines of a coastal redwood design - a design that is not usual for yew bonsai. Any thoughts on design ideas?
The forest I am collecting taxus from is extremely dense, would this produce yew trees with very straight single trunks? All pre-bonsai yew trees I see have multiple trunks but that is not the case where I collect.
cheers
