The Shohin Tree Thread

[Hartinez]

Great thread. Love me some shohin.

Nothing special, but here ya go. Euonymous (dwarf burning bush). 3 yrs in. Can only prune heavy once per year. I’m only getting 2 solid flushes of growth. I’m going to give the obligatory newbie (even though I’m 7 yrs in) phrase in front of this pic. “It looks better in person”. ??

And that wiring though. Ouch.?

 

[Hartinez]

Virginia creeper ROR/cascade Foliage goes mostly bertical before flopping over the side from its own weight. Fall color is legit.

 

[Hartinez]

Ficus wiandi. This one was literally a stick in a pot 5 yrs ago...and in some ways still is. Wiandi has great character, but hates wire. Hard to control the direction of growth. The leaves always drop during the transition between winter and spring after a long winter inside with not quite enough light. It will be packed with growth in 3 weeks or so.

 

[Dav4]

Boston ivy, Sam Miller pot

 

[Doug J]

Satsuki Azalea 'akemi no tsuki'

 

[CasAH]

Too little ficus Karen Schuman pot

 

[Milly]

Eriocephalus Africanus (Wild Rosemary) needs a good pot

 

[Housguy]

Picture of a tree I saw at the club meeting yesterday.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Here is a shot of my Shohin display at our club show last weekend. Top to bottom, left to right:
Corkbark Japanese Black Pine, Shibakatsu pot
Princess persimmon, Itoh Gekkou pot; Japanese maple, Koyo pot
Shimpaku Juniper, Shinobu pot; Crab apple, Roy Minarai pot
Accent is Erodium in Heian Tofukuji pot, Itoigawa Juniper in Bigei pot

 

[Shun]

Years away from being a proper bonsai but the image is beggining to form.

Juniperus rigida var. conferta - in Brazil called 'Okinawa juniper' on a Zenigo pot

 

[Wilson]

A couple cheap shohin, in a couple cheap pots. One day I will be able to step up a level in the class department, but for now it's production!

 

[Hartinez]

As the Shohin Exhibition has just passed, I figured now would be a good time to BUMP. THIS. THREAD!!!!!

My meager contribution. Exposed root Pink pixie bougainvillea. Loads of issues, but I’ve had it since the beginning and I can’t bring myself to making drastic changes.

 

[milehigh_7]

I'm still alive and so is my little Pink Pixie boug in a Sam Miller pot. I only have about 6 plants right now but that's all the space I have. Hope you all are doing well.

 

[Adair M]

This was my shohin display at the National Shohin Exhibition;



The box stand:



There’a A Kishu Shinpaku upper left, a myojo JWP upper right, trident maple lower left, olive lower right.

The “off the box” tree:



JBP.

 

[Milly]

Very nice @Adair M
Yours also needs to be here @JudyB



Ficus BD (Small Leaf) in Taiwanese pot. Even on the rock its just hitting 20cm

 

[Adair M]

This tree is technically not a Shohin. But at the National Shohin Exhibition, Bill asked for displays small trees under 12 inches. This Itoigawa won Best in Show:

 

[Bolero]

AdairM, A beautiful Juniper worthy of its !st Place Award... Shimpaku ?
Could you tell me/us what attributes qualify it for the award ???
Thank BVF for this Thread, so many great Shohin….

 

[Stormwater]

This was my shohin display at the National Shohin Exhibition;

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The box stand:

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There’a A Kishu Shinpaku upper left, a myojo JWP upper right, trident maple lower left, olive lower right.

The “off the box” tree:

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JBP.

Fun root stand too!

 

[LanceMac10]

.....photo's with comments is the heart of this thread....is that so difficult?

 

[JudyB]

Very nice @Adair M
Yours also needs to be here @JudyB

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Ficus BD (Small Leaf) in Taiwanese pot. Even on the rock its just hitting 20cm

Here you go Milly, thank you. A wide shot to give you the feeling of open summer that I was after.
Next is a bit closer, the rack clockwise from left top is JWP, Japanese Beautyberry (shout out to @MACH5 ) Zelkova, Goji Berry. The secondary tree on the stand to the right is Eleaegnus. That is the tree that won the award for Best broadleaf evergreen.
I have to send a huge thanks to @Owen Reich too. Firstly, he's been a big influence on my work, and bringing me up to the level that I could even think about being in this arena. Not to mention the acquisition of first rate material, which is of course key. But also for encouraging me to step out of my comfort zone to take part in this event, it will not be my last, as it was such a great experience. Adair, and Sergio and Brian also nudged me in their own ways to get out there. I can say that it's a bit intimidating, but the lesson learned is so worth it.
Scroll by @kakejiku (in record time!)
Box stand by Jerry Braswell
Root stand by Wan Adisak Thatsaniyom
known pots Gekku Emei Juko and one I borrowed from Gary Andes LOL.. not sure the maker of the unglazed pot
Wasp accent