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phithu

Bonjour or should I say Hello!

I am Philippe and I live in France very close to the Alpes. I grow bonsaï as a hobby and I grow mainly trees that have germinated in my garden. Let me show you one of my future bonsaï:


I know it's not a bonsaï yet but may be one day... It is a Cotoneaster Salicifolius (I think) and I am trying to grow it around a stone.

I hope to hear your comments very soon.

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Joanie

Welcome! You've found a very big family here, Phillippe!

Your little tree has a good start, cotoneaster is great for root over rock plantings! It's going to be a charming bonsai in the future.

If you could take a moment, please fill in the "User CP" at the top left of the forum banner. If you give us your basic location we can help you better if you have questions.

You speak (type?) English beautifully, no worries there!

Joanie

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Ian_Homer

Bonjour Philippe,

Welcome to the best Bonsai Forum on the planet, from just over the water here in the U.K.

Thats a nice stone, and I am sure the tree will fill out nicely in another few years. Is it planted in a "pocket" at the back ?.

Look forward to seeing more of your posts soon.

Regards,
Ian.

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Fletch

Welcome, and a great big Howdy from Cowtown!

That is a very interesting rock, I find the cracks and crevices quite intriguing. I too would like to see how you've got your tree planted on the rock.

If I might make a suggestion, I would have draped the tree's roots over the rock forcing them into the crevices if possible, wrapped the top part of rock and roots in plastic to hold them to the rock and then planted the whole thing into a pot large enough to cover the rock with well drained soil. After a few years growing like that the roots would have thickened and wedged themselves into the crevices and you would have a very nice start on a sekijoju style (root over rock).

Just a suggestion

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phithu

Some roots are still covered with soil.


The trunk is tied to the rock but it will be released in the spring.


A nice hair cut.

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ozzerbon

G'day Philippe,

Charming tree on a great rock, [lucky guy] look forward to seeing its developement.

Been hunting for one of these forever, species not available over here in Amsterdam.

BTW, thanks for the introduction to the Pic site, have just registered with them.

Regards from Amsterdam,

Nigel

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phithu

Hi,
Two more trees that have germinated in my garden:
to start with a Corylus Avellana (I think that it is Hazel in english) that started it's life in 1998. It grew "wild" until 2002 and then it was put in a pot. The branches and the roots are becoming more interresting every year.


this one is an Acer Campestre. It saw the day for the first time in 1996 or 1997. I noticed it in 2002. All these years it was "pruned" with the lawn mower... I put it in a pot in 2004.




These pics were taken in 2005.

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soonami

Bonjour Philippe

Those trees look like a great start. Thanks for posting all the pics, sometimes it's hard to get people to take that extra minute or two to upload their trees, but it's great for everyone to get ideas and learn from each other.

It's interesting that the more you learn about bonsai the more tree seem to magically appear at your house, whether from friends, family, or what you buy.

phithu

Thank you Soonami! Very kind comments. I'll slowly get more pics on. I have a few trees that I like very much even if none are bonsaï. Eventually I hope to get all the photos on line.

Philippe

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