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20-Nov-2005

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hansvanmeer

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(Photo 1 Here the sucker branches are cut off.

(Photo 19.)
Here the stump is removed.

(Photo 20)
This is how she looks from the front, mutch better.
more to come.

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20-Nov-2005

#12

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(Photo 21.)

The tree in June the same year (2001), after some pruning and some more wireing.

(Photo 22.)

In May 2002, still going and growing strong!

Nex finaly the end of this story!

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20-Nov-2005	#13
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20-Nov-2005

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The happy end!

(Photo 23.)
Shows the tree in here first show, at Joy of bonsai 2005 in Bath (U.K.) this spring. Full of flowers it looked as if she wanted to show the folks back home she was dowing just fine in Holland!

(Photo 24.)
Shows the tree back in my garden after she was showed at this years Ginkgo award in Belgium.
The birds hade a go at here berries, but she stil looks nice!
She has come a long way from that small hill somewere in Wales! I was very lucky to find here, and i look forward to the next years working with her!

Thank you for your patience and i hope you liked here little story?
Best regards,
Hans van Meer.

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20-Nov-2005	#15
mgc bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Nov-2005 Location: Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania Country: USA USDA Zone: 5-6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 29	I am most impressed..... More importantly, I am most Inspired. You are an Inspiring fellow Hans...... Thanks a million for the effort and for taking the time to share this story, indeed, this process, with us. Mike

20-Nov-2005	#16
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21-Nov-2005	#17
clrosner bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Nov-2001 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA Country: USA USDA Zone: 6/7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,022	Hans: A terrific photo story. It only proves the point about taking pictures along the way, as you develop a magnificent specimen! Thanks for all the time and effort to bring us a portion of the life of the tree from the mountain to the pot! __________________ Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7 arteacher3725@yahoo.com CHECK OUT MY UPDATED WEBSITE AT[B]: www.carlrosner.com

21-Nov-2005	#18
CScott bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Shasta County, California Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 388	Are you done? Great series, very informative. Our club collected Canyon Live Oak yesterday and mine is similar in size to your hawthorn. After viewing your pics I may have to get out the loppers and be a little more aggressive on the branches. I plant collected trees in a growing bed for the first two years - they seem to appreciate the constant moist ground at a stable temperature. Thanks Hans! Carmen

21-Nov-2005	#19
rowan57 bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Apr-2004 Location: Nr Halifax Country: England USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 2-3? Posts: 857	Great story + step-by-step Hans, i think i remember the tree from the Ginkgo Awards, very nice! You are right, it has come along way since wales, not just in distance!! Truly wonderful to see native trees being used for bonsai, is hawthorn native to Holland as well? Many regards Rowan __________________ In literary and art criticism there are two criteria, the political and the artistic.... Words and actions should help to unite, and not divide, the people of our various nationalities I often talk to myself because i am the only one who truly understands me.

21-Nov-2005

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rowan57

Great story + step-by-step Hans, i think i remember the tree from the Ginkgo Awards, very nice! You are right, it has come along way since wales, not just in distance!! Truly wonderful to see native trees being used for bonsai, is hawthorn native to Holland as well?

Many regards
Rowan

Thanks everybody, i am glad you liked my story! There was more...but it was after 3 in the morning so i had to stop somewere! I had an early dentist apointment (brrrrrr) the next morning so....!

Yes they are native in Holland as well, although hardly as old or spectaculaire as the ones i collected in the U.K.! I am at the moment working on some that i was able to collect close from where i live near the beach, but to find one here in Holland with any quality is very very hard, so i have been lucky once again! I hope they work out like i planed, because bonsai from dutch material are pretty rear!
Best regards,
Hans van Meer.

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