Czech Yamadori

A word used by Czech writer Ota Pavel in one of his stories published in "How I came to know fish".  Meaning?  I know it and if you like to know it as well  - just try to figure it out... The Snake - a yamadori that is very special  for me. It is one of my first mahaleb yamadori.  And a love on the first sight. Having the Snake for a few years in a pot I have had a feeling that adding one or two branches to a lower section of the trunk will improve its existing outline.    ( Note: most of my mahalebs from this location really do not like to put new growth in the lower section of their trunks.  Just strong apical domination - so that's why I use threadgrafts.. ).  2017 The grafts did well for two years after separation but during this summer they both have dried out.   I guess problem with a live vein. Well, after more than three years the only thing that has left is the JIN on the left hand side of the trunk... 2018 Winter   Anyway, we are gr

Height: 19 cm Another curvy yamadori.   I really do have a problem to find a decently straight tree in my backyard. Well, to be honest, there are few ones. So I should present one of them next time.      Pot: Growing nursery Looking for a new pot but no hurry.  At this stage of development the visual quality of the pot is not as importans as its size.   But still loking for something more rounded to have enough space for the sound development of surface roots.  Badly needed roots I should say...  The ageing bark highligts the visual age of the little hornbeam. The blogs are full of autumn colors.  But what about a gust of spring nearby a larch in its  autumn dress?

 Any time I look on this mahaleb I can see a cock picking some goddies from the ground... Height: 25 cm Width : 45 cm Style: Semicascade on a rock I am considering a tilt to the right something like 15° to get a full cascade and to get rid of this cockisch feelings... Deadwood mastered by the unimitable Master - the Nature. How the hell she achieve such fine details   The main roots doesn't look very attractive and it provokes/teases me any time I am passing by.  I have tried to develop some side roots on the main anchoring one to make it a bit more interesting.  Still not very happy with it.  Need to play with some virtuals. Michal, can you hear me?  We badly need some rocking pot for this fella.  I know how busy you are right now so what about 2020?

Autumn 2015 Spring 2018 Autumn 2018   Height 16 cm Width: 20 cm Oversized pot still in action due to the problematic roots.  I will check their conditions next spring to se what can be done there.  

It has been raining for last 30 hours or so. The rain droplets came down as if  bonsai watering can with very fine nozzle has been used.   The tree have taken the opportunity to decorate themselves with fancy pearl dress... I could not resist to take few pics.

Slowly getting there.  Still some root work on roots and fine tuning of the crown.  The rest should come with time... Badly needs some blossoms/berries though  Winter 2015 Summer 2018  Autumn 2018 Heght: +/- 38 cm Width:  50 cm

The autumn has its indisputable charm.  Well, at least if do not have an  arachnophobia.   For those who does I have this birch. Height:  85 cm