The Drunkard
The Drunkard
This is my first hawthorn. The name which is not very poetic for bonsai comes from its twisted roots. If I remember well the tree has grown in a crevice that has formed the basic shape of the roots. The piece of stone at the base of the tree came only some time after the collection. The growing pot is a bit larger to allow the free growth of roots that are encircling the stone from its front and back. I hope that within the next one or two growing seasons to roots will be strong enough to present them as a surface roots that should create with the existing ones a stable root base.
Front view
Back view
Detail of my stupid attempt to speed up the ageing of the bark at the bottom section of the tree. A few years ago I used a flat chisel to puncture the bark. While the idea is maybe not completely wrong the execution was a disaster. The cuts are too dense and the appearance of this part of the trunk is not realistic. It will take yeeeears to get better. Whether at all...
This is my first hawthorn. The name which is not very poetic for bonsai comes from its twisted roots. If I remember well the tree has grown in a crevice that has formed the basic shape of the roots. The piece of stone at the base of the tree came only some time after the collection. The growing pot is a bit larger to allow the free growth of roots that are encircling the stone from its front and back. I hope that within the next one or two growing seasons to roots will be strong enough to present them as a surface roots that should create with the existing ones a stable root base.
Front view
Back view
Detail of my stupid attempt to speed up the ageing of the bark at the bottom section of the tree. A few years ago I used a flat chisel to puncture the bark. While the idea is maybe not completely wrong the execution was a disaster. The cuts are too dense and the appearance of this part of the trunk is not realistic. It will take yeeeears to get better. Whether at all...
Detail of current surface roots
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