Bonsai is the art of time

This article originates from the understanding of bonsai in Hongdou nursery. Time is the art of bonsai, time can make bad piles become good ones, and time can also turn good piles into waste piles. Can hold the heart, control the hand, toward the original heart, all the way forward do not give up, with time to witness your efforts, the miracle may be one day in the future. Don't talk too much nonsense, just look at the example in the picture!

There are too many friends do not want to take the time to accumulate (I used to be the same), but later, only to find that the stump that took several years has become a chicken rib. If we had waited with peace of mind over the past few years, the outcome would have been completely different. Let's take a look at how bonsai is cultivated from the following examples, very common tree stumps, very common tree species, maybe you can't turn it into a decent bonsai, but others have done it, what's the difference? What is bad is time, it is patience.

Example 1:

This is a tree stump from 2000, tree species: Tang pear.

At the end of 2006.

Styling began at the beginning of 2007.

The base is hollowed out to increase the sense of vicissitudes.

This is what it looks like in 2012.

Example two

The tree stump in 2001 has been raised in pots for one year. Tree species, red in the mountains, also known as wild Hawthorn.

Tree phase in 2003.

The tree phase in 2006.

The tree phase in 2009.

2017.

Example three

This pile has been kept in a pot for 2 years. The initial time of going down the mountain is 2005. Tree species, red in the mountains. (if it is planted in the ground. Can be shortened by one year)

The styling began at the end of 2008.

Spring 2009.

Late autumn 2010.

May 2011.

The cultivation of tree stump bonsai embodies countless painstaking efforts and a long time. There are many bonsai lovers who get a downhill stump and can't wait to ask someone to design the shape, and the branch of the stump is often not as ideal as you think. Therefore, the shape of bonsai should change because of change. Bonsai design can only be a reference. Follow the clues to find, follow one, often the road will be narrower and narrower, wasting good time.