Fort Worth Bonsai Convention

Convention day is
finally here....& were packing the trailer and getting ready to go!!!!










The sheriff Steven Hendricks & deputy
Ladd Kelley are at the registration desk.














Later the rest of the registration posse
is present consisting of Mike Prachyl/Diane
Lowe/Steven Hendricks/&Dan Leblanc.















Headliners Peter Warren from the UK/Matt Ouwinga from Chicago,Ill./Peter Tea from Calf.
and shown here working on a juniper is Guy
Guidry from Louisiana.













Peter Tea on the left & John Kirby on the
right from Von's gardens,with a magnificent pine that Peter spent a day and a half trimming &
wiring for John.















Gregory LeBlanc from Black Bayou
Bonsai in Louisiana works on one of his trees .















Allen Roach from Pensacola Florida
speaks to a customer.












Dan & Jerry Hammack from
Sanderson Creek Bonsai in Ft.Worth -dang it
Jerry you moved just as I took the picture.















Estella Flather from Artistic Plants in
Burleson,Texas talks to Joe Andrews & customers.














Candy & Mike Hansen and their daugter
run MPB Bonsai Studio in Pflugerville,Texas.













Terry Ward makes sales to Candy Hansen
and Howard Smith.















Hurley Johnson from Timeless Trees in
Rosenburg,Texas works on one of his junipers.
















After much trimming and wiring the
finished product well worth the effort!!














My daughter Tory and Howard & his
daughter Isabella. Howard and his wife Sylvia
run the Bonsai Smiths in Dallas,Texas.















Hi there Scott, almost didn't see you
there wearing a green shirt amongst all those
trees.Scott works for Metro Maples in Ft.Worth.











Scott is a long time friend and fellow
Bonsai enthusiasts & we both enjoy maples.












That's me Ray Hernandez from Bent Tree
Bonsai in Dallas,Texas.















This is part of the gang that hangs out
at Bent Tree Bonsai. starting on the left Mr. B
& his son /Jason/Greg/me /& kneeling Jacob.
Missing are Se and Eric, thanks guys for all the
help,couldn't have done it with out you.










Mr. B & Jacob checking out the items for raffle.
Scott Rae doing last minute checks so every thing
will go smoothly.



















Good job Scott the Raffles went of smoothly
& thanks to the young ladies for all their help,
selling raffle tickets & holding up items.















Jacob seemed pleased with winning several
items from the Raffles!!!
All in all it was a great experience and a good
convention!!!!








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Fort Worth Bonsai Convention

Ft.Worth bonsai "Cowtown" Convention 2010


We're excited the Ft.Worth Bonsai convention is just around the corner !!!! It will be held
on June 11,12 & 13. at the Radisson Hotel on I35 & Meacham Blvd.
We will be vendors along with many others , we invite you to come participate in the festivities.
Come and enjoy the art of Bonsai at it's best!!! There will be many programs , the exhibit area with wonderful tress, the many raffles & last but not least the vendor area--- hope to see you
there!!!


These are some of the trees we're cutting &
trimming for the convention :


























































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Hectic time at the nursery

We have been busy the last couple of months ,what with collecting trees and getting them potted up. Then we set up the shade cloth /set up the benches /empty out the greenhouse / now we are clipping & re potting like crazy.
I couldn't have done it with out the help of good friends like "Se"/ Jason / Mr. "B"/ and Jacob !!! Thanks guys I really appreciate it!!!





These maples were dug up from my raised bed along with nine others.....by Se & myself.












We set up kind of an assembly line /bare rooting /cutting the roots /& then potting them in containers.





















These eleven trees were the result of our days effort..Thank you "Se"!




















This is a pink rhododendron straight out of the green house.














This is an old gnarled boxwood. Estimated age about 35-to- 40 yrs.

















A 25 yr old ficus with a lot of aerial roots.















Mr."B" watches Jacob pruning a trident maple.


















Mr."B" uses a power tool to hollow out a cut















Mr."B" knows how to prune a collected tree for future development.




















Jacob & Mr."B" with a collected cedar elm.












Jacob shows us his pruning technique....thanks guys for all your help !!!
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UPDATE

POMEGRANATE & AZALEA

After being trapped in my collapsed cold frame I rescued them & they
were re potted.
















After bare rooting this pomegranate & cutting the
tap root .














It was potted up in my soil mix using a
Styrofoam box. This was done Feb /20/2010.
















Now about six & a half weeks later it has
put out new shoots & leafed out. Will keep you
posted on its progress & future development.















This Azalea went through some radical
root pruning and through some pretty heavy
top pruning at the same time.













It was potted up in my soil mix along with
some peat moss and watered with rain water.














It has flowered put out new shoots and
leaves but most importantly it has shown signs
of new roots!













Typically hybrid Azalea's tend to put out
blooms with two colors in this case white & red
and the occasional solid red bloom.
I will keep posting on its development.

















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Texas Red Oak

Monday 3/22/2010

This was an 18 to 20 ft. red oak that I decided to dig up this yr. instead of next yr. The buds were starting break open so I chopped the top off & got the root ball out. This is what it looked like after I bare rooted it.









This is what remained after I cleaned it up, with most of the tap root intact.














This is the view from opposite side, it has a nice curve & about a 4" trunk at the base.












This is where I cut off the rest of the tap root from the bottom of the root mass.















Then I sat the tree in a tub of water to soak while I prepared a Styrofoam box to put it in.












After a few more cuts to the roots so it would fit in the box ,I filled it in with my bonsai soil mix.
So now I'll have to wait & see what develops. I will probably have to grow new branches from scratch provided it survives.
Updates on it's progress, I hope!




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