This is a Melaleuca rhaphiophylla which I collected at the end of 2012.






A quite small tree with long branching which i removed.




The tree recovering well




September 2013




Training new shoots as they are beginning to grow , this is done because backbudding although good on this species is unpredictable. Keeping all shoots for some time is a safe way to go .





going into January 2014 and a tree is taking shape





This is how the Melaleuca looked by the end of 2014, changed into this Container from Bellota pottery.

approx height 330mm




thanks and have a great weekend

I am always amazed with what you can get from a tree. The trees you have posted are just thoroughly amazing. Thank you for sharing with us and have a good weekend too.

That is an amazing series of images. I am going to have to learn a lot more about this art of trees.

Cheers

Robbie

Alwys baffled by the scale of some trees

Hi Guys,
The design possiblities within trees are endless, it's just sometimes hard to see them.

Looking/seeing is learning as they say. Looking at the way others go about what they do helps us learn .

When designing any of my trees I always work to the 1 in 6 height ratio which I believe is a real help to bringing "scale" to the tree.

These pics are not the best quality but they are more recent pics showing some more progress,












there's a movie also

craigbud.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/mov03783.mpg

meljobubonsai.com/movies/

thanks guys.