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Part 2 – Making the hard choices upfront.
When studying a progression image like this, your first thought should be to look for signs of continual development work. If this ‘tree,’ had a nice clean silhouette then you know the tree is not being developed to a high standard.
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Repotting a collected Liquid Amber.
You will find many actions we take in bonsai are not driven just by aesthetics like having a nice nebari but it’s also ‘rooted’ in horticulture, we don’t want to have a pot filled with large roots but with fine feeder roots.
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The importance of self critique.
The more we self critique, the better we can critique others.
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Have you mastered your own environment?
Each environment is unique and it is up to us as caretakers of these trees to know every square inch of it in order to best utilise it for our bonsai.
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Metrosideros Excelsa ‘Pōhutukawa’ root over rock bonsai – Where’s the disconnect?
Think of it as seeing something good and wanting more of it, versus not seeing anything but going full tilt to finally have a look and it’s gone in the wrong direction.
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‘Reiterative growth’ a new branch of the Bunjin style.
Each line referencing a moment in the tree’s life, struggles, situational circumstances and ultimately a reflection of the tree’s soul.
Fantastic root ball, must have been one of the easier repots!
Such aa valuable lesson for all. As usual Robs so well written. I really am enjoying reading your blogs.
Two Islands Bonsai 
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