Update - 8th August

I have given below the update of the trees after some gap.

The ficus family seems to be increasing in my collection.

The gr8 ficus family

 I have prunned the branches so close for this ficus relig. tree, trying to make it resemle more lilke the one we see in streets.

 This guova tree started to flower after a long time, which is difficult to see in this pic, but will post the pic with the fruits very soon.

Guova tree

 Recently I prunned the branches very close of this bougenville tree ( compare its earlier pics), now it attained a balanced tree form with flowers too !!! soon will be trimmed again.

Bouganvilla

 I removed the wiring on this tree recently, but will do it again.

Tiger bark ficus

 Asoka tree showing new growth of foilage

 Banyan with more foilage

 This is one of my experimental ficus, where I apply new techniques first to it !!!. Recently added few grass foilage from near by park, and they are growing well !!

Updated pics of few of my fav trees

The tiger bark ficus and the other one (unknown name, somebody can help) were growing fast. Latest pics given below. Also the pomgranate started to flower a lot, to protect it from a squril (usually it bites the flower of this tree) I am presently keeping it indoor

The amazing effect of slanting style

I have been struggling to achieve the style of my few bonsai trees, which are otherwise excellent in health and ramification. Though I knew about the slanting style,but it didnt hit me to apply to these trees to make them look better.
But during my travelling as usual when I was observing the style of trees in the roadside, the amazing effect  of slanting style of trees  triggered to me. Usually the trees which are growing in the road side tend to slant or lean forward for more light which makes them bent in their trunk and this one is the mostly adopted style of the trees in our country. Next time when you walk in the road of full of trees just try to observe this.

Now, I have given below the pics of trees after the slanting position was achieved and you can see the difference now.

Rain forest tree after slanting few degrees

Powder puff tree after slanting

Growing ficus bonsai

Especially the styling effect on the above citruous tree is quite pleasing. Compare the previous image of this tree taken a year before below. This was initially placed to view from the straight towards its branch. But when I looked this tree accidentally from this view, it remembers the famous conifer bonsai's. Hence Yesterday I removed it from the previous pot, cleaned the roots and it was potted in this linear pot which supports the style of this tree.




Citrus tree a year before



Other bonsai's in progress

The boganville and wheel flower tree bonsais given below. The bogan ville plant was thrown out by my neighbour, and I saw it in the street, and given a life,  it has started to develop a nice bonsai with lot of flowers, I wish my neighbour should see this now.

Few other banyan samples

I have started to grow few other banyan trees. The pics given below. The first one is the original banyan tree sapling. The second one is the related species, while buying it was air layerd, the top portion was cut and started to grow nicely now (thrid pic)

Banyan sapling

The twin brothers - Guava tree update

This five year old guava tree was air layerd and the top portion of the tree was planted separately. It is growing now very well, with more leaves and surprisingly it has started to flower and grow fruits. 

The tree with air layering, the top and bottom parts now growing as
individual trees

 

The developed air roots

  

The top portion after removal



The bottom part

The air layerd top portion, now fully grown with fruits



The growing fruits



Update - 3rd April 2011

The pics of bonsais were taken recently and posted below. The banyan bonsai was removed from the bigger pot, and potted into the flat plastic tub, since I was not able to get a bonsai pot in that dimension and length, also please note the aerial roots, I am trying to create an illusion by planting two similar saplings, they will joined to the main tree later.



Amla tree














The following tree was taken as a few weeks older sapling from my work place, and potted in a bigger pot. The tree developed a side branch and the upper part was dead, the side branch grown vigorously, I was continuously prunning the side branch. Now with excellent ramification the branch has given a complete shape to this tree, also note the nebari (bottom of the trunk), which is developing nicely.
 

Tiger bark ficus bonsai in progress

This is the top cutting of the banyan bonsai stock,
developing as a nice bonsai with aerial root

Brazilian rain tree bonsai in progress



Updates will be posted soon

Dear Friends,

Due to hectic work schedule I was unable to update this blog, but will be soon post updates on the progress of the bonsai's soon including few new additions