Natter night 27 Feb 2017.

The repotting theme continued tonight when Andy brought this Squamata Juniper to be placed at a better angle in the pot.

Now at the right angle.

Andy then removed some of the wire that was starting to mark the bark.

You can now see a better image.

Meanwhile Ken and myself did quite a bit of pruning on his Juniper forest.

Looks like two feet of clippings.

The forest looks much more open now.

Andy also spent some time wiring this Yew.

Which was then tweaked a little, it also needs to be pruned but this will be done later when all the buds have grown a bit.

A busy and productive night again.

The potting goes on.

Another one potted today.

This time a small Pine.

A dwarf Scots pine.

Although a young tree, I think it gives the it a bit more character than standing up.

More potting.

I think I have now got all of my larger trees repotted, unless I think of another,the latest two I have just finished this morning.

This Acer Palmatum was potted on just last year, but already it is pushing up from the pot.

The small pot was the one it was in before it was placed into the larger one.

After combing out the roots I placed it back in the pot just to show how much root it had produced in one year.

The roots that were removed to allow more room for regrowth this year.

Back in the pot and ready for another good year.

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My Hawthorn Group has been in this Walsall pot for about Ten years and I think it is about time for a repot.

After taking it out of the pot I removed quite a lot of the roots, some of which had thickened a lot.

After placing back in the pot I think it will benefit from some fresh compost.

Now I only have some of my smaller trees to do.

Potting morning.

I have had a morning of repotting and here are the results.

From the left, Berberis, Hawthorn and Kokonoe White Pine.

First to be done the Hawthorn.

Which has been turned anti-clockwise a little and tilted a bit to the right.

As this photo shows the buds are about to burst, so now was a good time for a repot.

This Berberis was the next to be done.

A new pot and a new angle, I can now concentrate on the foliage.

The greenhouse is starting to fill up quite fast.

Just in case of late frosts.

Another job done.

This morning I thought I would rewire my Dawn Redwood as the buds are fast starting to swell and it is easier before they open.

This year I will be keeping this tree in the greenhouse until all the frosts have gone, as last year the new leaves were caught and the tree suffered quite a lot. 

Larch repot.

Now I have the repotting gear in the studio I have started to get the tree's I need to repot done.

This Larch needed to have a change of angle after a recent restyle.

Done and looking better.

Still a few more to do.

Bonsai Thursday with Dave.

After a look round the garden to see what damage Doris had done, which is minimal I am pleased to say she almost missed us,I noticed how much the trees are nearly ready to bud burst.

So as a result of this I have started to do my repotting.

My Kokonoe White Pine is the first one to be done, as I needed to see which pot I could use, as I have a limited number of pots. Ha Ha.

My pot of choice is this pot by Bigei, I stood the tree in it to test for size before starting to comb out the roots.

After potting I am very pleased with the result.

Having changed the angle a little I had to do a bit of tweaking on the pads.

I have just seen the forecast for tonight and it says it could be frosty, so I will be keeping it inside for now.

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Dave brought this Juniper over today to do some work on and tidy up.

As it has been some what neglected for a few years and as I had the repotting gear ready, we decided another pot was in order.

No sooner said than done, so quick in fact that I did not take a before photo.

When the tree has had time to settle we will give it a good clean up on the deadwood then a feeding program to make it regain some vigor in the foliage.