Holly Bonsai #1
A more recent pic of the developing crown of the Holly - it's really popping right now, a great deal of new growth. Holly species are very 'sticky' - that is, they are hard to jin the branches, and develop motion; it's better to develop this movement and taper in Holly with cuts, and pinching early when it's still green. Looking to be a healthy tree, and fun next year to develop.
Holly Bonsai #1
This was a stock garden Holly (will have to re-discover the species) from my favorite Nursery.. It's been reduced greatly, with a few more branches calling for removal. I did not take them all at once - as I wanted to wait for it to re-root after it's root reduction as well, and see which branches survived naturally before making my final 'cuts'. Beginning to see a great deal of new growth, and a few branch die-offs as expected. Informal Style is in it's future.
