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Hello again guys, last year i noticed some one clearing their garden, i took this from the skip and got it home asap, it lives on and is growing strong, i think there is potential here but i dont have the confidence or experience, i dont know what to do with it,(if anything) i have no bonsai club or anyone who would know/care. i would really appreciate some advice. for starters, does it have potential?

There could be an interesting raft-style bonsai in it, but I can't see what type of tree it is. Do you happen to know that?

its a boxwood, i think thats all my collection will consist of for a while!

If it was mine, I definately would try a raft style bonsai.
I've not done that myself before, but of course, others have, so there are good instructions to be found:



Make sure you keep the original root ball untill enough new roots have formed to support the remaining branches.

An example of a boxwood raft:



Quick sketch (without pot or shaping of the branches... sorry )

yeah your right, iv been looking at raft style pics, how did you do that sketch? it took me 15 mins to do this, poor i know :blush: i might even wait till next year before i start i have a few other air layers on at the moment, id like to see how they work first, but thank you for giving me a direction its much appreciated.

sorry thats the wrong pic, iv lost the one where i colored around the boxwood in white.

Lee Beckett wrote: yeah your right, iv been looking at raft style pics, how did you do that sketch?

Copied the photo, used magic wand to cut out the part I needed, rotated it, used flood fill to create a new background, clone brush... pretty basic. It's not a great sketch, I don't have the patience for it... but I guess it's good enough to demonstrate the idea.

i might even wait till next year before i start i have a few other air layers on at the moment, id like to see how they work first, but thank you for giving me a direction its much appreciated.

It's always good to wait

Auk wrote: I've not done that myself before, but of course, others have, so there are good instructions to be found:

Great source Auk... I'll treasure this .pdf file

Alain