Prunus Subhirtella Autumnalis

I have found this prunus in a local nursery. The only thing what caught my eye, was the massive nebari. The upper part is absolutely boring (it´s straight) - that´s why I´m looking forward to create the prospectice crown with only new shoots.

Well, it´s gonna be a long-term project but I´m expecting to get a small and powerful shohin out of it. Such projects are perfect opportunities to improve the horticultural skills.

I´ll keep you posted :)

The last yamadori hunt in 2009

Hi fellows,

here are some pictures of the trees, which my buddy Dave and I took at our last yamadori hunt in the middle of September.








I collected my tree just on the way back ;) ... I wasn´t in the mood to take again a heavy monster like the last time! I´ll certainly make a literaty out of this stick :)




I´ve collected these plants also in the alps and I´m looking forward to plant them into some nice accent pots. What could better match to an old yamadori than these plants ...








Especially Dave´s tree showed his real quality after potting! It´s amazing what an other potting-position may change!