I posted this valley oak to ‘beginbonsai.net’ about three years ago (see https://beginbonsai.net/2020/04/26/valley-oak-quercus-lobata/), after developing it for two years from nursery stock.
The tree today. This picture shows it in a messy ‘grow-out’ stage, before I remove the wire and prune back the branches after it loses its leaves for winter. I plan to put it in a bonsai pot next spring.
The tree on the day I purchased it and removed most of the trunk.
The tree in spring at the time of my previous posting for this tree.
The tree at the start of summer.
Mid-summer.
Fall
The tree in winter, after branch-pruning.
Rewired, ready for spring growth.
Spring growth.
Growing-out in fall.
Ready for repotting.
Unpruned root ball.
Root-pruned to fit pot.
Spring growth.
Summer growth.
Leaf-pruned later that day to encourage new growth.
Ready to regrow leaves
Leaf growth later in summer season.
End of growing season.
Spring growth earlier this year.
Late summer before reducing upper canopy stems.
The tree today showing sacrifice branch to thicken trunk.
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