I bought this oak from the California Botanic Garden in Claremont, California on December 28, 2019. For a history of its development from then until April, 2022, see https://beginbonsai.net/2022/04/23/engelmann-oak-quercus-engelmannii/.
The tree today. I am still developing the trunk and haven’t picked a front. If this view becomes the front I will remove the lowest right branch and possibly some of the upper trunk.
The tree when I bought it from the California Botanic Garden.
The tree in early summer after the previous posting. It has always had burnt leaf tips in summer. I have always kept it in full sun. I am trying to water it more (three or four times a day in summer) and have replaced this pot with a larger one subsequent to when this picture was taken.
The tree at the end of the year.
The base of the tree from the same view. I was considering developing it as a small tree but have since decided I would like it to be a larger tree.
Still growing in the small pot.
Winter.
Time for repotting.
Root-pruned and placed in a larger growing pot.
The tree in its new pot.
Pruned back the branch tips and applied cut paste to the wounds.
New growth.
Second flush of growth.
End of winter.
Branch-pruned.
Spring growth.
Second flush from older growth.
Branch-pruned. It might have been better to let the second flush harden off before pruning.
New growth earlier this month.
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