small Ulmus procera

We've had a really cold period in Norway lately with temps down to - 23 c, so there is not much bonsai activities out doors at the moment, but I keep some of my trees in my barn during the winter and yesterday I felt like doing some work so I found this little english elm and decided to do the initial shaping of it.






















I started by working on the deadwood and then I selected the branches and wired them.





















As you can see I didn't finish the shaping of the tree. I left the branches long and only wired the inner parts of the branches. I did this because I want the branches to thicken quickly. When I have the desired thickness on the branches I will cut them back drasticly and start to work on the ramification.

The next step is to repot the tree when spring arrives.

While we wait for spring 2

Here are some pics of an elm (Ulmus glabra) that I'm going to collect as soon as spring arrives. The photos are from last winter and last summer. It's growing at the roadside and has been cut back every year for many years.

My bonsaigarden in winter

This is how my bonsai garden looks right now.There are more than 50 trees in this pic hidden under about 70 cm of snow!
I hope for warmer weather soon!

New bonsai forum for Scandinavia

A new bonsai forum has emerged. Skandinavisk Bonsaiforum aims to be a gathering place for the Scandinavian bonsai scene. Hopefully this will bring the scattered Scandinavian bonsai scene together.
Although people will be posting in their native Scaninavian language, English is also welcome.