Before The tree was selected almost purely based on availability. I do not have loads of stock sitting around, so I have to drive around the area a little looking for suitable material. Taxus is a species which I really like for the berries, flexible wood [...]
Before This is my first yew. I found it at the local Walmart. I immediately saw the thick trunk and the branching low which should give good options for where to take it. I am excited to work with this material as most of my other trees in training are [...]
Before I bought this tree five years ago from a local grower in Barcelona. It was growing in a field to create a good garden subject. After repotting the tree was cut back to lower its size. In that state I bought a group of trees together with this one. [...]
Before Purchased from local Big R store’s garden center. Mature yews do not look like mature pines or spruces. I want to develop, or help develop, a “yew style:” a look that reflects the natural look of a mature old yew. This seems a [...]
This Taxus sp. from John Pitt was presented in the KoB progressive styling contest. He won the first prize in the ‘professional pre-bonsai stock’ classification, scoring 23 points of a possible 30. The material, originally a 2 year old [...]
