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Lee Wilson Demonstration - July 2nd 2001

Well known Bonsai exponent & treasurer of AABC, Lee Wilson comes from Sydney Australia, where he runs a retail Bonsai Nursery - TriColour Nursery. The nursery is situated in Garden Street, Warriewood, New South Wales. Phone (02) 9997 4108.

Lee holds classes at the nursery, stocks all requirements for Bonsai enthusiasts and features a permanent Bonsai Exhibition.

Lee came to Bonsai Northwest for our Monday evening meeting as guest demonstrator. With stock he had only just viewed, Lee put together a group of Trident Maples. Later in the demo, he turned a 'group planting' into a 'forest planting' with the addition of natural grasses, ferns, rocks and surface pebbling.

Lee Wilson - Guest demonstrator for July The Trident Maples chosen for Lee's demo

Lee wires and prepares the pot The first tree is chosen and prepared

Then second and third trees are added About 20 trees were placed with NO top pruning - yet!

Through the thicket Adjustments were made before branch trimming

In order to differentiate between a 'group planting' and a 'forest planting', Lee used large numbers of grasses, ferns, rocks & pebbles to 'naturalise the setting. He used 5 different pebble covers in varying diametres from 2 mm to 1 cm. The largest grasses were placed around the number 1 tree area.

Here the trees have had their first trim The largest crowd we've ever had. Eighty five percent of members turned out for the Wintery demonstration!

And NO ONE fell asleep! Here, the forest is finished it's initial planting. It will now be trimmed regularly encouraging top growth and branching.

Some of the Trees from the display tables. This beautiful Saikei was created by a country demonstrator and brought in for the evening. Beautiful!

A lovely Trident group Literati style, created at the workshops the day before.

Another great Trident group Several trees created at the workshops

2 rocks joined and the tree placed at the base. A large Chinese elm re-styled

Juniper Squamata created at the workshops A clump style setting of Purple Beech.

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Lee Wilson - Guest demonstrator for July	The Trident Maples chosen for Lee's demo

Lee wires and prepares the pot	The first tree is chosen and prepared

Then second and third trees are added	About 20 trees were placed with NO top pruning - yet!

Through the thicket	Adjustments were made before branch trimming

In order to differentiate between a 'group planting' and a 'forest planting', Lee used large numbers of grasses, ferns, rocks & pebbles to 'naturalise the setting.	He used 5 different pebble covers in varying diametres from 2 mm to 1 cm. The largest grasses were placed around the number 1 tree area.

Here the trees have had their first trim	The largest crowd we've ever had. Eighty five percent of members turned out for the Wintery demonstration!

And NO ONE fell asleep!	Here, the forest is finished it's initial planting. It will now be trimmed regularly encouraging top growth and branching.

Some of the Trees from the display tables.	This beautiful Saikei was created by a country demonstrator and brought in for the evening. Beautiful!

A lovely Trident group	Literati style, created at the workshops the day before.

Another great Trident group	Several trees created at the workshops

2 rocks joined and the tree placed at the base.	A large Chinese elm re-styled

Juniper Squamata created at the workshops	A clump style setting of Purple Beech.