22 years later
I bought this tree from Jim Moody (Jupiter Bonsai) at the Ft.Lauderdale convention in I believe 1988 (87/89). $50 Raintree, we called them Simone’s back then. Jim Smith suggested I give it a try………….
When Ben O saw the tree he said “that no make good bonsai” I kept trying and it went through some different stages. Here are a few pictures from over the years.
Ben was in my garden last month. He made one positive comment about my trees. He saw the Brazilian Raintree and said “that is nice bonsai” Here she is now…………….I named her Grace.
Hope you enjoyed my trip back through time. Rick
February 8th, 2010 in
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My sister can see all 6 pictures but I’ve had 3 different people say they could only see a couple. I see them all…………………..I am OZ! Rick
Guess I should have realized I needed to keep the pics on Flickr……………………old age and new tech…challenges………………..
Nah Rick it happens to all of us.
This is a great show of proggression of pre-bonsai stock to Specimen Bonsai it gives hope that I may have it.
You’re gonna do great Juan. You are off to a fast start!
Thanks for sharing the evolution of this beautiful tree! It is good to keep the photos from the trees to see how they change over the years. Very nice…
That is quite impressive Rick. I love the development. That is definitely inspiring.
What can be said about this tree? Only thing I can think of is ” IT’S NOT FOR SALE!” LOL
Rick, your dedication is inspiring. I wasn’t aware it took so long. Thanks for sharing.