AusBonsai

G,day to all of you in Melbourne and surrounds. Last weekend 15th 16th had to come back Sunday. I was invited to the club to do a demonstration, and conduct some workshops.
We had a ball we worked on Natives and exotics. The stock was like all work shops variable from good to well. On the Friday night I was given a rather bushy Agonis flexuosa nana, with two trunks and multiple branches .
Mrs Pup and I had been shown around the Peninsula by Adrian Davis and his charming wife Lizabeth. We were taken onto one of the many golf courses in the area.

This gave me an idea for the demo WINDBLOWN not swept. Quite a lot of the tree's on the course are blown by the wind from one direction then in the day it changes to come from another direction.
So instead of being really extreme in there lean they are not and the foliage is not blown as hard as in windswept. So that set the thought process working.
Now all I had to do was execute it.
Friday night I was introduced to my critics and audience, The reason I say critics is some were there to watch for other reasons. Who is this Bloke from the West?

Well I enjoyed the banter that was free flowing and very friendly, the jokes were all acceptable, we even got one on Viagra from one of the older female members.
With the intros out of the way I started cutting into the tree. I had not really worked out a plan, but I did want to leave a deliberate faux pa.

I saw one branch going against the flow and not needed so that was it. Then I got started and kept up the chat as we progressed though the night. The worst part was I was getting over an attack of Bronchitis, so when some one said something funny instead of laughing I stated coughing.
We got there in the end so here we are with some pictures. Most are from Mrs Pup's point and shoot, so without more ado here they are. No names no packdrill There are more pictures to follow of Saturdays workshops. Please bare with me as I have still got a barking cough
Cheers Pup

Nice, i like the 'windblown' tree

Hi Pup
There is little worse than being under the weather when you have a job you want to put your all into
There area few nice display trees there. What was your thoughts on the Literati

Your Demo tree is intresting. I probably would have cut the trunks off at 1:6 and said now we wait for it to grow back. NEXT
I am not sure I see the faux pa unless it is the crossing branch on the left?
Looks like you got to show of some skills with your interpretation of wind blown. Maybe you could run me through where you would go from here with the tree. You may remember that this species is a long time favourite of mine but I have given up having too much trouble in the cold. I am thginking they are closer to the coast at Morinington Peninsula so not as cold?

Bretts wrote:Hi Pup
There is little worse than being under the weather when you have a job you want to put your all into
There area few nice display trees there. What was your thoughts on the Literati

Your Demo tree is intresting. I probably would have cut the trunks off at 1:6 and said now we wait for it to grow back. NEXT
I am not sure I see the faux pa unless it is the crossing branch on the left?
Looks like you got to show of some skills with your interpretation of wind blown. Maybe you could run me through where you would go from here with the tree. You may remember that this species is a long time favourite of mine but I have given up having too much trouble in the cold. I am thginking they are closer to the coast at Morinington Peninsula so not as cold?

G,day Brett we discussed the Bunjingi with the owner. He said he was having a problem at the first branch he had to shorten it as he was not happy. So he is redeveloping it.
As for the Agonis it was quite a full tree with nothing left on the inside because of the full canopy. Windblown is where the branches are not bent to extreme angles and the foliage does not have to follow the line of the branches. Which in most cases will not work.
So if look though Deborah Koreshoff's book she has a couple of drawings and explanations of it. Having been around the south west coast as a surfer you will have seen, both windswept and windblown. Like around Young's siding and Torbay, where land has been cleared for grazing paddocks. Then some tree's left for shade for the stock. When the wind is strong for part of the day and year, then softer as the year progresses to more barmy winds.
So the trees have some respite over the strong winds.
I hope this helps in explaining it. As with all demonstration tree's the framework is there the owner now has to develop it. He was given instructions. Also on what type of tray to commission from Lorraine Simpson, the local potter. Yes you got it. It was then wired more and moved to the right position, which I forgot to show I thought Mrs Pup might have, but we all know what thought did don't we.