{"id":3050,"date":"2024-09-06T17:53:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T07:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/?p=3050"},"modified":"2024-09-06T17:53:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T07:53:43","slug":"spring-2024-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/?p=3050","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spring seems to have come to Shibui Bonsai a bit earlier this year. This crab apple took centre stage at a BSV bonsai show in October about 25 or 30 years ago. Now it&#8217;s flowering in early September a full month earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5880-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5880-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5880-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5880-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5880-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5880-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring provides those of us in cooler Australian climates with a reward after months of cold and bare trees as the deciduous species begin to waken and push new leaves. i find it interesting that the trees don&#8217;t all grow at the same time. These trident maples are all growing within a few metres of each other and receive almost identical care but are progressing at quite different rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3052\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5884-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5884-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5884-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5884-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5884-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5884-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5884-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3053\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5886-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5886-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5886-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5886-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5886-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5886-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3054\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5888-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5888-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5888-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5888-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5888-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5888-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The shohin sized bonsai are also waking. 3 trident maples and a crab apple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3055\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5895-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5895-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5895-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5895-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5895-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5895-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5895-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3056\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5896-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5896-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5896-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5896-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5896-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5896-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5896-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3058\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5898-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5898-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5898-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5898-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5898-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5898-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5898-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3057\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5897-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5897-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5897-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5897-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5897-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5897-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5897-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that none of the trees shown here are for sale. Many of them have taken me 30 years or more to develop. I&#8217;m happy to sell pre bonsai and starters but I don&#8217;t want to spend another 30 years replacing these ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who do want an advanced bonsai I have a few older trees that I no longer have space or time for. If you want a special tree contact neil@shibuibonsai.com.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring seems to have come to Shibui Bonsai a bit earlier this year. This crab apple took centre stage at a BSV bonsai show in October about 25 or 30 years ago. 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