Keshiki bonsai no. 70

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in Japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

My keshiki come from the same idea.

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Hand-made Australian bonsai “dish”

 

 

Keshiki bonsai no. 70 is a Swamp cypress with moss and loose stones.

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Keshiki bonsai no. 66

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in Japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

My keshiki come from the same idea.

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Hand-made bonsai pot

 

 

 

 

Keshiki bonsai no. 66 is a formal upright Swamp Cypress with moss and loose stones.

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Keshiki no. 43

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

My keshiki come from the same idea.

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Keshiki no. 43 is a ‘forest’ of three swamp cypress with pincushion moss and loose stones.

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Keshiki no. 37

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

My keshiki come from the same idea.

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Hand made bonsai pot

 

Keshiki no. 37 is a ‘forest’ of three swamp cypress with pincushion moss and loose stones.

 

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Keshiki no. 27

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.

My keshiki come from the same idea.

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re-purposed ceramic pot from New Zealand

 

Keshiki no. 27 is a Swamp Cypress forest (nine trees) with rocks, loose stones and moss. I’ll post again in the late summer to show the growth – these little sticks are just getting going…

              
              

Swamp Cypress

Shot from above

Taxodium distichum is also known as bald cypress, swamp cypress, southern-cypress, white-cypress, et cetera. They are a deciduous tree, so in all but the warmest climates they drop their leaves in the winter. This means in turn that – in the spring – they throw out new shoots and can be very vigorous growers.

Here are some shots from the garden from a handful of swamp cypress bonsai.

New growth and a trunk showing off the cypress’ nice colours

 

Close up of an established branch with new growth

A branch filling up

 

Another tree, same growth pattern

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