Markus Demonstrates Bonsai

Markus Leutwyler visited December 2 and 3 in 1997 and helped prepare this bonsai demonstration:

Step one: Markus selects a tree. This one is a prostrata juniper.
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Step two: Markus digs the tree from the growing bed.
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Step three: Markus with the tree on the table ready for pruning.
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Step four: Markus prunes the branches.
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Step five: Markus selects a bonsai pot.
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Step six: After the roots are pruned to fit the pot, Markus packs potting soil around the roots.
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Step seven: Markus shows off the finished bonsai.
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markus02.htm; This file was created December 4, 1997, last updated January 20, 2010, by Rick Wagner.