I had the opportunity to attend a two-days workshop with bonsai master François Jeker on November 4 and 6, organized by the Société de Bonsaï et de Penjing de Montréal. Here is the tree that I evolved under the supervision of Mr. Jeker, a collected larch that I had been growing since 2015.
First we removed three large branches that I was keeping to grow the trunk and changed them into gins. The remaining branches were wired and the new head was compacted.
The Larch at the beginning of the workshop.
Dead wood.
The core of the trunk was rotten and we had to carve out the wood until we reached hard wood.
I drilled the trunk up to the roots to enable drainage.
Work completed
Front view.
Side view.
Rear view.
