(c) Craig Coussins
Craig Coussins will be exhibiting a ‘Shishigashira’ Acer Palmatum at the John Hanby Newstead Show in September.
The tree was grown from a cutting taken in 1970 by the well respected Bonsai UK Master Ken Shalliker . The tree came into Craig’s possession in 2005. It had not been maintained for a number of years.
Craig started to work on bringing the tree back to some shape and in 2008 it was re-potted into an Antique pot signed Shuho (1750). In 2009 the maintenance was taken over by Bonsai Master Peter Foele from Belgium. Peter helps Craig maintain the Coussin’s Bonsai Collection.
Other facts on the trees to be exhibited.
The Shishi Pot, is Turquoise drip glaze Tokoname Kilns made by the Yoshimura to-en-(Family). The Shishi is on a 18th century Japanese table and the scroll is a recently restored 18th century tea house scroll of a stone lantern with falling autumn leaves.
Another tree to be exhibited is a 20 year old Mame Rowan tree four inches tall and covered in pink berries. That is on a 17th century lacquered stand.
Read Craig Coussins, Styles of Bonsai
Show Location:
Newstead Bonsai & Garden Centre
Newstead Lane (B6428)
Havercroft
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 2HW
Telephone: 0044 (0) 1977 61004
Date: September 18′ to 19′ 2010
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Other September 2010 shows:
September 5′ – Bonsai Boot Sale being held by Dragon Bonsai at Bonllyw.
September 9′ – Marc Noelanders (Belgium) workshop. Friends of Bonsai Northern Ireland. Contact Cliff Farley – cliff.farley at btinternet.com
September 26′ – Bonsai Traders Association stands at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield. Club displays, demonstrations, competitions, shohin and suiseki displays. Details from Alan Harriman (China Mist) 0044 (0) 1427 890434.
Havercroft
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 2HW
Telephone: 0044 (0) 1977 61004
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I have seen some specimens with red leaves. Will the leaves of this bonsai turn red later?
Yes. You are right but the Shishi leaves turn gold then brown and not red. Please see the animation using this tree through the seasons on my home page.
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