Morten Albek’s now famous shohin Boxleaf honeysuckle as it appeared in the 2010 Danish Bonsai Exhibition where it was part of Morten’s winning shohin display (see below).
Morten is the author of Majesty in Miniature: Shohin Bonsai (Stone Lantern publishing) and creator of the Shohin-Bonsai Europe website.
Here’s how it looked when it appeared on the cover of Bonsai Today issue 105 six years ago. Same pot, but if you compare this with it’s later incarnation above (disregarding that this photo’s is much sharper) you’ll see a tree is maturing in a very positive direction.
Moten’s winning display. In case your eyes are tired, that’s the Honeysuckle up top.
Hi Wayne (Hi Morten)… I am a very enthusiastic fan of Morten Albek. He teaches shohin bonsai & display at a rarely seen and always well-considered level.
Considering the shohin bonsai’s placement in the Danish exhibit, which shohin bonsai is secondary? The first photo looks unlikely as a close-up of the tree as-exhibited to me, and closer inspection confirms differences.