Crataegus raft by John Pit. Wow. What a unique and compelling bonsai. A true sinuous raft style planting. You don’t see too many of these and I’ve never seen one quite like this. Great pot too. John Pitt is a well known English potter, so I imagine he made the pot as well as the planting.
This drawing is from an article on raft style bonsai on Bonsai Culture Group Malta. I just discovered this site, and haven’t had time to explore it, but on the surface, it looks quite good with a wealth of bonsai information.
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I think the Crataegus raft is excellent. Gives me an idea for my own Crataegus raft which is nothing compared to this.
Hi Hansie,
Agreed. You don’t see that many good raft plantings and this one is both quite good and truly unique.
This instantly made me think of doing one like it out of a Japanese larch. Any thoughts?
Hi Evan,
It occurs to be that I’ve seen larch rafts, but memory doesn’t always serve. Anyone?