Not So Common Privet Bonsai 4/3/16

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One of Harry Harrington's latest Privet bonsai. This one has highly refined delicate carving with abundant sabamiki, which is something I've noticed in Harry's bonsai lately. Height 16" (39 cm). Pot by Erin Bonsai Pottery.

I’ve been following Harry Harrington since Bark’s earliest days (2009). He has a thing for Common privets (Ligustrum ovalifolium) and they’ve long interested me too, though you just don’t see that many Privet bonsai. Except if you follow Harry.

 

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This one was collected from a 70 year old hedge row in 2012, though you can bet it didn't look like this then. Height 13" (33 cm). Pot by Erin Bonsai Pottery.

 

priv4An old tree with modern feel. Collected from the same 70 year old hedge row as the one just above. Height 13" (34 cm). Pot by Erin Bonsai Pottery.
 

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Harry doesn't say how old the hedgerow was. Height 14" (36 cm). Pot by Erin Bonsai Pottery.

 

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Like the others shown here, this gnarled oldie was also no doubt dug from an ancient English hedgerow, though unlike the others it's not so vertically inclined. Height 15" (55 cm). Pot by Erin Bonsai Pottery.

 

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This craggy eccentric hasn't found its way into a pot yet, though based on what we've seen so far, you might guess that it will come from Erin Bonsai Pottery. Height 19" (45 cm). Spread 17" (42 cm).

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