Contrast this with the before photo below to get a hit of what you can do with a piece of rebar, some nerve, and more than a little skill. All the photos in this post are of bonsai by David Benavente.
I’m out of town and busy with things too numerous to mention, so I’m going to mine our archives once again. Apologies if you’ve already seen this one, but considering that it’s from over three years ago, my best guess is that most of you haven’t, and if you have, you’ve forgotten it by now. And just in case you haven’t forgotten, I thought maybe I could fool you by cleverly changing the title from Bonsai with Rebar by David Benavente to the Rebar Fix you see above.
The original was also the first time we devoted a post to David Benavente and his bonsai. Since then, David’s trees have appeared here several times. For good reason. David is one of our most accomplished Western bonsai artists and he has the added plus of being one of the happiest (if appearance and any indication).
Before. This tree is begging for a good rebar fix.
Full cascade Scot’s pine by David Benavente. You can provide the adjectives. Check out David’s site for the before photos (for this tree and two below) and some other before and after bonsai.
A wild looking Wild olive.
Savin juniper (BTW we just devoted a whole post to Savin – aka Sabina – junipers a few days ago)
For more of David Benavente bonsai, visit his website.
David has some great trees but since he is a dealer you would expect the best styles and trees. How many trees are his and how many from outside sources?
Hi John,
I don’t know the answer to your question. I always assume the trees are his.