Whanake Bonsai.

New Zealand Bonsai Artist.

Passionate about miniaturising Native Trees to reflect how they would grow in their natural environment. Combining Japanese techniques with out of the box, unconventional bonsai designs.

Tree Styling | Long-term Maintenance| Private Lessons | Sales | Consultation | Commission

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Finally got round to finishing an overhaul on this old hornbeam.
Nice bit of NZ pedigree here. Originally field grown by Adrian and Poppie Engelbrecht, then into the hands of Martin Walters. Lives with me now.
Removed a couple of disproportionately h

Kicking yamadori season off with a bang.
Yes that's a 44 gallon drum base. Yes my back hurts.

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I'm still here.

Isolation workout.
Incase you didn't know how jacked I was.

Little photo essay of some privet surgery today. First video is the end result.

Two trees well and truly fused at the roots but not connected in a way I liked.
Separated and rejoined in a much more pleasing way.

Now the view of roots and trunk move

New backyard / hunting ground.
Good to be home.

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Having a bit of a retrospective and looking at how much my trees have changed in their brief time with me.

This Kunzea ambigua is a great example of creating order from chaos. Wild and untamed material turned into a pretty elegant piece. 8 months se

As sold and as purchased. Just under two seasons development on this Leptospermum laevigatum.
Another tree I've put a lot of heart and soul into leaves my care shortly. @tree_makers treat her right mate.

She's all wrapped up and ready to leave my care.
I'm glad I held out selling for as long as I did, she's going to one of the best in Aus and I couldn't be happier about that.
Benches are all starting to look pretty empty...
I get to keep the amazing

This is what 8 months of work looks like on a Kunzea ambigua.
It will be back in the hands of @tree_makers by the end of the month to continue its journey. Couldn't have asked for a better custodian to take over.

The crown is finally building up density again after removing a few of what's left of the primary branches. More deadwood now too which is nice.
Always compacting and refining.

Bloody chopstick still there. Took it out for a bit and everything spru

I like small Bonsai. I like big Bonsai too, but there's something inherently charming about tiny trees in tiny pots.

Heres a tiny variegated leaf Chinese elm I defoliated and wired up today. Looking for tiny ramification on this one which should be

After and before the most recent rejuvenation effort on a clients very large and old 'Pingii' Juniper.
When I first got my hands on this tree about six months ago it was in a pretty sorry state. The owner has had it about twenty years but has done li

After and before work on Kunzea ambigua.
I decided to attempt a new design aesthetic on this species after studying its growth habits over the last six months.
Cascading foliage and flower clusters could be a real feature if used tastefully. Added be

Routine summer maintenance on this funky little Scots pine belonging to a client.

I don't own any pines because I honestly find the work painfully boring compared to other species. Nice to look at though.

This one looks like it's been over watered