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Bonsai Development
Here we give you advice and examples on how to care for and develop your bonsai
Yamadori Material to Bonsai
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The tree shown here is a European Larch (Larix Decidua) collected from a forest site by a member of NBS in 2005. Northampton Bonsai Society has an agreement with the site management to collect raw material from this forest and for a very modest fee club members can attend the dig to collect 2 or 3 trees for development.
![European Larch 1.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_28d52d4f102548319e21c777e9f82a40~mv2_d_1536_2048_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_448,h_587,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/European%20Larch%201_JPG.jpg)
The tree is shown initially as it was discovered growing on site, with the second picture showing the tree perhaps a year later planted in a training box in some gritty soil to allow the tree to become established and regain some vigour. To be fair I think most people would agree that this tree, as it was growing in the forest, doesn’t look like the most promising piece of material.
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However the third picture from 2017 illustrates just what can be achieved in a relatively short period of time with a little patience and skill.
![European Larch 3.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_c5ebcc5d06a2462ea9682f3480a6d0fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_111,h_139,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/European%20Larch%203_JPG.jpg)
This shows that it is possible to have very satisfying results from your Bonsai endeavours without the need to spend lots of money on imported or other pre-styled material.
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