Remains of Autumn

Autumn has come and gone really quickly this year. We had only one good week at the beginning of November before cold set in and leaves started dropping off. Leaves are no all gone, and mostly collected.
However,, surprisingly is it a bonsai that insists on holding on to it's leaves despite the cold.
I created this bonsai from quite a large shrub, and it is still work in progress. It is extremely tough, and lives outside all winter, unlike my other bonsai, which come into the greenhouse as soon as winter sets in. I think it is quite a cheerful site, in what is a fairly miserable time of year.



I started this bonsai at a workshop at Kew, and have no idea what cultivar it is. The only information I can provide is that it is covered in dark pink flowers in May. (Could not find a picture in flower, time I had one)