Keeping photgraphic records of a tree's development is a very satisfying part of growing bonsai.Since the improvement over time is often extremely gradual, with the trees being regularly viewed, it can be quite surprising to see the amazing transformations that have occurred when referring back to earlier photographs.
List of Bonsai Case Histories
Ash Bonsai History (fraxinus excelsior)
Beech Bonsai History (fagus sylvatica)
Berberis Bonsai History (berberis thunbergii atropurpurea)
Box Bonsai History (buxus sempervirens)
Cedar Bonsai History 1 (cedrus libani nana)
Cedar Bonsai History 2 (cedrus libani nana)
Cotoneaster Bonsai History (cotoneaster horizontalis)
Cypress Bonsai History (chamaecyparis lawsoniana ellwoodii)
Birch Bonsai History 1 (betula pendula)
Birch Bonsai History 2 (betula pubescens)
Field Maple Bonsai History 1 (acer campstre)
Field Maple Bonsai History 2 (acer campstre)
Ginkgo Bonsai History (ginkgo biloba)
Hawthorn Bonsai History 1 (crataegus monogyna)
Hawthorn Bonsai History 2 (crataegus monogyna)
Hinoki Cypress Bonsai History 1 (chamaecyparis obtusa kosterei)
Hinoki Cypress Bonsai History 2 (chamaecyparis obtusa kosterei)
Hinoki Cypress Bonsai History 3 (chamaecyparis obtusa kosterei)
Juniper Bonsai History (juniperus squamata 'blue carpet')
Lonicera Bonsai History 1 (dwarf honeysuckle / lonicera nitida)
Lonicera Bonsai History 2 (dwarf honeysuckle / lonicera nitida)
Lonicera Bonsai History 3 (dwarf honeysuckle / lonicera nitida)
Lonicera Bonsai History 4 (dwarf honeysuckle / lonicera pileata)
Maple Bonsai History 1 (acer palmatum)
Maple Bonsai History 2 (acer palmatum)
Maple Bonsai History 3 (acer palmatum)
Maple Bonsai History 4 (acer palmatum)
Needle Juniper Bonsai History (juniperus rigida)
Scots Pine Bonsai History 1 (pinus sylvestris variant)
Scots Pine Bonsai History 2 (pinus sylvestris)
Scots Pine Bonsai History 3 (pinus sylvestris)
Sloe Bonsai History (prunus spinosa)
Spruce Bonsai History 1 (picea abies 'little gem')
Spruce Bonsai History 2 (picea glauca 'albertiana conica')
Styrax Bonsai History (styrax japonica / snowbell)
Trident Maple Bonsai History 1 (acer buergerianum)
Trident Maple Bonsai History 2 (acer buergerianum)
Willow Bonsai History 1 (salix babylonica)
Willow Bonsai History 2 (salix babylonica)
Wisteria Bonsai History (wisteria sinensis)