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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a long protruding branch on the rear side of the tree that terminates several feet away from the trunk, which has nice movement and could serve as the apex. Our mission is to re-position this branch so that it apexes over the trunk. This bend would be even more challenging than the Limber Pine in part 1 since it's very thick and not as flexible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There appeared to be two veins feeding this branch at one time and one was mostly dead, so we opted to split the branch and remove this section.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The area is then lined with gauge 4 copper wire and wrapped in raffia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A piece of rebar is positioned in the soil tied to secure large jack/branch bender. The jack is then secured on several pieces of deadwood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was indeed an honor to be chosen as one of the exhibitors at the inaugural Artisans Cup. The tree I exhibited was a Korean Hornbeam, purchased several years ago at auction from a private collection in the US. I
was told it was developed in Japan before importing to the states. It’s one of the more stately trees in my
garden and I feel very fortunate to be its current caretaker. I staged the setup and snapped these photos shortly before it left for Portland. It was just beginning to display some yellow fall color...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I arrived on a rainy, cool Friday morning to what has become one of the epicenters of bonsai in the U.S. - Portland, OR. The rain and clouds made way to sunshine, just prior to my first tour of the weekend. Our first stop was the beautiful <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/shg4AY7Ke64RKN2F8" target="_blank">Lan Su Chinese Garden</a> in the heart of downtown Portland. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That evening came the opening of the exhibition at the Portland Art Museum. I had grabbed a bite to eat a few blocks down from the museum and came outside to the <a href="https://youtu.be/MNRC1NfbQIY" target="_blank">sound of drums</a> to mark the opening. The exhibit was nothing less than spectacular and brilliantly conceived, from the poetic passages to the intricate lighting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After the wonderful brunch and awards celebration on Sunday morning at Departure restaurant, I hopped on a bus trip to <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/bAHte8LKbtq3EuFn9" target="_blank">Bonsai Mirai</a> with my friends and travel companions from Nebraska, Stephanie Walker and Scott Luke. Ryan's garden was a little slice of heaven on earth. I hope to return soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was fortunate to visit the NC Arboretum in Asheville last weekend. The Bonsai Exhibition Garden is one of their most visited permanent exhibits. The Garden is very well conceived - the mixture of stone and wood complement the bonsai very well. One of the more unique compositions is named Appalachian Cove, which is a mixture of native trees planted in an old wooden box. It's the bonsai version of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It included a very refined hollow-trunk American Hornbeam, which had unbelievable leaf reduction. It almost looked like an elm. I also thought the mixed planting of American Beech and Eastern Hemlock was a unique effort. It would be interesting to know more of the history surrounding these trees, including all of the pot makers. Enjoy the tour!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next up, setting the structure on a yamadori Limber Pine. The main trunk appears to have died a number of years ago before collecting. Two branches then fought for supremacy until the one closer to the trunk (on the left) died after collecting. This branch would have made an ideal leader since it was short and growing close to the old trunk line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a few issues with this new leader - it was growing too straight and the branching was too far from the trunk. Since the most interesting features of the tree exist along the lower trunk line, this branch had to be compacted to bring the foliage closer to the lower trunk line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A substantial portion of the branch was dead and required removal in order for the branch to become more pliable. We used a large trunk splitter for this work. Todd has his work face on...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently had the pleasure of spending a weekend of study
with Todd Schlafer in Denver, CO. Todd
is the proprietor of </span><a href="http://www.firstbranchbonsai.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First Branch Bonsai</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.
Most of the material Todd offers is yamadori from the region, including
Ponderosa Pine, Limber Pine, Rocky Mountain Juniper and both Engleman and
Colorado Blue Spruce. Not only does Todd
collect fine yamadori from the Rocky Mountains, but he is also a skilled bonsai
artist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our first day was spent re-styling a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudotsuga_menziesii_var._glauca" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> that I purchased from Todd in 2012.
He collected the tree outside of Denver and performed the initial design. We first thinned the needles to create space for
wiring, which is generally done in moderation on an annual basis in order to
keep the tree strong and vigorous. Any
needles abnormal in length, growing on the top or bottom of the branches or isolated
along the branch are removed. Clusters
of needles are maintained along the branch that will not interfere with wiring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To encourage back budding on the tree, I did pinch the
terminal bud in the spring on branches with multiple buds at the apex of the
branch. This proved to be very
successful in generating back budding this year, even from areas with no
needles. This same concept can also be
applied to Fir in the fall. This coming
spring, I will not pinch any buds to allow for uniform growth and foliage size. I should note that this year I consistently
fed the tree with an abundance of organic fertilizer cakes. </span></div>
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this tree come spring. I’m considering a
rectangle (unglazed gray) that is slightly shallower and wider than the oval it’s
currently planted in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Japanese Garden Juniper (Juniperus procumbens) is a low-growing shrubby juniper native
to southern Japan. It is easily one of the most recognizable species for bonsai in the U.S., especially among beginners. Due to their low growing habit, they must be staked in order to develop a significant height, which is primarily why so many are styled in a cascading form.<br>
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This specimen was
originally purchased by Frank Kroeker in 2006, then styled and potted by </span><a href="http://www.marcoinvernizzi.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marco Invernizzi</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in 2007. One could assume that the jin at the apex was the top branch of the stake. Here is a photo of the tree after Marco's work...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After further evaluation, I noticed that the tree in general seemed to be moving away from the direction of its primary branch. The first branch was also very heavy and low to the ground. In August of 2013, the tree was taken to the Midwest Bonsai Society's Fall Show in Chicago to be further evaluated by <a href="http://bjorvalabonsaistudio.com/about/">Bjorn Bhorholm</a>. Bjorn agreed that the branch should be removed. I removed the branch, leaving a jin, and began to thin the tree further. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the spring of 2014, yet another bonsai professional, <a href="http://peterteabonsai.wordpress.com/">Peter Tea</a>, evaluated the tree. Peter suggested removing the inner foliage that did not show any signs of new growth, despite the fact that it was still green. This foliage was only zapping energy from the sections that were actively growing. I thinned the foliage once again and fully wired the tree one month later. Here are the results...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Juniper (Juniperus communis) is defined as a shrub, but tends to display a low growing creeping habit similar to a groundcover, especially when young. Specimens can be difficult to establish after collecting, assuming you actually can locate one that is both worthy and possible to collect. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a photo I took of one growing on the side of a bluff in Wyoming last year. The deadwood is not related!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I purchased this yamadori communis from Dave Lowman of DaSu Bonsai Studio in 2011. The container was also handmade by him. It was sold to me as a Needle Juniper without a scientific classification, but since the tree was reputedly collected in the U.S., I landed on communis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By spring of 2012, the tree had acclimated nicely to the climate here and was ready for some work just in time for Suthin Sukosolvisit's visit to Lincoln. The front was changed and the tree was fully wired by Suthin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't have a photo of the tree after styling, but here is the tree about four months later after filling out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tree was root pruned in the spring of 2013. At this time, I adjusted the angle of the tree to match the new front and it was left to grow freely for the remainder of the year. It became very dense and full, especially after its flush of growth this spring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last month, Peter Tea and I evaluated the tree and thinned it out drastically. Secondary branches were chosen or discarded for creating foliage pads. The growth at the tips of these branches was left untrimmed until the pad was fully wired. Then, the branches were cut back to a bud at the desired point to create a fan shape.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125383775362127908.post-58979541898534244412014-03-23T08:29:00.000-05:002014-03-23T08:29:19.101-05:00Korean Hornbeam Catkins<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been growing this species for a number of years, but I've never had one that produced flowers. The crown of one of my trees is just filled with them this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are experiencing very warm temperatures as of late in southeastern Nebraska. Pictured is a piece of deadwood that I collected in Wyoming last year. It's over a foot wide. I believe it's an old section of a Rocky Mountain Juniper trunk, due to the fact that the area where it was collected is covered in this species and there were many RMJ's still struggling for life with similar twisted trunks. I thought the snow melting from the deadwood into the natural looking section of ice resembled a mountain/stream scene.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bottom will make a nice formal upright/broom design and has developed a nice flaring nebari in only a couple years while growing in a shallow wooden training box. Branches were left to grow freely over the last few years, but were cut back to a stub to develop two, even three additional branches from that location this past summer. Primary branching is now in place for the most part, although, the right side needs to thicken next year. The tree is chuhin height.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The top section is a fine example of the unique twists and turns that can develop naturally at the apex of a tree, which is precisely why many of these top sections make such interesting bonsai material. Most of the branching already has movement and is well refined, so I don't expect to wire the entire tree, but will make every attempt to accentuate the natural appearance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During college I served as a volunteer for the American Bonsai Society (ABS) for several years, mainly editing articles and writing the ABStracts column. During
that time period, I was fortunate to visit the beautiful Oregon Coast town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Home,_Oregon"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sweet Home</span></a> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>and interviewed
one of the owners of Cascade Bonsai Works, Dan Zwierzyna, with the intent of
writing and publishing an article for the ABS Journal. At some point after my visit, the nursery unfortunately closed, but their material was purchased and made available by Wee Tree Farm. It was at Cascade Bonsai Works that I encountered my first Oak Leaf Hornbeam.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have always admired
Carpinus as followers of my blog know, so I was especially intrigued by this rare
form of European Hornbeam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was labeled Carpinus betulus ‘Quercifolia’ at the nursery, but my recent
research indicates it is now referred to as </span><a href="http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/153591/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carpinus betulus
‘Heterophylla’</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had originally
purchased several larger trees from Dan, but eventually sold them during a time
that I wasn’t akin to having any trees larger than chuhin size. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was fortunate to acquire one again in 2010 from Wee Tree,
although I have never seen the leaves on this tree revert to the oak like
structure, as I saw on a few of the specimens at the nursery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been told that the oak like leaves on
this species do not form immediately and generally come with age, but I have
yet to see any on this tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do
turn brown and hang on to the tree during dormancy, similar to many oaks, but
this is also a characteristic of many hornbeams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I purchased it with the intent on air
layering the top, unsure as to what may come of the bottom portion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first attempt in 2012 to air layer this tree was
unsuccessful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon inspecting the
location of the layer last year, there was a slim portion of the cambium – no
more than 1/8”, that managed to successfully transfer enough nutrients to keep
the top section alive on the existing root system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year, I used the same location, paying
special attention to removing all signs of living tissue and girdled the top
portion of the layer with wire to further discourage the cambial tissue from
forming again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the way, that article was published in the NBS, but the
wrong author was listed, believe it or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had the pleasure of participating in Dan Robinson's workshop on Alaskan Yellow Cedar a few weeks ago at the Visions of the American West convention in Denver. Enrolling in this workshop was a bit risky since I wasn't familiar with this species, but I couldn't pass up an opportunity to work with Dan. The taxonomy of the Alaskan Yellow Cedar is seemingly ever changing as described </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupressus_nootkatensis#Taxonomy"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. In fact, its Latin name was changed yet again as recently as 2002. Dan digs these from an alpine bog on Vancouver Island, where the acidity level of the soil is so high, it's hard to imagine life existing at all. Along with each workshop tree, we were given a portion of the trunk to determine the age of the tree. These trees continually layered, producing new roots as the ground level raised, so each had a portion of the trunk that was underground. The growth rate is so slow, I will need to have this examined microscopically. He estimated the age of his demonstration tree at 600 years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not capture photos of the other trees from the workshop, but most were slanted without much movement in the trunk line. Dan mentioned that he was tempted to air layer many of these trees since the tops had such interesting deadwood and the many of the trunks lacked taper. The tree I chose was the only one that was relatively columnar, but yet, it seemed to have some movement in the trunk when viewing from a certain angle. Most of the four hour workshop was spent on carving using a Mikita die grinder - Dan's weapon of choice. I spent the last half hour or so wiring the foliage. Dan and I disagreed somewhat on the front, as he felt it was best to expose as many gnarled dead branches as possible, whereas, I preferred to expose the most trunk movement and taper, as seen here...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many older trees, especially yamadori, have a main point of interest. As bonsai artists, it is our objective to first see this, but then also to accentuate and draw focus to it. This tree on the other hand seems to have many areas of interest, from its hollow trunk, to the gnarly jin at the base, which at one point was a root, to the intense dead, gnarled branches, to the beautiful array of colors seen when exposing the inner bark.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The tree seems to be adjusting fine to Nebraska, despite our very hot and humid conditions as of late. It will be interesting to see how the tree reacts to transplanting and adjusting to a less acidic soil. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">More photos of the convention and workshops, including some of myself and Dan working on this tree can be found <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/111695731897756277611/RockyMountainBonsaiABSBCIConvention2012">here</a>. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125383775362127908.post-26452167511924060342012-02-25T10:08:00.002-06:002012-02-25T19:33:24.135-06:00Larch Hybrid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This collected larch came to me from Alan Adair. A Japanese/American hybrid. This is the only photo I could locate of the tree at the time of purchase.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last spring, I changed the planting angle to expose less surface roots and began the makings of a semi-cascade style bonsai. I wired it this past week. The base has definite interest, but so does the trunk that seemingly twists towards the sun. I believe you can appreciate both with the new front. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one of two yamadori Hornbeams that I picked up last spring. Both are Kifu size, but I plan to shorten the other to create a smaller, shohin package. Both were left to grow freely last year to gain vigor. I had a major decision to make before working this tree – which side to make the “front.” I studied this tree occasionally since it went dormant, but it was never clearly evident. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On one side (pictured above), the negative is a large wound up about the middle of the trunk, but the taper is slightly more dramatic because of it and there is also nice taper to the root base. The collected Korean Hornbeam's typically don't have much of a root spread at the base, but rather a wood mass that has formed from all of the budding along the base of the trunk. There isn't much branching on this side of the tree, mainly because of the wound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other side has no large wounds to think of, and nice, even flowing taper to the apex. Plus, the apex branch has slightly better taper and secondary branching. This side also has a lot of branching, which I would need to thin if making it the front to expose the trunk line. Not a big deal, but I'd rather have these branches to the side/back and wire them to bring them to the front. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quite the dilemma, huh? I chose the side with the wound. Why? Simple - the nebari rules all. The stronger nebari/base taper that flowed to the soil level made for the most appeal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I began with cleaning out the wounds. As I chipped away at the layer of cut paste, I saw a black color to the bark, which meant the top layer of the exposed wound had begun to rot under the paste. I dug out the rotted layer using a chisel from <a href="http://www.stonelantern.com/Flexcut_Bonsai_Tree_Carving_Tools_p/tfk.htm?Click=11440">this carving kit</a>. In addition to carving out the rotted wood, I attempted to expose a new layer of cambium around the edge to induce healing again of the wounds. Ever since spending a day with Dan Robinson at <a href="http://www.elandangardens.com/">his gardens</a> in Washington, the use of my knob cutter has been dwindling. Dan swears against the tool all together. I only use the knob for real soft wood, generally Japanese or Trident maples. When working Hornbeam, I usually carve a short jin or stub, then use my carving tools to blend the wound using the adjoining contours of the tree. Since the newly exposed wood can be fairly bright, I usually burn the exposed wood to darken the color. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After all of the cleanup, it really came down to picking branches and wiring. The tree was heavy branched on the back side, so I brought one of these forward to create my first branch. I think the rest came together nicely and this should make a very nice bonsai in the years to come. I will change the planting angle slightly to hide the stubbed roots on the back side of the tree and plant this into a smaller, deep oval, come spring time.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently made a trip to the West Coast and was able to squeeze in a few nursery stops. Since life largely revolves around traffic in L.A., I wasn’t sure what to expect as I began my trek, but after an anxiety-tinged commute from Costa Mesa to the L.A. area, I finally made it to Jim Barrett’s place in Arcadia. It was a muggy, hot day, but the air was relatively clear, so I was continually distracted by the mountain range to the north of Arcadia. As I pulled on to Jim’s street, I noticed a beautifully styled pine near the street’s edge. It was a Japanese Black Pine that Jim has been training for a number of years, accented by Black Mondo Grass.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jim recently decided to part with this Twisted Trunk Pomegranate (more about these in a future post) and was discussing the purchase with a potential buyer over the phone. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After viewing his collection and the stock Jim had for sale, I made it into his pottery shed, which featured a number of his own designs, but also a nice collection of Chinese and Japanese pottery. This <a href="http://www.gobbs.org/Potter%20materials/PotsBarrett.htm">page</a> from the Brandywine Bonsai Society’s site shows the variance in Jim's pottery. The rest of the afternoon was spent viewing his pottery catalog and discussing bonsai over a cold beer. Perfect. Check out the rest of the <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/109449140063280229440/JimBarrettSPlace02?authkey=Gv1sRgCLyEuKT80OnViAE">photos</a>...</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125383775362127908.post-19474866045908952802011-02-27T07:03:00.007-06:002011-02-27T07:16:01.032-06:00Ume<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnme3emUjZReExRH5u2gaxQ6ysJ_3lLnwA-aNsbRWfd7uYnZyNYRdl79vGQFeG6l5K1X91W7PA1wy0PTZX_wPeFvPPg1Q-gPwK3c7ZgQdwkmVgOR0vWprGbR7iGfI2WRqNAD_70bKpENs/s1600/IMG_1633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnme3emUjZReExRH5u2gaxQ6ysJ_3lLnwA-aNsbRWfd7uYnZyNYRdl79vGQFeG6l5K1X91W7PA1wy0PTZX_wPeFvPPg1Q-gPwK3c7ZgQdwkmVgOR0vWprGbR7iGfI2WRqNAD_70bKpENs/s320/IMG_1633.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Japanese Apricot came to me via Luigi Trapani of Southeast Bonsai Studio. Of all the diligently refined trees sitting on Luigi's bench, this one really communicated to me. During one of our trimming sessions, Luigi kindly allowed me to work it. I ended up leaving Savannah with it after parting with some of my nice J. maple stock. I've determined that it could have two fronts, so I plan on moving it to a round container when it begins to break dormancy. Still looking for that right container. It is a pink blooming cultivar, but I have not exposed the tree to warm enough temps to induce blooming. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The chosen one did not have the most trunk girth, but I liked the subtle movement from the base of the tree until the first branch. I figured that I may be able to get a little more bend out of this section, then focus on creating more trunk movement after the first branch. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">First, I removed some of the unnecessary branches and wrapped the trunk in raffia. It sat that way for a few weeks until Haidar stopped by with some heavier wire. He suggested that I wrap some electrical tape over the raffia to increase the flexibility and cover any tiny spots that may have been missed to avoid any wire scarring. I broke out some Scotch 2242 and began to wrap. It reminded me of gripping a tennis racket. Using the tape cuts the application time drastically in comparison with applying raffia. So, I have added yet another item to my bonsai tool bag – electrical tape. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We managed to get some significant wiggle out of this tree after a bit of a workout. As Tom said later in the day, “That's some serious bondage." </span><br />
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</style><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was a blistering, humid day in </span><st1:place style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Southwest Florida</st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, but I managed to convince my wife, Jenn, to spend the afternoon at the Wigert’s in </span><st1:place style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">North Fort Myers</st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. After all, what’s a honeymoon without a little bonsaing! Erik and his wife run a large operation that includes tropical and semi-tropical bonsai stock and a gallery of specimen trees. The nursery is very impressive and Erik is no doubt a talented artist. I was surprised to see him and his assistants wearing pants and long sleeves on such a hot day - no doubt to protect them from the insects. While Jenn was relaxing in the a/c, I was perusing the many rows of stock at the nursery. I managed to pick up an interesting suggestion on how to prevent deadwood from rotting on species with soft wood - MinWax Wood Hardener. Erik specializes in collecting/styling Bougainvillea and uses the MinWax to treat the soft wood of the tree after carving. Check out this </span><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lorenbuxton/WigertS?authkey=Gv1sRgCLPftbvGy6bgRQ" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">gallery</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> of Erik’s trees. Most were collected, including the Lantana, just recently from a beach in the area. Lantana’s grow like weeds in that part of the country. </span> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125383775362127908.post-44499963122576820212010-06-10T17:17:00.003-05:002010-06-10T17:21:00.972-05:00Developing Ramification on Deciduous Bonsai<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very informative three-part series on Bonsai Bark from Bonsai Today issue 66. Check it out...</span><br />
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<a href="http://bonsaibark.com/2010/05/31/developing-ramification-on-deciduous-bonsai/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Part I</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bonsaibark.com/2010/06/03/developing-ramification-on-deciduous-bonsai-2/">Part II</a></span><br />
<a href="http://bonsaibark.com/2010/06/08/developing-ramification-on-deciduous-bonsai-3/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Part III</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com