Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Update, very early candle-cutting at last weekend’s workshop. Needle-pulling and a little wire added.
Peter Warren Japanese Black Pine
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Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Got a good shot the other day. The hunt for a good pot is ON...
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
I really like this one, Brian, almost makes me want to give pines a try again!
River's Edge
Masterpiece
Very nice,nebari,movement, love the bark,great balance!
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Did some winter work on this one over the holidays. Before:
After pulling old needles:
Reducing whorls of shoots to pairs (apologies for the washed out color caused by the flash
):
And after pulling some new needles to balance out the strength.
Next up will be to wire some of the new shoots, and a repot in the spring.
After pulling old needles:
Reducing whorls of shoots to pairs (apologies for the washed out color caused by the flash
):And after pulling some new needles to balance out the strength.
Next up will be to wire some of the new shoots, and a repot in the spring.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
A few shots showing the new (not)tokonoma...
Can’t wait to get it in the new pot.
Can’t wait to get it in the new pot.
Great photography set up!
I like the black background for this tree as it currently is because it hides the guy wires.
But, if the intention is to show them, as part of a demonstration of technique, the white background is great!
The tree looks great either way.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Thanks, black backgrounds tend to highlight the silouhette, which is good in this case. White backgrounds tend to show structure and details...which this tree isn’t quite ready for!
Wilson
Masterpiece
Great progress Brian! Your work developing pines is the perfect resource, and motivation. Thanks for making the effort to share with us.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Repotted today into this Gyouzan. It seems slightly over potted for now, but as the tree widens a bit, it should be ok.
Bonsai Obsessed
Seedling
Hey Brian, amazing tree and thanks for documenting the progress so helpful for those of us learning and always working to get better! So my question I have a JBP that I have had for 25 yr. it’s time for a repot I’m going to assume this is an appropriate time to preform this? Looks like your in a similar climate to mine.
Im still figuring out thing in the south since I moved here a couple years ago from PA. Thanks
Im still figuring out thing in the south since I moved here a couple years ago from PA. Thanks
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
0soyoung
Imperial Masterpiece
Peter Warren sure knows how to make a mess of a pine. 
Great rescue, Brian!
Great rescue, Brian!
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Night shot for fun...
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Got a decent morning shot...
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Decandled...before
and after...
In the fall, it will get a fresh round of wire on the new growth, and more needle-pulling to thin it out some more. It’s pretty dense right now, but that’s ok...for now.
and after...
In the fall, it will get a fresh round of wire on the new growth, and more needle-pulling to thin it out some more. It’s pretty dense right now, but that’s ok...for now.
WNC Bonsai
Omono
Brian, on page 16 in your pdf book on developing black pines you suggest that after the new candles emerge, post candle cutting, that the tree should be returned to regular fertilization. However Ryan said in a YouTube video on developing black pines that you should wait until the new growth has hardened off before fertilizing. Can you explain the difference in recommendations? I have just completed a round of candle cutting and the new candles are out and extending so I need to know how soon to start applying fertilizer. Also some of the new candles are extending a lot more than others. Should all these new candles be allowed to extend unchecked or at some point should they all be clipped to the same length? Thanks
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Clicio
Masterpiece
Sorry to hijack the thread, but @Brian Van Fleet can I purchase your e-book in a kindle format, or only Apple or Blurb are selling it?
WNC Bonsai
Omono
As I remember his reasoning for withholding fertilizer until after hardening off was to prevent the new growth from extending a lot so you'll get shorter internodes and keeping the needles from lengthening.
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