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  1. Alex DeRuiter

    Lord, heap miseries upon us yet entwine our arts with laughters low.

    First Shimpaku I've ever owned. I can totally keep this inside all year round, right? ;-D
  2. Alex DeRuiter

    Broken Eggs will poursuive bitten Apples for where theirs is Will there's his Wall

    Also, somewhat new JBPs. Can't wait to needle pluck!
  3. Alex DeRuiter

    Wow, that's a tight fit!

    I assume this isn't a long-term pot, but even still. . . .
  4. Alex DeRuiter

    How about a super-dee-duper maple thread?

    FYI I'm rearranging my Photobucket account, so these pictures might not be back up for a little while. ;) Very important (in my opinion, of course) for people to see really high quality bonsai on a regular basis. I've become obsessed with maples over the past year or two, so here's my...
  5. Alex DeRuiter

    One more recent purchase -- a little group of nice fellas just hangin' out

    Nothing terribly special, but I think this is a very attractive little clump/grove/whatever. Sadly one of the trunks died over the winter, but everything else looks healthy. The picture doesn't do it justice, nor does it show all the little buds in back that are about to pop. This is at most...
  6. Alex DeRuiter

    New shohin kaede

    Pardon the blurry picture. I don't have a smart phone. ;-p Got this tree from a good friend on the cheap. Super nice pot, too, but I forget the potter's name at the moment. Just repotted it and adjusted the front slightly. There are some unsightly things about the tree -- mainly the right...
  7. Alex DeRuiter

    Great, now I want a ginko. Anyone got $7,500 I can borrow?

    http://www.yamataya.com/product/1328 or if you're a cheapskate: http://www.yamataya.com/product/1329 :D
  8. Alex DeRuiter

    Anyone remember the thread for that gigantic Japanese maple?

    I tried looking for a good half hour and couldn't find anything. There was a thread with a couple external links about this gigantic Japanese maple...at least a foot or two wide, and it was very short. . . .
  9. Alex DeRuiter

    Ficus Burtt-davyi Update

    Can't find an original post for this, so I'll just start a new one. This is one of the first trees I ever purchased ($10) and while it's got major flaws, it holds sentimental value and I'll work with it. Not looking too terrible, considering. Also did a couple-three layers off this one, but all...
  10. Alex DeRuiter

    Question for you folks in California!

    A friend of mine is going to visit San Francisco next year and mentioned he'd be stopping in a place called Japantown. I was wondering if any of you could suggest places to go -- not just bonsai-related -- that he could visit in Japantown or anywhere else in San Francisco. He doesn't practice...
  11. Alex DeRuiter

    Best birthday present a hard-to-shop-for husband could ask for

    Well, fiance, but let's not get caught up with formalities. My first pair of Masakuni spherical knob cutters! :D Best wife ever. Paper for scale.
  12. Alex DeRuiter

    Some rockin' trees in Grand Rapids, MI

    Beautiful maple at an apple orchard:
  13. Alex DeRuiter

    Very neat stuff!

    Came across this post on the Chive. Hope you enjoy it as well :D http://thechive.com/2012/09/12/artist-recreates-beautiful-environments-in-nature-through-a-fish-tank-24-photos-video/
  14. Alex DeRuiter

    Crummy maple grove

    http://www.yamataya.com/product/1241 Just kidding. :D Makes you wish you lived in Japan, huh?
  15. Alex DeRuiter

    Probably the best video I've seen on junipers ever

    I really want to use profanity right now to emphasize how awesome this video is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXBolLNIFYo&list=UUMIZqKAtSetjReDVLvBV0tA&index=1&feature=plcp
  16. Alex DeRuiter

    Another $5 Sabina

    Here's another Sabina I purchased last year. I really wasn't sure what to do with it, but it has an interesting base and some potential in my opinion. Any thoughts or suggestions? Front? Front? nebari Back? Front?
  17. Alex DeRuiter

    "Kobai" Flowering Apricot from William Valavanis

    I got a couple of these seedlings from Mr. Valavanis last year after reading a post from several other happy customers of his. When I first got this (in late winter, 2011), it stood maybe about one foot tall -- if that. It has since grown quite well, considering the length of the growing season...
  18. Alex DeRuiter

    Trident Maple - 5-28-12

    Got this tree from Telperion Farms. I can't recommend them enough. This is by far one of the best tree purchases I've made...well worth the money. Chris is an awesome guy and was very accommodating. This tree is pretty massive -- the base is maybe about five or six inches. Sorry for the lousy...
  19. Alex DeRuiter

    Shohin Amur maple

    Picked this up at a club auction for $5. It was a steal and I think it's got a lot of potential. Granted it'll need a lot of work, but it's off to a decent start. That large branch in the back is going to be chopped a bit further into the summer...probably mid-to-late June.
  20. Alex DeRuiter

    Anyone use these types of rocks for Suiseki? =)

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/rocks-set-fire-in-pocket_n_1523235.html
  21. Alex DeRuiter

    Any chemists here? I've got an idea for a bonsai sci-fi experiment

    This is going to sound a bit insane, but just think with me for a minute...it'll be fun. :D I enjoy thinking of technological advancements and what may be produced in the future, and I applied this train of thought to bonsai. So here's where I went with this. . . . What if there was some...
  22. Alex DeRuiter

    To those of you who grow pears. . . .

    I have an idea for when your trees fruit next. :D http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/09/26/buddha-shaped-pears-from-china/
  23. Alex DeRuiter

    Question about cutting thorns

    Hey everyone, I'm curious about cutting thorns off my Brazilian rain tree. While this won't lead to any loss of foliage, will it stress the tree at all? I'd really like to take the thorns off so I can wire the thing. Anyone regularly cut thorns off of their trees? Do you think the impact...
  24. Alex DeRuiter

    Anyone go collecting in the upper peninsula in Michigan?

    I don't have much time to travel to the UP being that I live about 5-6 hours from the bridge. I was just wondering if anyone lives or goes collecting in the UP and if you know what the general blooming time is for some of the trees up there...specifically the Ponderosa pines and larches. I...
  25. Alex DeRuiter

    Very cool picture I found -- wondering how they did this. . . .

    Found this at eBaum's World of all places. Talk about yamadori. . . . **Edit: Unless, of course, this is Photoshopped...which it certainly could be.
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