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I need a custom painting/scroll for an upcoming show! I have always used Susanne Barrymore for custom paintings, and Jonathan Maples for the scroll mounting, but for some reason I cannot get a hold of Susanne (I hope she's OK). Attached is what I'm looking for; 1 or 3 bats flying across a...

http://crataegus.com/ These are so beautiful straight from the dirt it's incredible. I actually visited Michael's nursery a couple months ago and had a chance to see them in person. They are truly spectacular. I love spruce, and these hemlocks are close to the feelings that spruce give me.

Picked this one up at Randy Knight's in October of 2014, and it's time for some styling! Here are a few before pictures to get us started, with finished first styling to come later this week. It's about 30" tall with a 2.5" trunk and subtle movement. The plan is informal upright/literati...

Here "shi" is ;)

I just read through the last post of someone simply asking for his contact info, and getting a hundred responses from people who THINK his material is too expensive, or other assumptions with absolutely no real knowledge of the subject. Has anyone here ever been to Randy's? Have you ever spoken...

I have always liked shohin sized trees. There's something about being able to hold a living, growing TREE in the palm of your hand that's mesmerizing. As an occasional seller of trees, I often prefer to sell shohins because the shipping/packing is easier and cheaper, so this has really eaten...

Here is a little cotoneaster I bought at a local nursery. It started out about twice as tall, with multiple large, useless branches and a confused trunkline. I cut it WAY back and removed all superfluous branches, roots, and jammed it into this tiny little pot by Bonsai Fusion, not at all...

I'm familiar with the usual ID sources and have looked through them all, but cant seem to find these last few chops... I'll start with my favorite pot of the bunch, a cream glaze rectangle with the skinniest, deepest chop. Let's call this POT#1

I'm sure this will end all the arguments... I love Michael Hagedorn's work, and often his words; http://crataegus.com/2014/10/28/the-hype-over-0-10-10/

I purchased this juniper in 2012 or 2011 for $50 at the REBS member sale. It was potted in a VERY tall terracotta pot, in some bad soil, and looked to be in poor health. I thought I would take a gamble and bought it, because hey, you never find a Cal Juni for $50! For the last couple years I...

Original thread; http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?7698-Workshop-with-Ryan-Neil-February-2012 I finally re-potted this bad boy in late January this year in this old Tokoname pot I bought at auction a couple years back. It still needs a lot of work including re-wiring all the foliage...

Original Thread; http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?10101-4-Trunk-Japanese-Maple-Clump-quot-Shi-(Death)-quot&highlight=death+maple I have been working hard on branch thickening and ramification and will continue that work this year. It will most likely be defoliated later in June or so...

Original threads; http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?3974-Chuhin-Trident-Maple-Project-Defoliation-and-Re-wiring&highlight=chuhin http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?10405-Separation-Anxiety-Trident-Maple-Layer-Separation&highlight=chuhin I have had this trident for a few...

Here is a redwood I bought at the REBS member sales area. It was quite boring, and the foliage was much too tall. I cut it down about 1' and wired it (sorry, no before pics). Then I carved it much further and burned the inside. The uninteresting deadwood area is now a key feature of the...

So I started going to school full time for nursing last January and have been incredibly busy. Between school and work there's not a whole lot of time for trees, and sad to say I really neglected some of them this summer and I'm paying the consequences. Three of my favorite trees have perished...

I have a sweet Japanese Black Pine going up on eBay tonight; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190832205233&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT It is about 19" tall, has a 6" base and some pretty sweet movement. The others are a nice little shimpaku cascade (stock), and a shohin...

Here is the link to this year's Kazari; http://www.ccjac.org/events/kazari2013.html Should be a good one!

Nice RMJ; http://www.ebay.com/itm/Collected-Rocky-Mountain-Juniper-Yamadori-Shohin-Bonsai-/130881208092?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e7920bf1c Nice pots; http://www.ebay.com/sch/bonsaimeister/m.html?item=181105172745&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2ab5a109&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

ORIGINAL THREAD; http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?3974-Chuhin-Trident-Maple-Project-Defoliation-and-Re-wiring This is a tree I have had for a long time and always considered one of my better trees. Well, a couple years back I decided to fix the funky base by layering it. From...

This is my only Japanese Maple clump, which I named Shi (death), for a couple reasons. The center main trunk died years ago, and four more smaller ones were grown around it. I contemplated for a long time whether to remove one of the trunks and make it conform to the "rules," and not be a 4...

I haven't been out buying trees in a while, and I went a bit overboard this afternoon... These are mostly shohin, with species like korean hornbeam (tall one), liquidambars, dwarf pomegranates, trident maple, and the big fat one is a kind of maple I haven't seen before (acer morrisonense) at...

Wow... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Specimen-Import-Trident-Maple-Bonsai-Tree-/200859785721?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ec42d19f9

Just got another scroll in the mail from Japan. I really like the old bone roller ends and simple mountain design. It's a bit large, and the painting is not the greatest, but it is simple enough for bonsai display and I'm happy with it overall. Comments welcome!

I always enjoy styling these little trees, and this one was actually an interesting challenge. PIC1: This is how you usually find these trees. They start off as little redwood bushes. PIC2: My first step is always to clean out the tree, removing any small suckers off the trunk...

Found these bad boys on eBay today... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Julius-Studio-1600W-Premium-Photo-Studio-Photography-Accent-Lighting-Light-Kit-/181030555943