Bonsai-A-Thon XXI, February 25 & 26, 2017

[justBonsai]

Here's my pot haul - 4 Jim Barretts, 2 Dick Ryersons, and one purple ashtray

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Gorgeous pots. I love those glazes. I was introduced to Jim today. Maybe next year when my trees get more refined I'll consider buying more pots.

 

[Mr.E]

Colin I never got that pic of you, but I bet it would have been a awkward one! I picked up a nice shohin kishu and a pot for it that i can hopefully squeeze it in to this year. Life caught up to me when i got home so i didnt get a pic,maybe tomorrow. I walked around the grounds at the Huntington after I left took some nice photos. It was serene to be around "nature " in the middle of the city and not hear one sound of a city, very calming. Perfect time to enjoy the gardens with a lot of trees flowering. My wife and I are going to ditch the kids and head over there for the day in a week or two.I can still hear the sound of the running water.

 

[ColinFraser]

Colin I never got that pic of you, but I bet it would have been a awkward one! I picked up a nice shohin kishu and a pot for it that i can hopefully squeeze it in to this year. Life caught up to me when i got home so i didnt get a pic,maybe tomorrow. I walked around the grounds at the Huntington after I left took some nice photos. It was serene to be around "nature " in the middle of the city and not hear one sound of a city, very calming. Perfect time to enjoy the gardens with a lot of trees flowering. My wife and I are going to ditch the kids and head over there for the day in a week or two.View attachment 133776I can still hear the sound of the running water.

Great to meet you; thanks for saying hi!

 

[hemmy]

Some of the behind-the-scenes bonsai maintenance areas at the Huntington...


Mike in front of the "we're going to need a bigger pot" pot.

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Landscape pines from the tour. I think one of these belongs in that pot!

 

[hemmy]

Smallest azalea I have ever seen...

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That looks alot like my "Kurume Type" that I picked up at Nuccio's in Altadena. Unfortunately, it was the first root rot victim of the S. Cali Monsoon Season 2017.
Here's the catalog description:

MISC HYBRID
AMOENA COCCINEA —(Kurume type) Small hose-in-hose, vivid magenta. Vigorous, upright growth.

 

[hemmy]

Here's another favorite spot in the subtropical area. Ficus columnaris (left side) and Ombu Tree, Phytolacca dioica (right side):