Can someone can help me identify who is the owner of a twin trunk maple?

[giventofly]

I saw in youtube or in some of the mirai videos a man that was a maple specialist that he said his best tree was a twin trunk maple and showed it on video, I was trying to find who he was but I been watching my history and searches and can't seem to find him. It was not the peter chan's twin trunk, but I totally forgot the name (yeah, I believed I had good memory).

Can anyone give me a hint?

 

[BobbyLane]

peter warren maybe

 

[ShimpakuBonsai]

From which country was this man?
Did he have a nursery with those maples?

 

[giventofly]

peter warren maybe

Not Peter warren, was a bit older

From which country was this man?
Did he have a nursery with those maples?

American 99% sure, a bit older. He had a nursery with more maples, he said he was an specialist in maple/decidous and his best tree was the twin trunk maple (it had a structure similar to the Peter Chan's twin trunk, the mother tree on the left)

 

[Tieball]

There are numerous twin trunk maple trees. I’d start with a broad search of “twin trunk maple bonsai tree” on Google. Maybe the tree you remember will show up and then you can follow a path of further discovery.

 

[rockm]

Um, that's kind of like asking "I saw a dog on youtube, or somewhere else...It was a brown dog. Anyone know the owner?"

In other words, you're going to have to be more a lot more specific. There are a few pretty good deciduous bonsai notables -- Dennis Vojtilla comes to mind.

 

[giventofly]

Didn't find, but was searching on the mirai history and I found it! It was from Dennis Vojtilla:

 

[giventofly]

Um, that's kind of like asking "I saw a dog on youtube, or somewhere else...It was a brown dog. Anyone know the owner?"

In other words, you're going to have to be more a lot more specific. There are a few pretty good deciduous bonsai notables -- Dennis Vojtilla comes to mind.

Yes, exactly, you found it!

 

[johng]

Yes! Dennis's maples have won the best deciduous a couple times at the national show.

 

[BobbyLane]

Didn't find, but was searching on the mirai history and I found it! It was from Dennis Vojtilla:
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nice! I dont recall the stream, must of been after my sub ended. I remember the Peter warren one.

 

[PaulH]

Bill Valavanis has some of the best maples in the U.S.

 

[giventofly]

Bill Valavanis has some of the best maples in the U.S.

thanks, going to search for him

 

[rockm]

Yes, exactly, you found it!

If Ryan Neil is talking about maples, Dennis Vojtilla is usually what Ryan's talking about.

Bill Valavanis indeed has spectacular maples that have been bonsai longer than Ryan's been alive, and longer than Dennis (possibly) has been doing bonsai.

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[giventofly]

Thank you, going to read/watch that later

 

[BobbyLane]

thanks, going to search for him

he also did a stream on mirai if I can recall. maybe just subscribe lol

 

[BobbyLane]

youtube is your best friend

 

[leatherback]

Bill Valavanis

That was the first name that popped into my mind too!