Dennis Vojtilla

[rockm]

im not, the way you replied to my post I was clarifying to you my question. I think Andrew has set the bar really high and has one of the best collections of deciduous in the country. I have not seen either in person but I have seen a lot of videos of Andrews, I have seen one video of Dennis's. Dennis has one of the best Japanese Maples I have ever seen, yet Andrew has 2 of the best Winter hazels I have ever seen. Bill Valvanis has a pretty amazing collection too. I think its really hard to say someone has the best collection of whatever because there is no way to compare one with the other. That and there are people who don't want others to know about their collections who could have the best collections so its really hard to say.

He's not a well-known name, but Dennis V. has been around a while and has won some of the big competitions--including at Bill V's national and Ryan Neal's artisan cup. He set the bar.

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[NaoTK]

Dennis's trees are truly unique in America. It boils down to the way he grows his trees. He does not chop and grow. He does not field grow. He barely uses wire. He just slowly grows trees over 40+ years with constant maintenance. The result is Japan-quality ramification and branching. The twist is unlike "traditional" or "modern" bonsai artists like Bill or Andrew, Dennis is fond of a western natural style of tree and little of the fancy techniques like grafting and layering. So in Dennis you have this unique blend of Japanese quality with western style naturalness. Which is why it is a truly unique and outstanding collection. You cannot find trees like Dennis' anywhere.

 

[Angelbone]

Dennis is a good friend of mine and I believe he has the best deciduous collection in the country. He is not very interested in social media or promotion, but his collection deserves to have it's own museum. You can see his trees on display at the Portland Japanese garden on occasion.

I love your job Nao! I hope could have one of your pots someday. do you know how we can reach Dennis to buy one of his material?

 

[SouthernMaple]

He's not a well-known name, but Dennis V. has been around a while and has won some of the big competitions--including at Bill V's national and Ryan Neal's artisan cup. He set the bar.

68 — The Artisans Cup

www.theartisanscup.com

The National Show – Portland brings it — Bonsai Society of Portland

Return to Branch Tips index As I made my way to Rochester, New York this last September for the Fifth National Bonsai Exhibit, I was anticipating a fun time and a chance to do a little bonsai shopping. This was the fourth time out of five that the Pacific Northwest, and Portland in particular,

www.portlandbonsai.org

The 6th US National Bonsai Exhibition - Bonsai Empire

Here's the US National Bonsai Exhibition overview, including the winning trees. This year's edition was absolutely stunning. The winning trees Finest Bonsai - w...

www.bonsaiempire.com

Maybe he has set the bar but that bar is invisible. There may be someone in the world with the best bonsai collection but if noone sees it, can it still be the best?

 

[Kanorin]

Maybe he has set the bar but that bar is invisible. There may be someone in the world with the best bonsai collection but if noone sees it, can it still be the best?

Pretty sure he won “Best Deciduous” award at Nationals 3 years in a row. He’s been on podcasts, has some stuff on YouTube, has done some content for Mirai Live, and from what I’ve heard he is very active in the Portland club. Invisible? Definitely not. But he does bonsai as a hobby, so there is no real reason for him to promote his brand.

 

[SouthernMaple]

Pretty sure he won “Best Deciduous” award at Nationals 3 years in a row. He’s been on podcasts, has some stuff on YouTube, has done some content for Mirai Live, and from what I’ve heard he is very active in the Portland club. Invisible? Definitely not. But he does bonsai as a hobby, so there is no real reason for him to promote his brand.

well there you go. I have heard of him but compared to others like I was saying his exposure isn't there yet, not to non locals of BSOP. I asked 10 members in my club who they heard of first, and the answer was not Dennis. Usually if there is a bar it is known by many.

 

[SouthernMaple]

Pretty sure he won “Best Deciduous” award at Nationals 3 years in a row. He’s been on podcasts, has some stuff on YouTube, has done some content for Mirai Live, and from what I’ve heard he is very active in the Portland club. Invisible? Definitely not. But he does bonsai as a hobby, so there is no real reason for him to promote his brand.

My original statement was in reference to his garden. I feel from what I have seen and what people in my world have seen made available to the public we all think Rakuyo is a very nice garden. Dennis has a nice garden also but up until a month ago noone outside of a small number of people in the world had ever seen it. And even then it was during the winter which to me, is my least favorite time to view a garden especially of that caliber. Maybe my mind will change when I see the next video.

If I had the choice to inherit one from another, I would still choose Rakuyo, that is my opinion, if you have a problem with that, so be it, you can go find a word to do to yourself, but leave it at that. The world would be a really boring place if we all liked the same thing. I would however rather live in Dennis's location vs Rakuyo, because I think Dennis has the better backyard view.

I know a lot about Dennis, I own all the Joe Noga books, ive listened to all the podcasts and watched his videos. I think he is a great guy and would love to meet him, I made an acrylic painting of the Japanese maple at the BSOP supercritique and it hangs above my bedframe. I aspire to one day be someone like him and win best deciduous 3 years in a row.

If there are any more white knights out there ready to tell me how wrong I am please just keep it to yourself this is my final statement regarding this topic.

 

[rockm]

My original statement was in reference to his garden. I feel from what I have seen and what people in my world have seen made available to the public we all think Rakuyo is a very nice garden. Dennis has a nice garden also but up until a month ago noone outside of a small number of people in the world had ever seen it. And even then it was during the winter which to me, is my least favorite time to view a garden especially of that caliber. Maybe my mind will change when I see the next video.

If I had the choice to inherit one from another, I would still choose Rakuyo, that is my opinion, if you have a problem with that, so be it, you can go find a word to do to yourself, but leave it at that. The world would be a really boring place if we all liked the same thing. I would however rather live in Dennis's location vs Rakuyo, because I think Dennis has the better backyard view.

I know a lot about Dennis, I own all the Joe Noga books, ive listened to all the podcasts and watched his videos. I think he is a great guy and would love to meet him, I made an acrylic painting of the Japanese maple at the BSOP supercritique and it hangs above my bedframe. I aspire to one day be someone like him and win best deciduous 3 years in a row.

If there are any more white knights out there ready to tell me how wrong I am please just keep it to yourself this is my final statement regarding this topic.

Interesting that Rokuyo has a few trees purchased from Dennis in the last three or four years--at least from the info on Rakuyo's website...

deciduous bonsai | rakuyo

www.rakuyobonsai.com

 

[SouthernMaple]

Interesting that Rokuyo has a few trees purchased from Dennis in the last three or four years--at least from the info on Rakuyo's website...

deciduous bonsai | rakuyo

www.rakuyobonsai.com

wow that is interesting, still that Shishi from Bob Laws is really nice