Post your Favorite tree and/or pot that you own

[nathanbs]

Post a pic of your favorite tree and pot, not necessarily together. If you want advice or criticisms please say "comments welcome". Obviously compliments always welcome. I know I should lead by example however I just had the idea and its already dark out. I promise to post sometime over the holiday.

 

[nathanbs]

Ok so I realized I have 2 pots that are my favorite so here they are. Embarassingly I dont know what they are. The bright blue one likely chinese or even vietnamese, there are no markings of maker on it. The denim blue/violet one is Japanese it has a chop that I might try to identify on gastronomes site tonight.


Oh and I welcome criticism

 

[edprocoat]

I love the first pot, but I am a sucker for a blue pot though.

ed

 

[Ris]

Hi,

This is a satsuki azalea that I just love and cant wait till next spring to do wire out the branches
maybe I will let it bloom before I do anything just to see it in bloom for the first time...

Happy Holidays
Rishi.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Nice azalea, please post a picture when it blooms.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

This is such a seasonal sport, and in this season, I'm enjoying the ume blooms, in a cheap Touyou pot that I also dig.

Another tree/pot combo I appreciate is this corkbark black pine in a shigaraki black and red pot.

And a few favorite pots that I keep on my desk:

top, l to r: pine garden, Byron Myrick, pine garden
middle, l to r: Syuho, Bigei, Koyo
bottom: Heian Kouso

 

[bonsai barry]

Hi,

This is a satsuki azalea that I just love and cant wait till next spring to do wire out the branches
maybe I will let it bloom before I do anything just to see it in bloom for the first time...

Happy Holidays
Rishi.

That's a beautiful trunk. I'll bet its a great combination with the flowers.

 

[bonhe]

One of my favorite!
It is a big Chinese pot!
Bonhe

 

[bonhe]

and this giant pot (one Asian adult can easily sit it it)
I asked two of my friends about the signature meaning. The answer was: Product of Gazan (gama)
Bonhe

 

[Tona]

Hi Bonhe,
I really like the large pot. I tend to be an un-glazed pot fan.
Tona

 

[Dav4]

My favorite tree, surprising no one who has been here for a while, is my old Rocky Mountain Juniper. I actually really dig the oldish tokoname pot it's in, too. Comments are always welcome.

 

[Dav4]

My favorite pot is big round cascade, tokoname ware, I picked up used at New England Bonsai Gardens for a very big cascade Juniper. Great pot.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

That RMJ is looking nice Dave. You've done well with it, and it has just a hint of Ryan's influence. Hopeful to see it doing well in this area, headed back out west in May on another collecting trip.

 

[Mac In Oak Ridge]

One of my favorites is this American Red Maple. The pot it is in is 20" across to give a scale to the photo, the stick in the pot is a standard bamboo chop stick.

Working on ramification and when the leaves dropped I did a little trimming back of branches to be ready for next Spring's bud pop.

 

[nathanbs]

My favorite pot is big round cascade, tokoname ware, I picked up used at New England Bonsai Gardens for a very big cascade Juniper. Great pot.

Willing to bet a yamaaki?

 

[nathanbs]

One of my favorites is this American Red Maple. The pot it is in is 20" across to give a scale to the photo, the stick in the pot is a standard bamboo chop stick.

Working on ramification and when the leaves dropped I did a little trimming back of branches to be ready for next Spring's bud pop.

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Very interesting trunk. I see why you like it

 

[nathanbs]

here are my two favorite trees. Which also represent my favorite style of tree, cascade or semi-cascade. The first is a Chinese Sweet Plum that needs a ton more branch development and a smaller pot. The second is a California Juniper that I recently acquired that also needs foliage development and a smaller pot. Comments welcome

 

[Don Blackmond]

Brian the corkbark jbp looks great. Nice work.

This is such a seasonal sport, and in this season, I'm enjoying the ume blooms, in a cheap Touyou pot that I also dig.

Another tree/pot combo I appreciate is this corkbark black pine in a shigaraki black and red pot.

And a few favorite pots that I keep on my desk:

top, l to r: pine garden, Byron Myrick, pine garden
middle, l to r: Syuho, Bigei, Koyo
bottom: Heian Kouso

 

[Don Blackmond]

old bald cypress

 

[nathanbs]

oh wow! Where's the basketball for perspective