I saw this image on dallasbonsai blog page. Good inspiration for me too. I have officially come down with JBP feverFuture shohin JBPView attachment 215889
Reading @Brian Van Fleet blog is gold for JBP information, and countless threads on here as well. They are amazing trees!I saw this image on dallasbonsai blog page. Good inspiration for me too. I have officially come down with JBP fever
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In the theme of literati. Here is a future candidate from my recent fall collection trip. Pinus Contorta or Shore Pine. Once it is established with new roots it will be well on its way.Reading @Brian Van Fleet blog is gold for JBP information, and countless threads on here as well. They are amazing trees!
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[/QUOTE]Nice looking Tree Frank....west coast bog tree?
QUOTE="River's Edge, post: 604294, member: 23025"]Shore Pine, Pinus Contorta. This one requires major root adaptation prior to establishing a better planting angle. One advantage of a deep mica pot is the ability to change the shape with a saw and secure difficult trunk shapes in collected specimens. This tree is set for recovery and will not be worked until 2020. One of the trees i collected this fall. Excellent health for a Yamadori and more foliage than usual. Better than average options for design and definate age in the trunk and bark. Dropping a few old needles at this time.View attachment 215854View attachment 215855View attachment 215856
I like your focus on improving the health and condition prior to re-working the forest. important to stress the day to day practises that make a difference in the final results.One half of my Dawn Redwood forest. Two years ago I purchased a 7 tree forest from the estate of Steve Contney. He was a really active member of the Milwaukee Bonsai community who passed away very unexpectedly, a "nagging cough" that he thought was nothing turned out to be pneumonia. I separated the forest into 2 clumps, to help rebuild vigor and make it possible to go a full day without water. ( was travelling a lot, still do). Each half was put into separate 16 x 16 x 5 inch Anderson flats. Eventually I will re-unite the two pieces. It was in a 22 inch tray, the next pot will need to be at least 26 x 9 inches, maybe more.
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The ceramic ball just happens to be one of several scattered here and there for no particular reason and no permanence or intent for a ''design''. It was just there and I left it. The ceramic ball is from a dismantled filter bed at a water treatment facility. Odd used junk.