Vietnam bonsai.

[fredman]

I'm holidaying in Vietnam atm. There's bonsai everywhere in the streets and in front of the houses. Mostly big ones and all planted in plain sand. Got some problems uploading photos from my mobile. Ill try from time to time but if not, ill show them on my return...

 

[fredman]

 

[fredman]

Nah it's a major hassle. Can't get more than one at a time posted. Ill put them up on my return....

 

[sorce]

Nah it's a major hassle. Can't get more than one at a time posted. Ill put them up on my return....

Cool Fredman!

Safe travels bro!

Sorce

 

[fredman]

I took hundreds of photos but sadly not the best quality. My apologies. Mobile phone is all I had, and its an old one to....
I'll sort and put some up as I go.

 

[fredman]

 

[fredman]

 

[fredman]

Some natural dead wood I saw on a tree..

 

[Underdog]

amazing! Thanks Fred

 

[my nellie]

Thanks for sharing!
Ficus species at most, I can see.

 

[fredman]

The following ones are at a bonsai homestay in Hoi An. The guy took the collection over from his grand dad. Fantastic serene place to stay. $27 per night for a flash double room with breakfast and a bicycle included....

 

[fredman]

 

[fredman]

Ficus species at most

Yes a lot of Ficus all over. Microcarpa I believe. The middle one of the last series is a guava

 

[fredman]

No soil needed for these ficus. They grow that easy...

 

[Wilson]

Awesome shots dude!

 

[fredman]

 

[fredman]

 

[namnhi]

Fredman,
Saw you been to Linh Ung Temple in Da Nang. I was there last year. Their bonsai required front loader to move around but that is what they liked. Enjoy your stay.

 

[fredman]

This fascinated me. Its a tribe that has been living on boats and rafts for generations. They have their own laws, culture, and language. They hardly ever set foot on land. Everything they have, has been traded for the fish they catch. We weren't allowed to approach them. Just got guided through the boats on a dingy like boat. What stood out immediately is how few woman there are. By rough estimate 10-20% Because their survival depends on the fish the men catches, woman aren't in demand the guide told us. In there culture the women marries more than one man. I saw one woman that had 4 men lazing around her . Our immediate thoughts were (and still are) what they do with the female babies born???
They all live in a relative small bay. The poorer ones on their boats on the one side, and the richer ones in their corrugated houses on floats on the other side of the bay.

 

[fredman]

Even there I saw bonsai