HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Yeah.. his ORIGINAL idea was in the same chamber.. co-existing.
I said, “As neat as it sounds... I lack the skills to make that a reality.”
Where do you like to order pots from?
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I said, “As neat as it sounds... I lack the skills to make that a reality.”
Katie0317
Chumono
If you want to do Yamadori have you seen this video? It's awesome. This persons nursery is only about an hour away from me but I haven't had a chance to go yet. I'm looking forward to it.
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Welcome to BNut and the craziness that is bonsai @Katie0317
Contrary to some of the comments here....
Unglazed pots are typically used for pines, juniper, spruce, larch .. aka conifers
Glazed are used for deciduous (maples, elms, beech, Hornbeck etc)
Tropicals are sometimes potted in either.
I also think azaleas can be potted in either but mostly see them in glazed.
I have ordered from iker bonsai pots, bonsai outlet, bonsai vision. Google those names and they will come up
The reason we badger people about putting their location on their profile is not some kind of hazing ritual. It is so we can give them the best advice for their trees without having to repeatedly ask and wast time going back and forth for that answer
Contrary to some of the comments here....
Unglazed pots are typically used for pines, juniper, spruce, larch .. aka conifers
Glazed are used for deciduous (maples, elms, beech, Hornbeck etc)
Tropicals are sometimes potted in either.
I also think azaleas can be potted in either but mostly see them in glazed.
I have ordered from iker bonsai pots, bonsai outlet, bonsai vision. Google those names and they will come up
The reason we badger people about putting their location on their profile is not some kind of hazing ritual. It is so we can give them the best advice for their trees without having to repeatedly ask and wast time going back and forth for that answer
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HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Those pots fall under my “Shallow, wider, mass-produced imports” not bad for training...
i mostly train in big, ugly, chopped-down nursery pots. I also have an abundance of “hey, mom. I found these in your basement...” planters.. I have some bonsai pots.. I also throw pots.
Bonsai pots, given their shallow nature, slow down “wood,bark,trunk girth” growth, noticeably... so until I’m ALMOST satisfied with trunk growth (Working roots the entire Trunk development period, also).. I will “small pot” them.
I only have a few ready for small pots in the spring. But MANY trees.
_space_bard_
Mame
I would steer clear of Bonsai Boy if you're looking for nice trees. I did a deep dive comparing Bonsai Boy and Brussel's commercial trees to some independent/mom & pop bonsai nurseries that sell online and the quality and tree you get from them for a similar price is usually leaps and bounds above the big commercial nurseries. Plus those shops usually post pictures of the actual tree you're going to buy where BB and Brussel's is always a surprise that results in either an OK looking tree, or a $100 stick with some leaves on it.
Like others have mentioned, Wigert's is a great online vendor with great prices for the quality you get. Especially if you want a Ficus.
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Mame
Haven't seen that one yet, but I'll watch it now. I live in Northern AZ, which is pretty barren when it comes to trees. They're here, but you really need to search far and wide for them, but when you do fine them, they're spectacular. The picture below is just the only photo I could find of the many I've seen and it's not even that great, I just loved how it was growing on the cliff of the Grand Canyon. The other picture is just what an average hike looks like around here...look at all those pines and junipers
I remember hiking through a wash a few years ago and finding a tree that was uprooted and upside that started growing roots from the top of the tree, it was one of the coolest things I've seen. As far as native species, I can find Pinyon, Juniper, and some cedar within a 2 hour drive from my place. "Urbandori" I can find some naturalized/invasive species in washes near my house. There are quite a few 5-10 year old Desert Willow trees I plan on digging up in the spring, and I have so many people asking me to dig up their "impossible to kill" Siberian Elms growing in their back yards that I'll probably be digging non-stop for a month straight next year I wish I took advantage of the Puget Sound area when I lived there from 2012-2015. But I was living in a 5th wheel at the time and didn't really have the permanent space for Bonsai, but I just remember all the trees there, and the large Bonsai community I could have taken advantage and learned from. Now I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere with no Bonsai clubs within 4 hours from me. I'm just winging it from what I can learn from books, forums, videos etc.
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Katie0317
Chumono
Thank you Paradox for explaining why some use glaze vs. unglazed. Makes sense.
I understand why I need to create a profile. I should have done that before posting. I got ahead of myself I guess. It didn't occur to me that it was an important part of the process but your explanation makes sense.
vp999
Masterpiece
Are you anywhere near Ft. Lauderdale? There's a whole seller near there that sells decent Chinese pots for a really good price. http://www.hfimports.com. . I've bought lots of pots from him when I was there.
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
No worries. People often do not see the location request/spot when they register so we have to ask people to fill it out very often. I understand why it can seem like a broken record but it is really because we want to help new people succeed.
Sometimes our desire to help/teach can come across as being mean but it mostly is tough love.
Like our trees, we want the hobby to grow and flourish. We need and want new people to succeed without making the same mistakes so many of us did when we were new.
Katie0317
Chumono
Thank you for the kind welcome. I appreciate it
Katie0317
Chumono
Ironically, I'd found that seller about an hour ago in an exhaustive search. He seems to be out of stock on just about everything but I'd sure like to buy in bulk from him on orchid pots! We'd buy a lot of those.
We're not really near Fort Lauderdale. We're farther north in central Fl. Orlando area.
Katie0317
Chumono
I still don't think I did it right. I went back to my profile and tried to add what I could but I didn't see a location? I just wrote the zone I'm in. Is there a specific way I should put my location?Thank you for the kind welcome. I appreciate it
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Nope. Zone is generally enough. Northern or southern hemispher may be ask occasionally, because of the whole reversed seasons thing, but zone will suffice. You can problem solve the rest at your leasure.
Sorry If i came off rude before. Apparently I was in a nonsense mood today. Told one guy in another thread that transplanting trees meant they had to grow legs. I think my analogies are broken...
Among other things.
Katie0317
Chumono
No worries..
bunjin
Mame
Really the best places to buy pots are the vendor bazaars at the larger events if you can't afford the handmade custom pots. I bought a couple of very nice nanban pots a couple of years ago at an event, and the vendor couldn't even give me a good street address or website! I have purchased some pots by mail order since Covid, but it is hit or miss. My strategy is to set size, shape, and finish requirements when doing searches and not settling for anything less before making a purchase.
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Have gotten some good ones from Bonsai Vision/Saint George, UT. Also many to see on EBay and Matt Ouinga who posts there. Also hope to get from Sarah Rayner, Vicki Chamberlain.
Some of us have local clubs of more decent folks fortunately.
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Actually only about 3 Bonsai tools needed for basics but work better than regular common use tools. It's just so trees look better.
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Think of a bonsai as consisting of a pairing of a tree and a pot, in the same way that a piece of art might consist of an oil painting and a frame.
You wouldn't want an old European landscape oil painting to be displayed in a stainless steel frame, just like you wouldn't want a gnarly old pine to be displayed in a bright blue glazed pot. And yet the same blue pot might be extremely effective with a satsuki azalea with white flowers.
I should write a reference article about guidelines of pairing pots and trees, since the subject comes up frequently. Suffice it to say that a pot should complement the tree - not conflict with it.
_space_bard_
Mame
I plan on visiting their shop next time I'm in St. George. I only live a couple hours away.
Deep Sea Diver
Imperial Masterpiece
Been seriously crazy pot shopping all spring until lately. Had a real lot of uppotting to do this year and more next. Mostly smaller rounds and ovals… some others up to 12”. Azaleas, pines, kusumonos etc. Here’s what I learned.
Vicki Chamberlain is seriously awesome. I bought some pots from her and commissioned one recently for a much needed early summer repot of a Secchu no Matsu Satsuki Bonsai. I set her some photos of a couple pots we liked with specs. Vicki designed and made a couple to choose from and got it to me just in time for the repot. Satsuki is doing really fine now in its somewhat larger new digs.
btw: I asked, and Vicki even donated a pot for our Five year Azalea contest!
I’ve purchased a couple really nice Pots from Bonsai Vision at St George . UT that we’re really nice also. Our two new pines are loving these.
NEBonsai had a couple nice pots
Oh yes, there were a couple really nice offbeat (for me) pots from @sorce too
. My wife stole them from me in the dark of the night!I to get smaller pots for developing Satsuki Bonsai in = 99 cent Bonsai I got various pots through this site, cheaper the better… some not! Some of these were from Pot Punchin Potters (Jessica Fox), Tom Johnson and Izzy Giuseppe Lombardo from Italy - his was awesome…. to name a couple I liked.
Finally graduated to Bonsai Pot auctions where some of the awesome potters hide… and others. If you hit the site at slow weeks you can get some fantastic buys. Sam Miller is one of my favorites, also an up and comer who is making small rounds right now is Matt Borst. His first pot didn’t have enough drainage for me so right away he beefed up the drainage in all his designs afterwards. Finally David George is another good buy. Been outbid on the Sara Rainer pots posted or they just didn’t fit my specs.
That said, At this point I’m likely to go to more of a custom ask as our satsuki get bigger. I haven’t found a potter yet that normally caters to the needs of day to day satsuki owners. (Maybe it’s a closed circle and I haven’t been initiated yet.) Not talking display pots here, everyday pots. Always too shallow for these trees needs. Or too deep for the width. Maybe it’s because as one of my volunteer friends at the Museum says “Satsuki aren’t bonsai”. Another just calls them Divas in a pot…
On second thought….Maybe I should just go to the junkyard and get some old hubcaps and drill the darn things! See recent ABS article.
Anyways that’s my experience with pot purchasing this year.
cheers
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