Just to prove that even the big names get asked that infuriating bonsai question, ‘How Old Is It?’
Looking forward to my workshop with Ryan in January.
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You Tube Offerings
I may have posted the first part of this before but here are both in the one place for your viewing.
EBA 2012 Video
This was kindly linked to me on Facebook, thought it was worth linking here for your enjoyment.
Looks like a great show, the organisers show be proud. Well done.
Josh’s Bonsai Garden
Had a little trip over to Josh’s garden during the week to see his trees. Robert, Phil and Stephen and I made an evening of it. Bonsai and Fly Fishing dominated the discussion 🙂
Here’s a little video clip put together showing the photos from the evening and a few video clips threw in for good measure.
Taiwanese Flower Market Video
Thought I would share this here. Not the usual sort of video I would share but I found it fascinating to see what’s on offer in a different country. A great explanation from the video taker about what he’s seeing helps too. The older lady must be a relative, either that or he’s being stalked through the market 🙂
A Tale of Bird Vandalism
Just for fun 🙂
Stunning Place to Live
What a stunning lump of rock we live on. Pity we seem determined to feck it up!
Bonsai Art of Japan Episode 25
As we have come to expect, here is another excellent video in the series, this one concentrates on the pruning of Japanese Maples.
Yamadori Pine Collecting Video
I managed to take a few video clips during our bog hopping exploits last week. I’ve thrown them together for my pleasure and hopefully yours 🙂
Hans European Larch
I’m quite into my Larch at the moment and Hans Van Meer shared this on Youtube a few days ago. It shows a short video 360 of his very tasty European larch named ‘XL’ 🙂
I was interested in the two deadwood areas on the tree and if he was considering joining these together at some point. I asked him about this on the IBC Thread and he was kind enough to give this comprehensive reply.
Yes joining the top Jin with the deadwood section lower on the trunk is a work in progress. The tree is doing it all by it’s self! This might take a lot longer than doing it artificial by hand but it will look much better in the end! The bark is amazingly thick on this tree, in some places more than a centimeter, and is make up out of many layers of bark. By allowing that section of the tree to die back by it’s self, this thick bark will crack naturally and will eventually fall off, leaving a rough and natural looking edge between the deadwood and live bark! I could never get that edge to look that natural and beautiful if I would do it myself by hand or with powertools! So pattieance is the name of the game again!
Cheers,
Hans van Meer.
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