Thank you Tony Tickle.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Japanese beech #2
Japanese beech, Fagus creanta.
Some may wonder why I make the tree so much uglier after it looked quite good already.
Well, most amateurs would never do this, I understand. They want their trees to look their best all the time. So their trees don't really improve a lot. I believe that I can still improve this beech and accept that it will look ugly with these guy wires for one to two years. If I have done the right thing now the tree will be clearly better then. Even award winning show ready trees can be improved and should be. The better is the enemy of the good.
Last image, the tree as of 2007 in spring.
Some may wonder why I make the tree so much uglier after it looked quite good already.
Well, most amateurs would never do this, I understand. They want their trees to look their best all the time. So their trees don't really improve a lot. I believe that I can still improve this beech and accept that it will look ugly with these guy wires for one to two years. If I have done the right thing now the tree will be clearly better then. Even award winning show ready trees can be improved and should be. The better is the enemy of the good.
Last image, the tree as of 2007 in spring.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Wild cherry #9
Wild cherry, Prunus mahaleb. Pot by John Pitt too small. Second image virtual with larger pot. This is already commissioned to John Pitt.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
International Bonsai Academy in Croatia 2011
If you go to travelogues you get some insight into what kind of trees, numbers and quality the Croatians are working with. This is mind blowing for someone who is not prepared. I am sure we will see more of Croatian bonsai.
This was the last weekend of International Bonsai Academy in 2011 in Europe.
Coming weekend we will have similar quality and quantity, only conifers in Harrisburg, Pa. Just in case you want to be there, there may be a couple of openings left. Contact Jim Doyle.
Here some glimpses. For much more go to:
Travelogues
This was the last weekend of International Bonsai Academy in 2011 in Europe.
Coming weekend we will have similar quality and quantity, only conifers in Harrisburg, Pa. Just in case you want to be there, there may be a couple of openings left. Contact Jim Doyle.
Here some glimpses. For much more go to:
Travelogues
