Maples

1) Japanese maple #13
2) Japanese maple #9
3) Japanese maple #3

Rowan #1

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia

visit to two gardens in Germany

see much more here: http://walter-pall-travelogues.blogspot.de/

This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit two gardesn in Germany near Heidelberg.
Michael Tran is making himself a name as the upcoming big bonsai nursery. and Ulf is an amateur collector.

Scots pine #6

Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris, collected in Germany, pot by Derek Aspinall. First image as of 2001.

European black pine #4

European black pine, Pinus nigra austriaca, first image as of 2005.

cembra pine #1

Cembra pine, Pinus cembra, collected in Austria, first image as of 2007, pot by Walter Venne.

More fall colors

Ivy, Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Field maple, Acer campestre
Japanese maple, Acer palmatum

Mugo #33

Mugo pine, Pinus mugo, first image as of 2008.

International Bonsai Academy in France October 19 to 20, 2012

See this: International Bonsai Academy en France

languages are French and German. It may still possible to enroll.
Approach Daniel:

 daheckel(at)estvideo.fr

New Scots pine

Scots p9ne, Pinus sylvestris, collected in France in 1998. I look forward to taming this monster next summer.