Recent content by Brian Van Fleet

Yes, early fall is a good time to wire JWP. Candle pinching for JWP: as they extend, and just before you can see the needle tips poke through the sheath, break big ones down to the “average” size of the other candles. You can also remove candles that emerge in excess of 2 per tip, so that...

Any month you can spell without a J.

You made a good call to grab the one on the right too. It’s a better tree.

These are special for sure. That Tachatori-yu glaze is impressive. @Dav4 and I each have a tofu with that color scheme, but not quite the run. Did Matt O source those for you? Several years ago while he was in Japan, he texted me a few photos of one and asked me to check it against the book...

Chonky and graceful at the exact same time. Looking good.

Pix or it didn’t happen.🤣

Not who, what. It’s about the tree. Ever watch a dog show? Notice how the attention is on the dog, the handler is visible from the knee down, and the owner is in the audience? If you go to a bonsai exhibition, you want to see killer trees regardless of provenance. If a tree sucks, who...

@JudyB had something like it at one time IIRC. His Namako glaze is not as common as the oribe. Here is one on eBay, might be a bit larger. https://ebay.us/m/XDqe9f

Funny, because I love this tree too, but I would have a hard time keeping that third trunk. Stealing the show to me is a distraction from the overall beautiful composition. That pot slaps.

Got a good shot in the sun this morning.

Ficus got to spend the better part of this first week in January outside. Coming in to the garage today.

Cuz I was only willing to vote for 2.

NVM

Yep, mine start growing anytime the temps stay above 45f for a few days. It will slow down when it gets cold again.

There’s a real chance you can saw this in half and have 2 great trunks.