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Hi All, Thought I would pass this information along. Suthin Sukosolvisit is downsizing his collection and selling some of his specimen trees. Here is the information. Rob http://bonsaibark.com/2015/05/07/professional-nanny-famous-bonsai-artist-suthin-is-downsizing-his-personal-bonsai-collection/

Hi All, Haven't posted in a while, but here is my shohin yamadori sitka spruce in it's new pot. The tree will be pinched in May/June and pruned this Fall. Rob

:p Hi All, I have been training this cast iron Halloween tree for about 20 years. It hasn't been easy due to the fact that it is cast iron and not a real tree. Wiring the branches has proved difficult because there aren't any.:confused: I had attempted to create a shari, but it seems my tools...

A huge amount of growth in such a short time. The left side pic was taken 5/31/14, the right was taken 7/12/14. Only about 6 weeks apart. Rob

Yup, in case there is any confusion. I am talking about B-Nut. Absolutely love it here. Been on here almost everyday for the last 5 years. If I had known about it sooner, I would have been on here years before that. None of the drama, fights or disagreements could ever make me leave this site...

This is one of my junipers that was almost killed by the dreaded fungus that many of us are dealing with. It has been recovering for over 2 years and I believe is ready for some styling. The initial design was pretty much ruined. The fungus killed the bottom right half, almost the entire front...

Hi All, Some of you are familiar with the Shohin Juniper I have posted over the last few years. It has been a constant problem for the last 2 1/2 years. The tree refuses to keep the bottom right half of the tree healthy. Last year, I did a repot and rewiring to maintain the design. It really...

Hi all, I posted this tree last year, I figured I would start a new thread about it. The tree has progressed very well. Also, I am trying out some new photography set ups. Just experimenting at the moment. Anyway, this tree is very small, but it thinks it's a full size tree. ;) If anyone is...

I am a big Godzilla fan. Next month, the big guy returns to the big screen with a brand new look. If you are a godzilla fan, leave a reply. :D Rob

Update on page 2 When I bought this Yew from Home Depot about 5-6 years ago, I knew it had potential. Little did I know how much. Here is the little guy fresh out of winter storage and right to the scissors.;) The light started to go on me so I had to take the after pics outside with a flash...

Finally started some of this season's tree work. I've been training this $7 arborvitae for about 8 years. It may not seem like it, but this tree has it's own challenges. The foliage can become quite messy and grows vertically. Also, since foliage should be sporadic with bunjin, there is only so...

Hi All, 2 seasons ago, my teacher asked me to do some styling and clean up on one of his junipers. Last season, I went back and took the wire off, rewired and cleaned it up. Unfortunately, I do have a before pic. Maybe if my teacher reads this post, he might have a before pic. :D Sorry for the...

Hi all. The owner of the nursery asked me to clean up one of his small, over grown junipers for sale. Since I cannot say no to working on any juniper, here it is. :D Rob Before After

*updated pics of cleaned deadwood on page 2* Hi All, Picked up this collected alpine fir today. I think there is a lot of potential here. However, there is also a lot of work to be done. I started the work today. I decided to reduce the left, tall straight trunk by like 2/3. The majority of the...

Just wanted to make sure everyone here in the Northeast has their trees ready for the cold. They are predicting snow and temps getting down to -3 degrees F on Thursday and Friday. Some areas are predicted to be even colder. Also, I don't think this is taking into consideration the wind chills...

Yup, we are just a few steps away from "The Terminator" technology. Living tisssue over metal endo skeleton. lol Rob http://theweek.com/article/index/253079/lgs-g-flex-watch-the-new-curved-phone-self-heal

Hi all, This is a project that might provide creating shohin with less work and time. I purchased this San Jose juniper. It is about 9 inches tall with a 2 1/4 inch base. The original idea was to chop the top 1/3 off and to work with what was left. However, the owner of the nursery suggested...

Hello All, I've had this tree for about 8 years. It has gone through quite bit. It was purchased as rough material and was a sort of informal upright. Not a good one. I decided to make it into a semi cascade turning the tree on it's side. After a little while, the tree grew well and turned into...

Update on page 2 Hello All, Seems like whenever I sit down to do a quick bonsai task that I think will take like 30 minutes, it ends up in a 3 hour work session. I needed to remove all the brown needles. Then I realized that the tree could use some fine wiring and a couple of cuts. Here are...

Hi all, Just picked this up today. Lots of potential. It has been sitting at the nursery for awhile. I have been looking at it for about 4 - 5 months. However, it looked especially inviting to me today so home with me in came. :D Form is pretty much in place. The branches are very wild and...

*Update on page 4* Hello all, The other day I decided to go check out some local garden centers. I wanted to try something a little different. There are many juniper cuttings or young trees that are twisted up the yamadori style. I have also seen it done with arborvitae. I wanted to try...

What has prompted me to post this is actually seeing the health of cascade's (Dorothy) junipers. The health of her trees reminded me of how my junipers, as well as junipers at the nurseries here in the northeast, used to look up until about 4 years ago. This will be an open discussion about the...

Recently, there was a discussion about Walter Pall's maple. Also, there was talk about natural style vs a well manicured tree. About 6 months ago, I had some thoughts on this that I was going to post a thread about. However, I never did. Seeing as how it has come up again. Maybe now is a good...

*Update on page 2* Well, I have been posting some updates on my trees lately, so here is another one that some of you might be familiar with. This is a Hinoki Cypress I have been training for about 11 years. It is about 16 inches tall. I did a pretty moderate root pruning and repot in the...

Update on page 2 Hello all.. I unwired my spruce about a month ago. Unfortunately, as spruces do, only 1/2 of the wiring took. Even after the wire was on for 1 year. Rewired the whole tree again. For a tree that in only 8 inches tall, there was a ton of wiring. Between that and the sharp...