Vindeezy
Yamadori
I have a keep it or cut it dilemma ,1,2,3 or keep them all?
Keep it or Cut it?
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I have a keep it or cut it dilemma ,1,2,3 or keep them all?
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
Need more information: What are we dealing with here, some sort of Pine or a Larch? How long have you been growing bonsai? Sometimes what to cut, and when to cut is very dependent on what you are cutting on.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Better yet, @Vindeezy, start a new thread and you'll get some help. This is an 8-year progression thread on a single tree.
Vindeezy
Yamadori
Sorry Guy didn't mean to mess up your thread I'm new at this.
j evans
Omono
We have all been there.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Good shot this morning in the sunshine...
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
Beautiful photograph of a beautiful tree. I hope many will take not of how the tree is accentuated by the morning light playing on the top of the moss and through the leaves. Beautiful on all counts.
This tree should be exhibited at the next National Show.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Thanks, I didn't even notice the moss until I loaded the photo to my iPad. Nice complement.
I don't know if this tree is eligible for Nationals, since it went to the 3rd Nationals in 2012. It's improved since then...
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
I don't know what the rules are even if there are any short of what Bill wants to exhibit, no dig at Bill intended. I'm glad he has put this thing together and is willing to go through the labor to pull it off.
AndrewS1983
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This is a great thread. Beautiful tree ! Thank you for sharing this !
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Brian, I could be wrong but I believe you can exhibit your tree every other National? If so, you are more than eligible. I also could exhibit my Sharp's from 2014 Nationals next year. However, I think I will wait several more years until I try and get it back to the Nationals.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Thanks, I actually got curious and checked. To enter in the 5th, the trees shown in 1 & 2 were eligible, but I haven't seen eligility restrictions released for the 6th yet. I'm with you though, I'll probably give mine a few more years too. I have a lot of branch work and a thread-graft hiding in that canopy!
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
I like how you can see the trunkline all the way up with this one, without having the open zipper effect.
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
That's true but this speaks more for the quality of Brian's photo with the light shining through the leaves. There is no doubt that the trunk is beautiful but it is the way the light is coming through the canopy and shining through the leaves that makes it visible. If I were comparing this to an erotic photo it would be like taking a picture of a really beautiful girl dressed in a see through negligee showing everything and exposing nothing. I guess the point I am trying to make is this. Brian is an artist and as such does artistic things a lot of times not thinking about it. In this case a great tree is made to look as great as it really is by a great photograph. I have pushed for years for people to learn how to take decent photos of their trees, this one proves why. It seems that photography is so important to this art form and so underplayed. I look at a lot of my old stuff and mourn.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Some fall color. This one can be really pretty if the leaves hold up.
Going back through this thread, the base is really starting to spread nicely under that moss. I need to compile a progression series of photos showing the base over the last 10-12 years. The moss is actually encouraging lots of root growth, so I’m hesitant to remove it until winter.
Going back through this thread, the base is really starting to spread nicely under that moss. I need to compile a progression series of photos showing the base over the last 10-12 years. The moss is actually encouraging lots of root growth, so I’m hesitant to remove it until winter.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
A little more fall color. Should be at peak soon...
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Peak fall color...
Necked shots next!
Necked shots next!
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Awesome sauce!
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Leafless shot, time to do some cleanup...
Gary McCarthy
Chumono
LOVE the full fall color shot. BUT, I think that last leafless shot is the WINNER!
