My 'Ben Oki' azalea

[Brian Van Fleet]

Winter color photo. I like the burgundy color of the leaves with this pot.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Guess I know what I’ll be doing this weekend...

 

[LanceMac10]

Wire down the trees and pick off flower buds.....and self-isolate.


….looks like it might take awhile!!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Boomin and bloomin...

 

[Carol 83]

Boomin and bloomin...
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That is spectacular.

 

[JudyB]

Wow. This is my favorite photo of this tree, it's looking so good.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nearly in full bloom now...

 

[Dzhokar]

Damn, you've done a good job maintaining and developing that tree from the initial styling.

 

[ml_work]

Awesome!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Damn, you've done a good job maintaining and developing that tree from the initial styling.

Thanks, here are a couple framed memories from the workshop which was 15 years ago next week.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

One last shot of what I’d call full bloom. Hope everyone is safe and healthy.

 

[JudyB]

what I’d call full bloom

lol, understatement of the day. Can't hardly see a leaf, it's so full!

 

[Lazylightningny]

The transformation from the above photo after the original Ben Oki workshop in '05 to where it is now epitomizes the long range vision that is needed in bonsai. Mr. Oki probably didn't know if you were capable of pulling it off at the time, but he visualized 15 years ago the point to where you have now brought the tree. Kudos, Brian, you have earned my respect once again. This shows that you don't need tons of money to develop great bonsai. You took a piece of free raw material from your yard and brought it to a high level of development. Let this be a lesson in vision and perserverance to all of us.

 

[substratum]

Great tree. Awesome progression thread.

 

[Jimmy Pete]

This thread is why I got into bonsai

 

[Carol 83]

This thread is why I got into bonsai

It is quite the beauty, isn't it?

 

[Hartinez]

This thread is why I got into bonsai

Follow literally every progression thread Brian has on here and you’ll feel the same way.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Blooming shot. I didn’t thin any flower buds this year. I am losing branches on the right side, so change is a comin’...

 

[Cadillactaste]

Blooming shot. I didn’t thin any flower buds this year. I am losing branches on the right side, so change is a comin’...
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It's gorgeous Brian...sorry to hear you are losing branches. But I expect it to wow us with your talent. The new vamped tree.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]