My Shohin Collection ....
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Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Nice trees. Good use of some Bunzan pots too. Not an easy task.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Those goji's are super cool. Love the pot combos. Princess persimmon is on my short list too. Always a treat getting pictures from your collection!
onlyrey
Mame
Beautiful Shohin. They all look like show display ready. Where are the bonsai in training?
maria kapra
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Thanks Brian, Bunzan pots are my favorites and I collect them as they come but they are getting harder and harder to find other unique colors because they are sought after by many collectors... You are right! they are not easy task to use in all aspect of bonsai but when you find the right plant then go for it like what I did on my princess persimmon... Cheers!!!
maria kapra
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Yes!!! Goji Berry are my favorites and very easy to take care of except when the fruit are ripen... The birds loves it and you have put them in cages to protect the fruits...
maria kapra
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Goji Berry is a deciduous shrubby vine plant that can grow up 8 feet high or more... you can pruned them to the desired size for shohin but majority of the one you see in my pictures comes from root cuttings from a matured plant grown in the ground for soo many years...
Vin
Imperial Masterpiece
Thanks for posting! Now I can show my wife and say "See, I don't have a problem"
Beautiful collection!
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
It's bonsai heaven!
coh
Imperial Masterpiece
Hmm, will have to remember the root cutting method for these. I planted one in the ground last year, maybe in about 20 years I'll have something to dig up!
JoeR
Masterpiece
Thanks for the info! I definently will look into buying one for myself. Or maybe start one from seed or somethingm
JoeR
Masterpiece
Really stunning collection! What percent is the shade netting you use?
Giga
Masterpiece
Geeze you have so many, and there all in so great is what's amazing
Eric Group
Masterpiece
Amazing!
This has to be one of the best Shohin collections in the US!
I saw a few larger trees stuck in there as well...
Regarding the Gogi berry, is it cold Hardy at all?
NM.. Found a link that says they are good down to zone 3! Wow...
Gotta get me one now... Adding to the list...
This has to be one of the best Shohin collections in the US!
I saw a few larger trees stuck in there as well...
Regarding the Gogi berry, is it cold Hardy at all?
NM.. Found a link that says they are good down to zone 3! Wow...
Gotta get me one now... Adding to the list...
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maria kapra
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Yes!!! I still have lots of bigger trees and that's how I started during my early years in bonsai... My sensei Harry Hirao took me collecting California junipers in Mojave Calif. and I indeed up with quite a few larger trees but later on I fell in love with shohin size trees...
Eric Group
Masterpiece
I am sure we'd all love to see the big ones too!
Any tips on where to find a Gogi berry?.. The websites I visited made them seem kind of rare and I cannot recall having seen any listed on Bonsai sites in the past...
michaelj
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Getting ready for my entry at Baikoen Bonsai Kenkyukai " 52ndAnnual Winter Silhouettes" show Jan 16th and 17th at Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia Calif....
My Shohin display for that show :
My Shohin display for that show :
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Very nice display Peter. I understand it's a silhouette show, but I'm struggling a bit with the top tree. I feel the trunk reclines to the right and I want it to move my eye left, back into the display. I wonder if the persimmon is strong enough to be the top tree, and how a shimpaku might look in the upper right box position for just a little variety?
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