Random bonsai stuff in Vietnam

[Cajunrider]

Cement and sand.

And a few rebars.

 

[Empty Mountain]

Just to be clear, I think a few of these are vines trained in a group to become bonsai... Are my eyes deceiving me on this? Either way I apparently need to take a global trip to see fantastic specimen like these

I think what you're seeing is ficus with aerial roots.

 

[RoadManDenDron]

Trust you to go all that way and take pics of BC!

 

[Cajunrider]

Trust you to go all that way and take pics of BC!

1.5 hours of standing in line to go to the place where I took the BC pics.

 

[Cajunrider]

Just to be clear, I think a few of these are vines trained in a group to become bonsai... Are my eyes deceiving me on this? Either way I apparently need to take a global trip to see fantastic specimen like these

None are vines. They are all individual trees. Some are gigantic 35 ft tall bonsai.

 

[RaginCajun]

None are vines. They are all individual trees. Some are gigantic 35 ft tall bonsai.

Thanks for sharing. I just got back from Uganda a couple weeks ago and I was checking out the trees everywhere I went.. big beautiful acacias and ficus natalensis EVERYWHERE.
Forgive me if I’m intruding but are you on a bucket list trip? Business? Or perhaps mission?

 

[Cajunrider]

Thanks for sharing. I just got back from Uganda a couple weeks ago and I was checking out the trees everywhere I went.. big beautiful acacias and ficus natalensis EVERYWHERE.
Forgive me if I’m intruding but are you on a bucket list trip? Business? Or perhaps mission?

Family trip. Bonsai by happenstances.

 

[RaginCajun]

Family trip. Bonsai by happenstances.

That’s awesome! One heck of a vacation.

 

[Cajunrider]

In VN bonsai are used as status symbols. They are prominently displayed in front if palaces, temples, churches, business offices, and banks.

 

[19Mateo83]

In VN bonsai are used as status symbols. They are prominently displayed in front if palaces, temples, churches, business offices, and banks.

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Great pictures! The form they use in the first photo underneath the branches is pretty neat. I’m guessing that is a common practice there?

 

[Cajunrider]

Great pictures! The form they use in the first photo underneath the branches is pretty neat. I’m guessing that is a common practice there?

I took that one on purpose to show the form for the pad.
It is eye opening to see 35-40ft tall bonsai in gigantic containers. They said prices do not include crane service at delivery point.

 

[doc spring _work]

Loving the photos! That first picture in the last post has an odd branch angle which could be perceived as a flaw right? I know the generally if a material is old you wouldn't change some flaws but generally speaking this should be something one keeps an eye on for younger material right? (It's silly to ask but seeing these old refined pieces makes me wanna ask questions to reaffirm what i think I know)

(Photo below and a zoomed copy amplifying the odd shoulder included)

 

[Gabler]

Loving the photos! That first picture in the last post has an odd branch angle which could be perceived as a flaw right? I know the generally if a material is old you wouldn't change some flaws but generally speaking this should be something one keeps an eye on for younger material right? (It's silly to ask but seeing these old refined pieces makes me wanna ask questions to reaffirm what i think I know)

(Photo below and a zoomed copy amplifying the odd shoulder included)

I don't think they're overly concerned with the Japanese sense of aesthetics.

 

[Cajunrider]

Dinner at a restaurant in Huế

 

[Cajunrider]

At Thiên Mụ temple in Huế.

 

[Cajunrider]

More at Thiên Mụ

 

[Cajunrider]

I spent the last two weeks traveling through Vietnam. Every where I went, there are bonsai. From the palaces, temples, businesses, to houses and shacks, I see bonsai. The skill level varies greatly but the practice is very very broad. I feel like I can talk bonsai to one out every 10-15 people.

 

[Michael P]

It is wonderful to see so many bonsai from a different aesthetic tradition.

 

[Cajunrider]

At the Imperial City of the Nguyen Dynasty

 

[dbonsaiw]

Truly amazing. With bonsai apparently being so ubiquitous, what are the prices like out there? I would imagine that many of the trees you shared would cost a small fortune state side.