The Imperial Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora) at The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. In training since 1795. Photo by Jonas Dupuich of Bonsai Tonight.
Rusty, are you out there?
I came across a link to the article below in a post on Bonsai Tonight. The post is about the National Bonsai & Penjing museum. The link to the articled appears in the post’s comments by someone named Rusty. Unfortunately, Rusty didn’t give his last name (maybe someone out there knows who he is).
A complex task with a simple name
The article is entitled Repotting the Imperial Pine. It’s a great little story that is enhanced by some interesting photos. If you want to read it, here it is. I highly recommend it, but if it’s too much trouble, here’s an excerpt and a couple borrowed photos:
“As I was working on removing the soil from the rootball I would stop my work every few minutes and reflect on what I was doing and how many people have done the same task over the last 200 years. I kept thinking about how fortunate I was to be given this opportunity. How many amateur painters do you know who were invited to a Guggenheim to help with a restoration of a Rembrandt painting?”
Is the trunk bigger than that man’s head? Is that man Rusty?
Same powerful trunk, same wonderful bark, different view. This photo is by Jonas. The one above (with the man’s head) is from Rusty’s article.
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if you check out (where the original article was posted) http://www2.gsu.edu/~ecort/ you’ll see the face of Rusty Tchernis ;-)
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Thanks Kestutis. I’m not sure how you got there. It didn’t come up for me with the link he provided, just the article with no other info.
I see Rusty has published a range of professional/academic papers. That helps explain the high quality of his writing in this article.
Thats Aarin Packard Assistant curator of the National Bonsai collection pictured next to the trunk.
Thanks Steven
Wayne, Thank for posting my article. If you want to talk my email is on the web page mentioned above.
Rusty
Thanks Rusty,
Check your email…