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Comment on A True Gentleman & A Very Large Tree by Patrick Giacobbe

Patrick Giacobbe — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:58:24 +0000

The tree is a Portulacari afra, Dwarf Jade. It started its training in 1978 when it was collected from an urban garden in Vero Beach, FL. At that time the trunk was only about 2″ wide. It is now on permanent display in the James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery at Heathcote Botanical Gardens in Ft. Pierce, FL., along with 100 and 9 more bonsai masterpieces by James Smith.

Patrick Giacobbe,
Bonsai curator for the James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery

Comment on Massive Trunk, Beautiful Pot & Much More (FREE ITEMS too) by wayne

wayne — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:16:36 +0000

Hi Jeff and Ann,
I think you hit the nail on the head when defoliation-full leaf comment. The profusion of lush bright emerald foliage that we can only imagine now, will play quite well with the blue of the pot. I agree about the size of the pot, but surprisingly small show-pots seem to be the trend these days,

Comment on Massive Trunk, Beautiful Pot & Much More (FREE ITEMS too) by Ann Mudie

Ann Mudie — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:03:15 +0000

I agree with Jeff. Stunning tree, lovely pot but I don’t think they belong together.

Comment on Massive Trunk, Beautiful Pot & Much More (FREE ITEMS too) by Jeff Doyle

Jeff Doyle — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:09:26 +0000

The trunk development and twig ramification are indeed impressive; however when I look at this I think the pot choice stands room for improvement. It looks both too shallow and narrow and I think the colour is off…I keep looking at the pot, rather than the tree. Of course, it looks like the tree might have been defoliated recently – the image would no doubt change when in full leaf. These are just my thoughts on it though.

Comment on Walking Around in a Daze & Shin Boku’s Open House by wayne

wayne — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:41:51 +0000

Hi John,
Yeah. It turns out that Wentworth NH is pretty much in the middle of nowhere no matter where you live. It’ll be interesting to see who shows up.

Comment on Restyling a Mugo, Offing a Shari, Bonsai Tourists, More Bonsai Rafting & Some Excellent Events by wayne

wayne — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:39:40 +0000

Hi Mike,
I just did a quick visit to Kennett Bonsai and couldn’t find it.
The 2nd U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition album says Nikko.
Do you have any other info?
Thanks

Comment on Restyling a Mugo, Offing a Shari, Bonsai Tourists, More Bonsai Rafting & Some Excellent Events by wayne

wayne — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:35:34 +0000

Thanks for the tip Ian,
I just took a look. It’s big! And looks good leafed out.

Comment on Restyling a Mugo, Offing a Shari, Bonsai Tourists, More Bonsai Rafting & Some Excellent Events by Mike Mitchell

Mike Mitchell — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:40:44 +0000

The Satsuki azalea you are showing is not a Nikko, it is Nyohozan.

Comment on Restyling a Mugo, Offing a Shari, Bonsai Tourists, More Bonsai Rafting & Some Excellent Events by Ian Young

Ian Young — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:19:45 +0000

The Maple Raft belongs to Stephen Dodds from Belfast Northern Ireland. Purchased last year from Willowbog Bonsai.

http://bonsaibaker.wordpress.com/my-bonsai/raft-japanese-maple/

Comment on Walking Around in a Daze & Shin Boku’s Open House by John Demaegd

John Demaegd — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:04:05 +0000

There’s a small part of me that’s thankful I live too far away to go there! (And another part that wishes I didn’t!)