This tree is a Sonoran scrub live oak (Quercus turbinella). Michael Hagendorn says of this tree: "I collected this oak from a mountain range in eastern Arizona in 1999, at around 5,000 ft. It was growing much like old pines or junipers along rocky breaks, in a ‘captive root’ situation. There were fine roots in a pocket of soil on bedrock. I cut the anchor root, lifted the tree, and it went into a small box. The oak from the start was very vigorous, and one or two years later was in a bonsai pot. The photo is from 2008, prior to its trip to the National Bonsai Show. Accent is a small sculpture that I made in college. The container is from my past life as a potter." To see more of Michael’s trees, visit Crataegus Bonsai.
It’s 2009 today. The photos and text here are borrowed from two of our older posts (2009 was Bark’s first year) except for the last photo which is from Bill Valavanis’ blog.
This cropped cover shot of Michael Hagedorn's Post Dated provides a powerful hint why the Publishers Association of the West choose it for a Gold Award in design. Post Dated, along with all of our books, is currently 25% off our already discounted prices.
If you been following this blog for a while (this was written in April, 09 and Bark began in February 09, so the notion of ‘a while’ is relative), you know that we featured a review of Michael Hagedorn’s ground breaking book and a two part interview with Michael in February. Since then, my enthusiasm for Michael’s fascinating bonsai and life adventures in Japan, hasn’t wavered a bit. It’s still a great book and I still recommend it with the full confidence that you will enjoy it as much as I have.
Post Dated’s award in Pubishers West own words
“It is my great pleasure to inform you on behalf of the Publishers Association of the West that Post-Dated: The Schooling of an Irreverent Bonsai Monk received a Gold Award in the 2009 PubWest Book Design Awards Short Stories/ Poetry/Anthologies category. I want to thank you for entering our contest and congratulate you on your award-winning book!
The PubWest Design Awards were developed 25 years ago to recognize superior design and outstanding production quality of book. We feel this is an important program to the PubWest organization and the publishers who contribute to it, as well as to the larger publishing community. It allows all of us to see trends that are coming into the publishing world, and it gives those in the design and production areas an opportunity to see what our peers are doing.”
This stately juniper belongs to Shinji Suzuki, Michael Hagedorn's teacher. The photo is borrowed from Bill Valavanis' bonsai blog.
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