After. This sweet little Shimpaku and the one below were posted by Bjorn Bjorholm. The before photos for both trees are at the bottom of the post.
Just spent late yesterday digging Larches (they’re called Tamaracks around here) on a friend’s land, and now I need to get them into the ground right away, so we’ll save time by borrowing from our archives. This one originally appeared August, 2014.
Before I make another mistake and look foolish in the process, here’s my disclaimer for this post: I don’t know for a fact the origin of the bonsai shown here. Much of what I have to say here is conjecture.
Continued below…
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After. Tree number two. The before photo is at the bottom.
Continued from above…
Lately I’ve been noticing field grown bonsai that look like yamadori (bonsai collected from the wild). More accurately, the best look almost like yamadori. I believe this is the case with the two bonsai shown here that were styled by Bjorn Bjorholm. Here’s why…
… All the high quality wild Shimpaku in Japan have long ago been collected and are now very expensive. As a result, most have fallen into the hands of wealthy collectors or people like Kimura and other Japanese bonsai masters.
Also, though the bonsai shown here are excellent, they don’t quite look like Yamadori. Very good to be sure, but something is different.
The before shot of the tree at the top of the page
The before shot for tree number two
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