Brilliant Bonsai & Grand Canyon Fall Color

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Brilliant fall color. Sweet tree too. It belongs to Harry Harrington. Here's his caption: "A quick shot of my English or Field Elm bonsai today (Ulmus minor), showing autumn colour. Height 17"/42cm. Developed from an airlayered branch 12 years ago, some of you may recognise from my book Bonsai Inspirations 1. Pot by Victor Harris of Erin Bonsai."

Still on vacation so we’ll dig back into our archives again. This one originally appeared in November, 2016. It’s in keeping with our somewhat current fall color theme. As a bonus, we’ve got a photo of full fall color Aspen from near the rim of the Grand Canyon (taken yesterday on a cellphone)

Got a couple Harry Harrington beauties in fall color for you today. I lifted them from Harry’s facebook feed. Harry also has three excellent bonsai books, two of which you can find at  Stone Lantern

lindenHere's another deciduous tree that was originally Harry Harrington's. It's not as brilliant as his elm (above), but I like it anyway. Especially the nebari (exposed roots). Here's Harry's caption: "Lovely image I've just received of my Small-Leaved Lime/Tilia cordata bonsai, that now lives in Northamptonshire. Height 22"/56cm, I started it as a pencil-thick sapling in 2001 and its progression series can be seen in the book "Bonsai Inspirations 2." Bonsai pot by Victor Harris of Erin Pottery."
BTW: we call Tilia cordata 'Little leaf linden' on this side of the pond

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Aspens shot yesterday by Barbara Patitucci with her cell, near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The most prevalent conifers around the North Rim are Ponderosa pine and White fir, so I suspect these are what you see in the background

 

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Bonsai Flowers & a Touch of Fall Color

azalea6This photo was taken to emphasis the flowers, rather than the tree. If you were to take a photo of this tree when it's not in flower, you'd take it a from a point a little lower to better show the powerful trunk and nebari. Sometimes photos just seem to appear on my desktop without any reference. This is the case here, so my apologies for failure to attribute this multi-hued Satsuki azalea to its rightful owner

Entering the second week of a two week vacation. Today it’s the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. We’re experiencing unusual wet, grey and cool weather (the remnants of hurricane Rosa) in a part of the world where you’d expect 80F and sunny this time of year. Anyway, in order to experience something akin to an actual vacation, we’re going to dig back into our archives. This one originally appeared in Jan, 2016. It’s in keeping with our current color theme, though today it’s mostly spring instead of fall color

 

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Got a strange old pot lying around that just won't work with any of your trees? Here's Michael Hagedorn's solution. We'll call it Narcissus in a bonsai-ish pot.

 

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This colorful tree-pot match is from our 2014 bonsai calendar. There aren't a lot of trees that can handle such a brilliant pot. Judging by the berries and the bark, I'd say it's a Japanese winterberry (Ilex serrata).

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While we're on the topic of calendars, this is from our brand new 2019 Japanese Bonsai Calendar. They arrived a couple weeks ago and are, as expected, flying out the door

 

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Finally, some fall color. It's a Trident maple on a Green T Bonsai Turntable. It's an old model Green T. Now they all have the green rim around the edge of platform

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Staying on Theme – Fall Bonsai Color

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In addition to brilliant fall color, this Trident maple has almost everything you'd want in a bonsai; a massive trunk, fluid natural looking nebari, good lines, a well-matched pot and healthy green moss. The artist is German Gomez.

Still on what I call a vacation. Family friends, hiking, eating, drinking (in moderation of course) and only four hours of work a day instead of eight. Close enough. The photos shown here first appeared on Bark way back in 2010. I’ve changed most of the text

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Looks like this photo was shot in mid to late spring. The traces of fresh spring red on some leave are a giveaway

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Another Brilliant Bonsai & a Strange Device

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When I first glimpsed this photo, I though maybe it was a painting. In addition to being a great bonsai, it's a good example of what fall color looks like on a Larch (larch are one of only four deciduous conifers). Also a good example of what larch cones look like. I'll take a not-so-wild guess that it was collected somewhere in Europe. Which would make it a European larch (Larix decidua). The photo is from the National Exhibition in Switzerland (Mostra Nazionale Svizzera 2016).

Still on vacation, so we’ll just show you two trees from a post we did back in October, 2016

The photos are from Nicola Kitora Crivelli’s facebook photos. Nicola is an accomplished bonsai artist and Sensei at his Kitora’s Bonsai School. I’ll assume he took the photos as I seem to remember other quality photos of his cropping up (pun unintended) here and there.

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Couldn't resist this one. The tree looks like a Japanese maple. And then there's the scary looking vice-device about to devour it.

 

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Close up. You have to admit it does look painterly

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Jaw Dropping Fall Bonsai Brilliance

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Trident maple from the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, North American Collection in Washington DC. Donated by Brussel Martin

The early days of our blazing fall colors are here.* The full display is a couple weeks away, but there’s ample reds and yellows up the sides of our hills and mountains in Vermont. But even though our leaves are renowned, we’re not the only place with such good fortune. Pretty much everywhere there are distinct seasons have their own jaw dropping displays. All three photos in this post originally appeared here on Bark in October, 2010

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Fall color in Germany. This one's a beech by Walter Pall

 

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Back to DC. Zelkova serrata from the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, North American Collection. Donated by Yuji Yoshimura

*I‘m actually enjoying vacation out west right now. Nowhere near the brilliant hills of Vermont

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Pomegranate Bonsai in Full Fall Color

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You can find this brilliant, full fall color Pomegranate (Punica granatum)and a whole host of other powerful bonsai at Bonsai Mirai.

I’m on vacation so we’ll resort to our old tricks. This one originally appeared October of last year. It’s the beginning of fall color time at home, so the time is right

I’ve been meaning to feature Ryan Neil’s Bonsai Mirai since we saw them at the 6th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibiton with their vendor’s display of some of the best trees in the building (including the display area). If you don’t know Bonsai Mirai, you’re in for a treat. And if you’re ever in the Portland Oregon area, you can enjoy a real time visit to what just might be the most impressive yamadori (bonsai collected from the wild) collection in North America.
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Just three photos of this one magnificent Pomegranate today. It was originally collected in the California Central Valley by Troy Cardoza. Its age is listed as 100-250 years. Its dimensions are; height 30", width 32" The pot is by Sara Rayner. It's listed on Bonsai Mirai as sold (sorry!)

 

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Two Exceptional Bonsai, Quick and Easy

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The pot is cut off, but this lush Shimpaku juniper with its strong shari and those expressive little jin, is okay without it... for the moment at least. This tree and the other shown here belong to Mariusz Folda. Mariusz' bonsai are becoming regulars on Bonsai Bark

I’m getting ready for a two week vacation today (I’ll still post when I get a chance), so we’ll revisit a good one that we posted May of last year. Just two trees with a close up of each. Both full sized photos are from Mariusz Folda’s facebook timeline. The cropping for the closeups was done by our crack Bonsai Bark staff (that’s me)
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The next two weeks is vacation time for two of us. For a company of three, this means our only staff will be Ric (I’ll try to keep up with emails). He’ll make sure orders keep flowing, but one person can only do so much, so we appreciate your patience

 

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Mariusz doesn't say what this elegant twin trunk tree is

 

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Hand Held Bonsai & a Glass of Good Red Wine

smallmain3The leaves are very large in relation to the size of the tree, but this often happens with small bonsai and seems to work. At least in this case and many others I've seen. No variety is given, but clearly this is a Japanese maple. I cropped this photo and most of the others shown here for a closer look

I like good photos of hand held small bonsai. Mostly because it’s an aesthetically pleasing way to provide scale. A much better effect than a soft drink can (though Suthin’s glass of wine does the job without offending my sensibilities). I borrowed all but the last photo in this post from Hong Kong Bonsai Pots. No varieties or attribution is provided. I’ll give my guess on most of them, but remember they are just guesses. Feel free to offer corrections (it’s best to go to the comments on our fb timeline though if that doesn’t work, you can email me at wayne@stonelantern.com)

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A red leaf Japanese maple. I won't guess the variety

 

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Clearly a pine. Again, I won't guess the variety

 

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Look like a Needle juniper (J rigida), but don't take it to the bank. My guesses can be a little shaky

 

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Your guess is as good as mine

 

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The leaves look familiar. Perhaps it's an Ilex. Going further out on a limb, perhaps it's a Japanese winterberry (Ilex crenata)?

 

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The uncropped original. All of the original photos have the little logo you see here. It's not Hong Kong Bonsai Pot's logo. Beyond that, your guess is as good as mine

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Suthin's wine (btw, this photo has nothing to do with HK Bonsai Pots)

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One Trunk Dead, the Other Alive & the Importance of Identification

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Pine with parallel slanting trunks that start as a single tree and split at the base. One trunk dead, the other alive. It caught my attention because it's a somewhat unusual slanting tree with the pot and the visual weight of the foliage balancing each other perfectly. This and the other photos shown here were posted by Scott Lee. The caption reads Back in the studio with Peter Tea and Bonsai Kazem #japaneseart

Sticking with Scott Lee (see yesterday’s post) we’ve got three photos that he posted on facebook recently. Unfortunately, none are identified. I’m not sure why so many people put up photos without mentioning the varieties. I can’t be the only one who wants to know what kind of tree it is…
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Again, no identification. I hope it's an olive because that's what it look like to me

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Someone I respect recently suggested that I make more effort to identify the trees I post. I completely agree about the importance of identification and of attribution as well. However, researching can be time consuming and often doesn’t yield results anyway. If the tree belongs to me or if I know the variety, you’ll be the first to know. If everyone would do at least that much, especially if the tree belong to them, that would be a good start

 

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Pine bark! Scott didn't mention the variety
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