A Green T Bonsai Turntable will transform the way you work on your trees

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Monster tree, monster turntable. The tree is a Holm oak that belongs to Raffaele Perilli. The turntable is a Green T Basic that also belongs to Raffaele.

A Green T Turntable will transform
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This year we are delighted to announce that we have increased our Green T lineup to two. Our original Green T Basic and our brand New Green T plus.

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This illustration should give you a good idea of the difference. Green T Basic is suited to people who like to work sitting down, while the the New Green T Plus works best for people who like to work standing up.

And just in case you haven’t noticed, both Green Ts are 10% off with our regular 100.00 plus sale. And the shipping is Free here in the U.S.

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Both the tree and the Green T turntable belong to Jean-Paul Polmans. His simple caption reads "I like the new turntable in my studio." And just in case you are new to this game, the tree is a Japanese beech.

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Chocolate Bonsai

If you read Japanese, you might learn something about this and the other bonsai shown here. Otherwise, you can do what I do; simply enjoy these sweet little trees (and other plantings) and their equally sweet pots. All the photos shown here are from Pinterest.

If what many of us suspect is true, that the population of aging bonsai lovers is not being replaced in large enough numbers by younger enthusiasts, then we should be seeing increasing interest in smaller trees. Nevertheless, what we usually see online are larger, more dramatic trees.

I suppose this makes sense as drama sells and small trees tend to be less dramatic (though often more subtle). Anyway, here are some little ones that I like. A friend found them on Pintrest and clued me in. There is no English anywhere except for chocolatebon in the url. Thus Chocolate Bonsai.

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A Genuine Bonsai Pioneer, Roshi Tools, Bonsai Wire, Bonsai Soil & Flashing Back to the Artisans Cup

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Close up of Dan Robinson's Mountain hemlock, taken on my cell at the Artisans Cup.

In SF now in the midst of another short family vacay, so to save precious time we’ll dig back to October 2015 at the Artisan’s Cup.

We featured Dan Robinson’s bonsai and digs a couple posts ago, so continuing in the same vein…

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The whole tree and most of its amazing driftwood stand. Also shot at the Artisans Cup, but this time when the lights were on (the exhibition room was almost completely dark, with only spotlights on each tree). This photo and several of the photos below are from facebook.

The following text is from October, 2015… Last weekend I finally had the pleasure of meeting Dan and Diane Robinson. It was at the Artisans Cup so I also had the pleasure of viewing and photographing Dan’s entry, the Mountain hemlock shown here (above and below).

We’ve been featuring Dan Robinson’s bonsai and we’ve been selling and enjoying Gnarly Branches, Ancient Trees for a long time (the second printing of Will Hiltz’ brilliant book about Dan and his trees just came out). Now that I’ve met Dan and actually seen one of his trees in person, it’s time to do it again.

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Looks like another Mountain hemlock.

Korean hornbeam from Gnarly Branches, Ancient Trees. We could have picked any one of over a hundred trees as wild and beautiful as this one (the rich fall color doesn't hurt either).

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One of Dan’s many ancient Ponderosa pines. This photo was taken at Elandan Gardens by Jonas Dupuich (Bonsai Tonight).

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Freshly carved redwood.

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Photo and text from Elandan Garden's website.

"Can't keep Dan out of the trees. He is carving on a Hollywood juniper he is using in the NWFlower and Garden show in Feb 2016. The theme is America the Beautiful." From facebook.

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Another Mountain hemlock. From Gnarly Branches, Ancient Trees.

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Alien Bonsai or Just Some Unusual Tropical Trees?

I've never seen a bonsai quite like this. It would be unusual even without that long joining root and those stubby trees in the back. With these almost alien features, it stands alone as an one-of-a-kind bonsai. It is also the only photo in this group (from bonsai4me) to give the artist's name (Richard R Gomez) and the type tree (Strebulus asper).

Yesterday I woke up in Vermont. Today it’s Colorado. I could call it a vacation, but here I am working again. I’ll make it easy on myself though, by resurrecting a post from August, 2015 (Stumbling Upon Some Strange & Wonderful Bonsai After Six Plus Years of Blissful Ignorance).

The original was lifted from our friend Harry Harrington. You can visit Harry’s bonsai4me gallery if you want to fill in some details. While talking about Harry, I’d like to encourage to you consider owning Harry’s Foundations of Bonsai, a unique book, with lot of useful information and photos you won’t find anywhere else.

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In addition to the photos, the following text is lifted from bonsai4me:
“The KPSB 2013 ‘Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibit and Competition’ was held March 2013 at SM City – Masinag in Antipolo City, Philippines. My express thanks go to Nolan Sison of the KPSB for allowing me to use these images. KPSB is the Association of Filipinos in the Art of Bonsa. Their parent club is the PBSI – Philippine Bonsai Society, Inc.”

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Here's another one that reminds me of a temperate zone tree. If it weren't for the leaves, you might think it's a particularly wild Rocky mountain juniper.

Strange and wonderful both apply here. And there's a story embedded in the trunk's swirls and holes.

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Aha. A tree I think I can identify. It's got to be a Ficus.

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Strange, wonderful and unique. This rugged two headed mountain monster is most definitely a one-of-a-kind bonsai.

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A simple tree growing out of an old half-decayed (and carved) stump.

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This rugged little tree with its earthy free-form pot, is not too strange, but certainly unique.

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Okay, you like strange bonsai? How about funny and maybe just a little scary bonsai? We'll let you project your own monsters.

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Nature & Human Artistry at their Most Brilliant

Ancient pine, snow, a frozen pond and a blue water glimpse of Puget Sound. This and the other photos shown here are from Dan Robinson's Elandan Gardens.

Last year my friend and I spent a memorable afternoon wandering around Dan Robinson’s famous Elandan gardens and marveling at his magnificently rugged, extraordinarily unique bonsai collection.

If an amazing collection of bonsai isn’t enough, the trees are set in the perfect setting. A melding of a nature at its most brilliant and equally brilliant human artistry. All this on a grand scale that can only be partially appreciated with photos. Still, here are some very good ones to hold you until you get a chance to visit.

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There are some some great bonsai nurseries in this world, a few of which I’ve had the pleasure of visiting and many others that I hope to. I expect to have my mind blown by a multitude of magnificent bonsai and by this world’s natural wonders as well. But I’ll be very surprised if I ever see another grand bonsai collection in a setting quite as distinctive as Elandan Gardens.

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This Hinoki cypress is from Gnarly Branches, Ancient Trees, Will Hiltz' extraordinary book on Dan Robinson ("the Picasso of Bonsai") and his bonsai.


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Here’s a quote I think you’ll like from Elandan’s website, “Leonardo da Vinci, Kubla Khan and Chinese philosopher Zhu Xi were each alive when some of the trees at Elandan Gardens took root. The collection, which includes trees more than 1000 years old, represents Dan’s 50+ years of dedication to the art of bonsai.”

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Honeysuckle Bonsai – Before & After (& One Small Bonus)

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This massive old Honeysuckle belongs to our friend Andy Rutledge. Here's what Andy has to say about it, "The photo is not particularly well done, but I tried to make a decent backdrop. It's just after a bit of new-growth pinching this afternoon. It's a Lonicera (don’t know the species). It was collected by my teacher Nick Lenz a while back. Been in my care since 2010. It’s coming along."

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Before. Not too long after Andy got it from Nick Lenz. As you can see, Andy has done a lot with the branching and the apex. He has also moved it into another pot, changed the orientation a bit and opened up the view of the lower trunk, the tree's most outstanding feature.

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Here's your bonus shot. I don't remember where I found this photo or who it belongs to (or who the child and the tree belong to for that matter), but thought you might enjoy it. And maybe one of you can clue us in.

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New Green T Bonsai Gallery

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Another happy Green T owner. The smiling face belongs to Massimo Paterniani, as do the magnificent Italian cypress bonsai and the powerful Green T turntable.

A Green T Turntable will change the way you work on you bonsai and enhance the results. And you’ll enjoy the journey.

We’re expecting our latest shipment of new Green T turntables this week, so I thought I might regale you with some beautiful Green T bonsai and a few happy Green T owners.

And by the way, we’ve got two models now. In addition to the Green T Basic model we now offer the New Green T Plus.

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This happy Green T owner is David Quintana Mendiguren. The tree is a Scot's pine and the beautiful turntable is of course, David's Green T.

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Four Kimura apprentices with bonsai and Green Ts.

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Edoardo Losio relaxing with his magnificent Yew and his Green T Plus.

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Green T Basic works for most people, especially with larger trees. But if you work on smaller trees, or like to work standing up, then there's the New Green T Plus.

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Mirai Live Launch Party Tonight

What better way to start our Mirai Live post than by introducing you to one of our all-time favorite bonsai shots? It's a Colorado spruce from Ryan Neil's Bonsai Mirai. You can see the whole tree below.

Tonight is the big night for Ryan’s Neil’s Mirai Live… “a revolutionary online teaching platform where enthusiasts can access a lifetime’s worth of bonsai knowledge and engage in real time with bonsai professional Ryan Neil and artists from around the world.”

If Ryan’s other ventures are any indication (The ground breaking Artisans Cup and his astounding bonsai nursery come to mind), then Mirai Live will be another significant step in our North American and world bonsai adventure.

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Just in case you don't know Ryan Neil... This photo is from a show at the Portland Japanese Garden titled American Bonsai, The Unbridled Art of Ryan Neil.

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"In Japan, I'm sure they would say this is not bonsai and cut this very long branch off," says (Ryan) Neil. "But when I purchased this piece of material (Ponderosa pine), the only thing I could think is: man, how could you take this wild, undulating branch that — although it may sit outside of the dimensions of what the Japanese model says makes a bonsai — you cut that off and you lose the soul of the tree. So I think what makes the American style special is preserving the wildness and resisting the temptation to domesticate it." From Think out loud, Oregon Public Broadcasting.

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Here's that Colorado spruce from above. Another yamadori masterpiece.

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Your Chance for a Golden Bonsai Opportunity

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This Rocky mountain juniper is another example of Michael Hagedorn's considerable bonsai skills.*

This post is to unreservedly and enthusiastically encourage you to sign up for Michael Hagedorn’s online Bonsai Fundamentals Course .

Here’s a teaser from the host of the course, Bonsai Empire: “Bonsai Fundamentals is an online tutorial offering unique insights into the fundamental concepts of Bonsai design and techniques. It provides important but often neglected instruction of plant-physiology and Japanese aesthetics, deepening your understanding of the living art of Bonsai. Available from March 11th.”

If you know Michael Hagedorn you don’t need any more encouragement. If you don’t know him, what better way to remedy the situation than to take advantage of this golden opportunity to study with one of the very best? And from the comforts of home, no less.

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This striking shot was lifted from Bonsai Empire's video on Bonsai Fundamentals, an upcoming course by Michael Hagedorn.

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Michael Hagedorn's Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana), winner of the Finest Evergreen Bonsai at the recent 5 U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition.

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Another shot from the video

Here’s a quote from someone who studied with Michael… “Michael Hagedorn is a friendly and kind teacher with a contagious sense of humor that you will not soon forget. Another good reason to take his Bonsai Fundamentals Course.”

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*Michael’s caption for the tree at the top of the post… “This juniper has been growing in my backyard for a year. It’s a client tree, another of the great native yamadori that was collected by Randy Knight of Oregon Bonsai.”

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Dan & Roy – Picasso & a Bonsai Grafting Master

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Roy Nagatoshi grafted the Shimpaku foliage onto this masterpiece 700 year old yamadori California juniper that Dan Robinson collected and continues to grow and develop (provided Dan still owns it). You can find a lot more about this and dozens of other ancient masterpieces in Gnarly Branches, Ancient Trees, Will Hiltz wonderful book about Dan (the Picasso of bonsai) and his on going love affair with bonsai and nature.

This post started out to be about the bonsai and grafting skills of Roy Nagatoshi (here’s a good example of Roy’s work from a 2014 Bark post). But somewhere along the way I rediscovered the truly remarkable photo above and couldn’t resist leading with it. Though the tree belongs to Dan Robinson, Roy and his expert hand and eye played their part.

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Roy Nagatoshi's California juniper at the Nam Pu Kai Bonsai Club show. Photo by Keith Martin.

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A massive old Pomegranate from Roy Nagatoshi's nursery. This photo and one immediately below were borrowed from Capital Bonsai.

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Close up of the same tree. Those are human fingers lower left.

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Roy enjoying himself. This photo is also by Keith Martin. Here's his caption: "Sensei Roy Nagatoshi styles my shimpaku juniper"

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