Sorry my friend but there is no hope for you, you are beyond redemption
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| Author: | Goztek [ 25 Dec 2009, 18:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Bonsaioholic |
Hi all, i just came from a 2 day holiday in a 5 star hotel in Malta, the weather has been hot infact today i am wearing tshirts again its very strange for this time of year. I wanted to make a question wondering if you all look at trees as i much as i do. All i can think of when i am on the streets is looking at the trees, i was actually going to crash with my car because i was more looking at what was around me rather then the road. Does this happen to anyone of you or i am getting to much into this hobby? I actually bought 3 new trees (myrtus, cypress and an gharghar which is Malta's national tree these are very very difficult to get). I went to watch this amazing movie names 'avatar'. This movie starts with trees and ends with trees. Before i was into bonsai i never noticed any of this and now if someone hurts a tree its like hurting my family hehe. |
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| Author: | don [ 25 Dec 2009, 20:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bonsaioholic |
Sorry my friend but there is no hope for you, you are beyond redemption
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| Author: | Furrag [ 26 Dec 2009, 02:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bonsaioholic |
Hmm, not so much any more. In the early days I was looking at trees in nature, and thinking how I could improve their faults if they were bonsai. Conversely, now I tend to look at trees and think "that 'fault' would look great in a pot and miniaturised". I'm not as finicky in following rules, yet if ever asked for advice, I resort back to the "first branch 1/3 up the tree, not towards the front and no branches crossing with one another" etc Being winter time, with branch structre and the trunks revealed, I think I much prefer [affordable] deciduous trees in the winter. Unless you have a couple of grand to buy Walter Pall's stunning and famous 95cm odd highJapanese Maple (as lifted from The Art of Bonsai):   Simply gorgeous, and very natural looking. |
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| Author: | Jerry Norbury [ 26 Dec 2009, 10:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bonsaioholic |
You'll notice that Walter's tree doesn't follow the rules... |
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| Author: | Furrag [ 26 Dec 2009, 14:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bonsaioholic |
That's what I meant.  I'm trying to move away from rules and guidelines (the 1:6 girth:height rule for instance) and really replicate what I see around me. To do so though, you really need a good piece of material to begin with in order to achieve that illusion of correct proportions. I have a tree nearby me which reminds me of Walter's maple in it's general shape. Looking at a lot of trees locally, they all seem to have near vertical primary branching, with the secondary branches being horizontal. His maple is simply special; The bark, the size of the leaves, the colour and so on. Most importantly however, the amount of negative space there adds so much more age and character to it. I'm with Goztek - since bonsai entered my life, I notice trees much much more, much to the dismay of those I'm with! |
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| Author: | RoyH [ 26 Dec 2009, 17:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bonsaioholic |
theres no hope, iv taken to walking round our estate ogling at junipers on garden which I'm sure the owners dont see the beauty of as i do. what saddens me is how many of these junipers end up in a skip each year due to garden make-overs / block paving etc |
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| Author: | Goztek [ 26 Dec 2009, 17:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bonsaioholic |
so i'm not alone hehe. regarding the rules, i never read any rules and never will. What i do first when i get the trees is i let the tree takes its shape and the way it wants to be, many times if you get a tree with some movement and you want a different movement in my opinion you will never get the shape you want. So for example i got a myrtus that all branches and leaves are going 1 way with an original bend on all trees, what i did is only to help it go where it wants to go. |
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| Author: | John M [ 27 Dec 2009, 00:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bonsaioholic |
I recognise Furrag's tree! It's by the reservoir in West Molesey and I'm as certain as I can be that it's a fine English Oak Quercus robur. Of course, I'm not going out at 11.45 pm on Boxing Night to check. It's very reassuring to see so many friends online at Christmas instead of wasting all that time feasting! SJ. |
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| Author: | PaulA [ 04 Jan 2010, 22:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bonsaioholic |
Give me pound for every time I've said "OMG that would look good in a pot" and I could have a 4 week break drooling over bonsai in Japan !! Even my wife spots good portential now! My route to work used to be mostly along the A27, but allas I found it quicker and shorter to stick to narrow (very narrow in places) country lanes. So it's a win, win situation! I cut my milage so saving money (I squeak quite a bit), lower my carbon footprint, I arrive at work satisfied (doesn't always last though once in the office!) and full of ideas to apply to my trees. What a sad old g*t (yes I'm a Saga lout, just) that makes me - but I don't give a dam... PaulA |
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| Author: | leejr [ 04 Jan 2010, 22:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bonsaioholic |
RoyH wrote: theres no hope, iv taken to walking round our estate ogling at junipers on garden which I'm sure the owners dont see the beauty of as i do. what saddens me is how many of these junipers end up in a skip each year due to garden make-overs / block paving etc Oh Roy i feel your pain m8. there is a juni i pass when doing the rounds at work. I've even got out the van to have a closer look. I've been toying with idea of knocking on the door and offering the owners some money for it. lol |
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