availability of money

[tgward]

you may have seen this video previously but obviously the availability of "supplies" is dependent on finances.Some of these must be worth a pretty yen.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWbuaf5cbFs

[Alexa]

Its simply amazing how many collective years are in the incredible stock over there!

[TimS]

I really enjoy watching this video for the quality of material in it. It does also suck the jam out of my donut a fair bit to go to our bonsai nurseries and see some of the plants being passed off there as ‘bonsai’ and the outrageous prices asked for very average plants.

[Raging Bull]

AAAAHHHH...... but did you see the bit at the end where Bjorn mentions "many thousands of dollars " that he spent on that buying trip. Wayyyy out of my league, that's for sure. But it is a business for him, not a hobby. I'll have to make do with my humble collection and enjoy trying to improve my trees.

[MJL]

AAAAHHHH...... but did you see the bit at the end where Bjorn mentions "many thousands of dollars " that he spent on that buying trip. Wayyyy out of my league, that's for sure. But it is a business for him, not a hobby. I'll have to make do with my humble collection and enjoy trying to improve my trees.

Yep, same. It is interesting - I am slowly getting trees in my collection approaching bonsai; or at least the odd tree that sits on my courtyard table, bbq, birdbaths that has the perception of age. Yet...my greatest pride/enjoyment/interest (not sure of the word) comes from the English Elm clumps from root cuttings from my local park; the Japanese Elm forest from garden seedlings.... ha, I even get home each day a look at the three Japanese maples I cut back recently and get excited at the back budding. I’m loving learning about pines now too. Bonsai as in life - I guess. I appreciate, admire and marvel at these trees and the skilled artists that curate them but I know my lane and I enjoy swimming in it.


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[TimS]

Yes indeed, I’m sure not a single one of those I could afford in a pink fit

I’m kind of the opposite to Mark, the growing from very young material i reserve only for special plants gifted to me, or rare plants/ cultivars I can’t find as more mature stock. I like starting from a piece of material that has the foundations already laid, and developing it on to refinement.

The trident root over rock I really like, the juniper doesn’t do a whole lot for me, but that’s because I’m racist against all junipers.

[Juliancole]

Such a great edit work, I really enjoyed it! I have been collecting plants myself for several years now, and my biggest dream is rare bonsai in my backyard.