Kigawa wrote:I noticed that in this discussion Vitaliy Koreshoff is referred to as Vita or Vito. I think to the history of Australian Bonsai he should be known by not by a misspelled short name, but by his full name.
The Name on the three books co written with Dorothy are ( VITA ) for Vitaliy so I believe that is why he is referred to as Vita, that his wife and friends used that also.
It was never my intention to use it, in any other sense than with Praise for the Man.
Yours in Bonsai Pup
'Vitaliy' is how Deborah Koreshoff referes to her father in her book "Bonsai Its Art, Science, History and Philosophy". This book was published when her father was still alive.
If we go to the book ..Bonsai with Australian natives..... Dorothy Koreshoff Uses Vito as his name.
And the day I first met and shook his hand he told me to call him Vita. Mind you he introduced his wife as Dorothy and I now call her Nanna.
Graeme I will forever defend your right
to disagree with my opinion.
In the "Tao teh Ching" Lao Tzu opens with the line
"the name that can be named is not the real name".
Since this is the philosophical text that formed our culture, fussiness and correctness seem inane.
Only just realized then, I spent a lot of time in the Koreshoff Nursery as a child/young man.
That was the one in Castlehill wasn't it? I purchased my first bonsai from there over 15 years ago. If memory serves me correctly there were some amazing trees in it. I spent hours and hours studying them when I was younger.
Does the Koreshoff collection still exist or was it sold of? I don't believe the nursery has been there for years, but what of the collection?
edit--- Auctioned off...
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Regards, Mitchell.
"It is one thing to shape a tree into form, but when you are able to convincingly deceive ones perception of reality, something much more is accomplished than just a simple bonsai."
"In a perfect world, we would all be giants and all plants Bonsai."
Lindsay,
Being a book collector its rare these days if anything after the 1st ed is hardcover, the listing doesn't say so, I would msg the seller if your really interested
Matt
42 Mice ~Imperfection
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." ~ Vernon Sanders Law
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth
"Bonsai becomes great when growers start trees they know they will never see in a pot"
It could be someone from our Newcastle club. Nothing was mentioned at the recent exhibition and we do have a copy in our library - I think it's still there.
Penny.
Pup
I purchased my first bonsai from there over 15 years ago. 
