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Just thought I would share a few of the things I got while at the Goldfields show. It was a 2 hr drive to get there so had to come home with something It was a good show with some great bargins on sale.

Josh

Hello Josh.

I'm not too familiar with that particular style of Acer but that one in particular looks like a fun project you have on your hands there.
I look forward to seeing where this one goes.

Rest of your purchases look good as well and good on you for making the pilgrimage to support those at the Goldfields.

Boics wrote:Hello Josh.

I'm not too familiar with that particular style of Acer but that one in particular looks like a fun project you have on your hands there.
I look forward to seeing where this one goes.

Rest of your purchases look good as well and good on you for making the pilgrimage to support those at the Goldfields.

Thanks Boics, It was worth the drive and good to support other clubs. I had not seen this maple before either but thought it had potential and was something different. People always said I was different Here is a link with more info on this maple http://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/A ... estre.html

Josh

Love the olive clump, if you are planning a forest [setting] you might wanna invest in at least one more tree as the number four symbolizes death in some asian cultures, metaphorically, too each their own but food for thought.

Andrew F wrote:Love the olive clump, if you are planning a forest [setting] you might wanna invest in at least one more tree as the number four symbolizes death in some asian cultures, metaphorically, too each their own but food for thought.

Mmmmmmmm I was wondering what the rules were for that. Personally I don't go for that sort of thing, lucky numbers ect.. but I do respect the art of bonsai and the cultures it came from so will most likely take a cutting if I can't get another one .
Thanks for the heads up Andrew

Josh

kidsandall wrote:

Andrew F wrote:Love the olive clump, if you are planning a forest [setting] you might wanna invest in at least one more tree as the number four symbolizes death in some asian cultures, metaphorically, too each their own but food for thought.

Mmmmmmmm I was wondering what the rules were for that. Personally I don't go for that sort of thing, lucky numbers ect.. but I do respect the art of bonsai and the cultures it came from so will most likely take a cutting if I can't get another one .
Thanks for the heads up Andrew

Josh

Hehehe nor do i, i just know how some bonsai folk can be pedantic about such things, mainly that forest settings in low numbers should also be odd 5,7,9 ect Best of luck keep me updated on that olive

Hi Andrew

Whilst the Japanese do tend to be superstitious about such things as the number 4 there are other artistic and practical reasons for the use of odd numbers in settings (and indeed all art). It is almost impossible to arrange an even number of objects in a way that does not look contrived. A good way of understanding this and one used at our school to teach students is to get 4 similar pebbles and try to arrange them in a way that does not looked contrived. Add an additional pebble and u will see that natural and thus interesting arrangements are far easier.

All that said, I would encourage anyone to stretch the boundaries of the Bonsai guidelines whilst remembering that they are the result of hundreds of years of experience by Bonsai-ists and other artists and thus are good starting points.

Dennis Mc

It is a Campestre or Hedgerow Maple. A demanding but rewarding subject. Worth it just for the Autumn colour of yellow and bright green. The tree needs attention to the roots but very doable. It will be a good project for you Josh Trevor pots are great arent they. Very organic, i have many.

bodhidharma wrote:It is a Campestre or Hedgerow Maple. A demanding but rewarding subject. Worth it just for the Autumn colour of yellow and bright green. The tree needs attention to the roots but very doable. It will be a good project for you Josh Trevor pots are great arent they. Very organic, i have many.

I looked at this tree for ages, I saw the roots needed work but I can deal with that. I've been reading up on them and they seem pretty tough which is good for me. It wasn't till I got home and realised the tag had your name on it Bodhidharma Then I thought crap, better do something good with this one
I saw they have good colour so can't wait to see it in it's glory.

I will play around with the trees in the landscape and see what happens. The original design I had was with four so will see what it looks like but happy to put another in if needed. I like the fact that bonsai comes from such an ancient culture and I beleive it is what it is today because of the rules/guides they followed and would pay us to take heed of these, not particulary as rigid as they did but still use them. I think one thing people forget with the rules they used were they had a reason for everything, sometimes those reason aren't conveyed today so the rule/guideline seems obscure. Like the odd tree count but when you look into it there is a logical reason behind it. Doesn't mean it has to be followed but can certainly give credit to the over all picture.

Josh