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cre8ivbonsai wrote:

bodhidharma wrote:The second gift goes to Ryan (crea8iv) as i think, at his tender six years of Bonsai experience, is showing great maturity. When he visited i could see his enthusiasm coming out of him. He then had a horrendous trip home which ended up with having to tow his car home and, obviously, costly repairs. All this he posted with a smile on his face. He goes to most shows and Bonsai related meetings and i personally found him a, very easy to get on with, kind of guy. If he wants, we will get together in spring and create a Maple group selected from my stock and supply a pot to go with it. We will share a beer and hang out for a while.
Best wishes to you all,
Bodhi.

Well, after much anticipation, last Sunday I was invited up to Bodhidarma. Whilst up there to lend a hand with the repotting efforts, the other project at hand was to create the generous gift of a Maple forest. With a couple of helpers we set about selecting appropriate starter Maples to be included in the composition. After preparing (trimming branches and roots) the challenge of composing began, and with Diederick's guidance, this was the result ...

maple_forest_start2.jpg

maple_forest_start.jpg

It will spend the first couple of seasons in this larger training pot to put on growth, settle in together and to be refined.

I am thrilled to have had this experience , and will treasure this forest as a sentimental favourite, obviously never to be sold I would like to again thank Diederick for his absolute generosity, guidance and hospitality , and look forward to many more visits back to Bodhidarma in the future

Thanks mate this is VERY

All the best for a speedy operation and recovery

PS - yes I know the writing is at the front, however I liked the typography better than the picture, and as it's training pot it's not too important, but I'd be interested if anyone can tell me what it means.

Cheers,
Ryan

kcpoole wrote:PPS, Just realised yours are Trident Maple. Mine are Japanese

Nathan wrote:Very Nice Ryan,
They look in very good health

bodhidharma wrote:Very healthy Ryan. It makes me happy to see its progress. It also lets me know a good decision was made re the award.

kcpoole wrote:Nice trees Ryan
I put a little Maple forest together this year from last years seedlings too. Maybe we can have a comp against each other and se how the progress over the next few years
Ps this is the first forest I have done

PPS, Just realised yours are Trident Maple. Mine are Japanese

Ken

Beano wrote:Nice! One of my LAs is about to sprout new leaves, hopefully tomorrow morning some will have unravelled.