(SELL) Tim's 'nothing is cheap but everything is good' bonsai and pot sale [MELB]
Posted: September 16th, 2023, 11:44 am
Hi all
I've decided it's time to start rationalising the situation at my house a bit, and free up some cash to sink into a new motorbike. If you are familiar with 2 wheels then you'll know the only cheap part of motorcycling is the fuel. It's time to turn my attention to a few trees and pots that could be moved on to free up some money and let other use/ appreciate them. There will be more than this first post as i seem to have exceeded my maximum number of photos i can upload in one go
so i'll add below once the post is approved.
Nothing here is particularly cheap, this isn't a nursery stock type sale, it's a move on a few good pieces and some very nice pots situation so you have been forewarned. I will put a note against the trees/ pots i would be willing to entertain a reasonable offer on, but i'm not going to be giving away stuff either just for the sake of it
#1 and probably the biggest surprise is Big Kohuna, the extremely large Ginkgo. While i do love this tree, i have far more sentimental attachment to Ginkgo Comes Home, and another smaller dwarf ginkgo i have. If you are new to this tree, there is a thread titled "Big Kohuna" floating around somewhere on here. It's a straight species ginkgo ground grown, my guesstimate of age would be 40-50 years old but could well be even older than that as it makes my other 27-year-old Ginkgo look like a twig in comparison and they are extremely slow the thicken. Price is $950 which is quite low compared to the only other large ginkgos i've ever seen at Bonsai Farm which is in the $3000 range. Willing to entertain a reasonable offer on this one.
phots as it is now As it is in leaf
#2 Ezo Spruce originally from Treeman. Old tree, Mike said 40 years old and i believe it from the bark. Copped a little bit of frost at my place very late winter so it's not looking it's absolute best right now, but buds are shooting away happily now (photos below). If you want me to hang onto it until all the buds shoot before you collect it i can do that. I'll just ask what i paid for it so I'm not pissing on Mike's strawberries. No offers on this one thanks, just want to find it a new home that will take it forward$150
#3 If the big stumps aren't your thing, here's a Shohin Japanese maple air layer. This is a seedling maple, not a named cultivar, i found at a bonsai nursery many years ago. It's actually quite an old tree, it's from the year 2000, so 23 years old. It has a wonderful naturally short internode length contrary to most 'straight' Japanese maples. It was the top of the bonsai i purchased and then layered off back around 2019 or so, and have been developing since. With the tree comes the beautiful Murrumbung pot in a tea brown glaze with blue highlights that is $100 just for the pot, i want to say it is a woodfired pot but i can't recall 100%. $250 for a maple with naturally small leaves and short internodes ready for the next stage on to be a wonderful little tree. No offers on this one thanks, the price is specifically just enough to cover my costs of original plant plus pot.
Onto the pots
#4 Want the best of the best show pot? Got a thing for quality Tokoname ware? Here is a stunning Koyo of the previous generation (Kouichiro now deceased) in the quintessential black clay no longer used. Very rare cream glaze with firing colours of tawny browns and subtle rivets for a bit more texture. Also a somewhat unusual being round, most tend to be ovals. Postage is possible, but will be additional price as i'll have to package it up very carefully for you. Reallistically this pot should be in the $1100+ range, but there is a limited number of people after pots of this quality so Lets say $850 Dimensions are 31.cm x 4cm
#5 Love Koyo but can't stretch to the cream one above? Want a larger and deeper pot for year round use? Here is a wonderful Koyo rectangle in the classic green oribe glaze i purchased from Rory on here for Ginkgo Comes Home. I found a unique Walsall pot for it, so this is just on the shelf now and deserves to be used. Same deal as with the ezo, i don't want to be trying to profiteer of other members so i'm only asking what i paid for it at $590 so no offers on this one thanks. Postage agains possible but will be extra on top. Dimensions are 38cm x 29cm x 7.5cm
more to follow....
I've decided it's time to start rationalising the situation at my house a bit, and free up some cash to sink into a new motorbike. If you are familiar with 2 wheels then you'll know the only cheap part of motorcycling is the fuel. It's time to turn my attention to a few trees and pots that could be moved on to free up some money and let other use/ appreciate them. There will be more than this first post as i seem to have exceeded my maximum number of photos i can upload in one go
so i'll add below once the post is approved.Nothing here is particularly cheap, this isn't a nursery stock type sale, it's a move on a few good pieces and some very nice pots situation so you have been forewarned. I will put a note against the trees/ pots i would be willing to entertain a reasonable offer on, but i'm not going to be giving away stuff either just for the sake of it
#1 and probably the biggest surprise is Big Kohuna, the extremely large Ginkgo. While i do love this tree, i have far more sentimental attachment to Ginkgo Comes Home, and another smaller dwarf ginkgo i have. If you are new to this tree, there is a thread titled "Big Kohuna" floating around somewhere on here. It's a straight species ginkgo ground grown, my guesstimate of age would be 40-50 years old but could well be even older than that as it makes my other 27-year-old Ginkgo look like a twig in comparison and they are extremely slow the thicken. Price is $950 which is quite low compared to the only other large ginkgos i've ever seen at Bonsai Farm which is in the $3000 range. Willing to entertain a reasonable offer on this one.
phots as it is now As it is in leaf
#2 Ezo Spruce originally from Treeman. Old tree, Mike said 40 years old and i believe it from the bark. Copped a little bit of frost at my place very late winter so it's not looking it's absolute best right now, but buds are shooting away happily now (photos below). If you want me to hang onto it until all the buds shoot before you collect it i can do that. I'll just ask what i paid for it so I'm not pissing on Mike's strawberries. No offers on this one thanks, just want to find it a new home that will take it forward$150
#3 If the big stumps aren't your thing, here's a Shohin Japanese maple air layer. This is a seedling maple, not a named cultivar, i found at a bonsai nursery many years ago. It's actually quite an old tree, it's from the year 2000, so 23 years old. It has a wonderful naturally short internode length contrary to most 'straight' Japanese maples. It was the top of the bonsai i purchased and then layered off back around 2019 or so, and have been developing since. With the tree comes the beautiful Murrumbung pot in a tea brown glaze with blue highlights that is $100 just for the pot, i want to say it is a woodfired pot but i can't recall 100%. $250 for a maple with naturally small leaves and short internodes ready for the next stage on to be a wonderful little tree. No offers on this one thanks, the price is specifically just enough to cover my costs of original plant plus pot.
Onto the pots
#4 Want the best of the best show pot? Got a thing for quality Tokoname ware? Here is a stunning Koyo of the previous generation (Kouichiro now deceased) in the quintessential black clay no longer used. Very rare cream glaze with firing colours of tawny browns and subtle rivets for a bit more texture. Also a somewhat unusual being round, most tend to be ovals. Postage is possible, but will be additional price as i'll have to package it up very carefully for you. Reallistically this pot should be in the $1100+ range, but there is a limited number of people after pots of this quality so Lets say $850 Dimensions are 31.cm x 4cm
#5 Love Koyo but can't stretch to the cream one above? Want a larger and deeper pot for year round use? Here is a wonderful Koyo rectangle in the classic green oribe glaze i purchased from Rory on here for Ginkgo Comes Home. I found a unique Walsall pot for it, so this is just on the shelf now and deserves to be used. Same deal as with the ezo, i don't want to be trying to profiteer of other members so i'm only asking what i paid for it at $590 so no offers on this one thanks. Postage agains possible but will be extra on top. Dimensions are 38cm x 29cm x 7.5cm
more to follow....