Bonsai is: 1. Trees or shrubs, collected from nature, stores or sowed from seeds. 2. Kept year around, inside or outside, in a container. 3. Easy to maintain, provided substrate/soil, temperature, humidity and light that is natural for the tree. 4. A dynamic and rewarding combination of art & recreation.
Bonsai is not: 1. Japanese special kind of trees that are difficult to maintain.
Norwegian maple
No big adjustments to this one, all new shoots where pinched after the first two leaves in late spring. This was a mistake and not a very good way to build new branches.
just a suggestion. I would plant this acer into a bigger pot with lot of soil. I´m sure, you´ll achieve the aim even faster. The current bowl is nice but temporarily not the best choice.
If it was up to me most of my trees (starter collection :)) would receive training in the ground. Living in the city has its limits. One year from now my situation will most likely be different, large garden with bonsai-shed and stands :) This small maple will be bound to its pot one more fall and in the spring it will get a bigger one, or get released back to nature...
it sounds as if you´re going to win in lottery pretty soon - what´s happening there in Stavanger, man ;-) *LOL*
I hope you didn´t take my posting ("Starter Selection" ... and so on) too serious. I find it very interesting what you are doing! Everybody has his own perception, what I absolutely accept! However, any European knows, that the best Sylvestris Pines are in Norway at home ... I´m gladfully blessed with a nice Pinus Mugo area, here in Austria. You have the opportunity to get 1st class material - take it. Are you in contact with Rune Kyrdalen?
Hi again and thank you very much, no lottery, but maybe change of living-place in the nearest future:)
Regarding your "Starter-selection" ... i did not take it too seriously:-) But I kinda view it exactly the same way. I have one tree that I consider not to be in this collection, and that is the birch. All the others are more or less sticks in pots and training material, but still bonsai:-) Even the greatest Michelangelo-statue started like a big ugly rock.
I don want to spend my first years as a beginner spending money or effort on great bonsai-trees that will be ruined through my expertise anyway.
Rune Kyrdalen is an inspiration for the Norwegian bonsaiscene, and some day I surely will bring home pines that are bigger, scarier and more ugly than his, BUT I NEED A BIGGER GARDEN, lol. For now i have a little pine for training purposes.
What I love most about bonsai is the complete lack of haste or stress or quickness or whatever. Life runs so fast, but with bonsai we get a glimpse of eternity through its static nature of energy. I am in absolutely no hurry.
Hi Gunnar,
ReplyDeletejust a suggestion. I would plant this acer into a bigger pot with lot of soil. I´m sure, you´ll achieve the aim even faster. The current bowl is nice but temporarily not the best choice.
What do you think?
Igor
Hi Igor, I agree 100%.
ReplyDeleteIf it was up to me most of my trees (starter collection :)) would receive training in the ground. Living in the city has its limits. One year from now my situation will most likely be different, large garden with bonsai-shed and stands :) This small maple will be bound to its pot one more fall and in the spring it will get a bigger one, or get released back to nature...
Hey Gunnar,
ReplyDeleteit sounds as if you´re going to win in lottery pretty soon - what´s happening there in Stavanger, man ;-) *LOL*
I hope you didn´t take my posting ("Starter Selection" ... and so on) too serious. I find it very interesting what you are doing! Everybody has his own perception, what I absolutely accept! However, any European knows, that the best Sylvestris Pines are in Norway at home ... I´m gladfully blessed with a nice Pinus Mugo area, here in Austria. You have the opportunity to get 1st class material - take it. Are you in contact with Rune Kyrdalen?
Rgds,
Igor
Hi again and thank you very much, no lottery, but maybe change of living-place in the nearest future:)
ReplyDeleteRegarding your "Starter-selection" ... i did not take it too seriously:-) But I kinda view it exactly the same way. I have one tree that I consider not to be in this collection, and that is the birch. All the others are more or less sticks in pots and training material, but still bonsai:-) Even the greatest Michelangelo-statue started like a big ugly rock.
I don want to spend my first years as a beginner spending money or effort on great bonsai-trees that will be ruined through my expertise anyway.
Rune Kyrdalen is an inspiration for the Norwegian bonsaiscene, and some day I surely will bring home pines that are bigger, scarier and more ugly than his, BUT I NEED A BIGGER GARDEN, lol. For now i have a little pine for training purposes.
What I love most about bonsai is the complete lack of haste or stress or quickness or whatever. Life runs so fast, but with bonsai we get a glimpse of eternity through its static nature of energy. I am in absolutely no hurry.
GB