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Heating bed for better yamadori survival

Anima — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:04:31 +0000

After extensive preparations and planing, at the end of December 2011. we have finnaly constructed heating bed in our greenhouse. Our prime intention is to enhance surviving rate of newly collected trees (in November and December 2011), and as general help on tree recover.
Frame is wooden, covered with polyester resin all around, to become waterproof. At the bottom we have put styropor as isolation, then heating cable into pumice. Over the bed we have tighten wire to and put nylon over the whole bad, to keep moisture and heat.
After 40 days, almost all trees inside have started budding like at the beginning of Spring! This cold wave and bad weather can be good test for the heating bed.

Snow

Anima — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:53:03 +0000

For the continental part of Croatia snow is normal at this time of the year, but in southern part of county at the Adriatic coast where we live, 20cm of snow is exceptional event. Last time we had this much snow in 1971. Schools and all public offices are not working. After cleaning main roads, public transportation will start to function again.
Weather forecast for this days were announcing temperatures to -10°C. So few days ago we have put all our trees into greenhouse. So far temperatures are around 0°C.

Olive repotted

Anima — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:48:11 +0000

We have repotted this tree into much better pot and slightly change position. This is Olea sylvestris and it has really small leaves.

Noelanders Trophy XIII – demo

Anima — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:02:46 +0000

This time demonstrators were William Valavanis and Ryan Neil from the US, Mauro Stemberger from Italy, Vaclav Novak from the Czech Republic and Jorge Campos from Spain. Both days demonstration lasted for 4-5 hours. Mainly we were watching Ryan Neil’s demo and W. Valavanis since they were simultaneously at the same stage. Walter Pall was there as moderator to brake a silence, and put more dynamic in show, by asking questions and explaining whats happening. Ryan Neil is obvious example how the most important thing in bonsai is intensity, dedication to bonsai. It doesn’t meters how long one practice bonsai, title, bloodline, only passion, that can not be performed, or artificially made.
Matija Triglav from Slovenia and Michael Fedducia from Florida were assisting to Ryan.

Noelanders Trophy XIII – exhibition

Anima — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:02:17 +0000

For the second time we have participated on Noelanders Thropy exhibition with our Mastic tree / Pistacia lentiscus.
Bonsai exhibition and overall organisation was at high level.

Pistacia in new Bonsai Focus

Anima — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:29:55 +0000

In the new issue on Bonsai Focus 1/2012 Jan/Feb is published photo of our Pistacia lentiscus on two pages. Photo is taken on exhibition Bonsai Autumn 7 this Summer in Switzerland.
In a few days we are taking this tree on another big exhibition Noelanders Throphy XIII in Belgium. New table for exhibition is done in Croatia. We are looking foward to this event.

Oriental Hornbeam #14 / cut back

Anima — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:41:07 +0000

Oriental Hornbeam before and after cut back. Last photo is virtual in new pot.

Triple trunk Carpinus

Anima — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:27:58 +0000

After three growing seasons the crown is becoming more dense an better. We have started shaping crown from zero, only 3 trunks were there (see more photos is gallery – Carpinus orientalis #2), without single thin branch. We have collected this Carpinus orinetalis because of impressive nebari, although we thought that 3 main trunks are not in good harmony and that it will be complicated to make a credible crown. But as new branches started to grow, our perspective have changed, and we can clearly see potential now. Last photo is virtual of future look.