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Greybeard
Join Date: Aug-2001
Location: Fresno, CA
Country: USA
Posts: 5,108
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Developing shohin from cut down stock
This weekend was the exhibit of the Fresno Bonsai Society at the Shin Zen Japanese Garden. The exhibit is an outdoor affair and pictures do not show up very well. I have taken them before of the exhibit only to be dissapointed when I get home and view the images.
This thread has more to do with a piece of stock I found at the club sale tables. I spoted the tree rather early this morning. I was not able to be there yesterday since I have used literaly every weekend for bonsai since January. This weekend was not officially on my calendar so I decided to take my wife to the coast before I leave for Texas friday.
What I found was a great little Ulmus Alata, winged elm. It is not from these parts, being more common back in the southeast. The gentleman I purchased it from did not remember how he came to own it, but that he had owned for a while. The seller, Bob Wright, immediately came over to me as soon as I picked it up. He knew exactly what I was going to do with it. After I pointed out some features, he mentioned that if it did not sale he was going to makes some cuts on it. I did not purchase it right away.
A few hours later I noticed it was still there. I decided to pick it up for purchase and began scratching around at the base. I gave the guy the money quick. $25.00 later I showed Bob what was going on under the soil. The trunk flared an additional half an inch in about half an inch of trunk height. We were both amazed.
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It's about time that the proper respect be given to the fine art of balloon animals...
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