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25-Mar-2008
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Next time you oil up the walker, I would like to see your bridge and koi pond Harry. Nishikigoi as they call them sometimes is another great thing to do. |
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25-Mar-2008
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Join Date: Mar-2006
Location: West Springfield Massachusetts
Country: USA
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"All I have collected in Nevada are some really amazing opals and agates."
Cool beans Barbara, thats a tough one knowing those are there too, which way do you look, down for the stones, or out looking thru the trees. Nice by product, of the trip.
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25-Mar-2008
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Two great and expensive hobbies, both of which keep me broke. I included a picture of the shade house I built for those warm Oklahoma summer afternoons.
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25-Mar-2008
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Join Date: Dec-2004
Location: Southern Caleefornia
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Man Harry, that is a nice place youve made there. Really good job and very much envy on my part. sweeeeet
but I see what you mean about that bridge, you might consider an escalator...
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25-Mar-2008
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Join Date: Dec-2004
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25-Mar-2008
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Thank you Rock.
Now Mr. Greer...something told me you had a authentic Japanese garden. Very well done. Couple of questions. The topiary tree to the left of bridge is what? The bridge is very nicely done. Is it solid wood construction? How were the beams bent? Laminated, bent by form or cut and glued? Where is the filtration for koi pond..I like the layout. Some major jbp activity going on....better watch out for a John Vonpine attack!  Last edited by kingkong : 25-Mar-2008 at 07:56 PM. |
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25-Mar-2008
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First things first my Dad was Mr. Greer, I'm Harry. the pompom tree is just a common juniper of some sort, bought at a nursery. Thd beams on the bridge were cut from 2" x 14" treated lumber. there are three and the bridge will hold up my car. The're were cut with a band saw into an arch.I hate bridges that are flimsy and shake when you cross them.It takes at least 4 people to move mine. I built it to last. If it wasn't for my koi I would have some really killer trees and vice versa, but I enjoy both hobbies, so I compremise.I added a picture of some of my koi, all over 26" long.
Harry
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25-Mar-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
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Thanks Harry. Where do you find koi in your parts?
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25-Mar-2008
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Mostly ordered from dealers that go to Japan every year to buy koi. Two or three I trust to provide good quality koi. If I went to Japan I would need to spend at least a month looking for Koi and Bonsai. Japan would be an experience that would last a lifetime. I also collect Suiseki,but at least all they do is collect dust, which doesn't make my wife very happy.
Harry
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26-Mar-2008
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
Join Date: Mar-2006
Location: Orange County, California
Country: USA
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Hi Everyone,
Just to add to what Joanie said about the numbers of C. Junipers in the surrounding areas of So. California, I have been on many digs with Hirao-san since 1996 and once you are walking in Palmdale and Mojave alongside them you realize the staggering numbers growing in barren ground. Early on my wife would also criticize our collecting trips and I would always tell her "as far as the eye can see there they are, millions I would guess". Then as you drive along Hwy 14 the Antelope Valley freeway they are abundant along the hills and slopes, just realizing how many of them are burned by the annual brush fires we have in So. California which probably range in the hundreds of thousands! Someone told me once on a digging trip..."just think you saved this juniper by putting it in a pot and keeping it alive"....of course not all of them survive. All of the collected junipers are from private property and not public land or preserves. Alas, our collecting days are probably numbered as we have been told the property we collect from will be developed for "wind turbines" and for this year the annual spring juniper dig of Kofu Kai has been canceled. For those of you that have them, cherish them and take care of them. Gary Lai Kofu Bonsai Kai |
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