I recently visited my teacher, Nick Lenz, and took home a few bonsai and "potensai." The trees (below) are all between 24" and 30" tall. These are all Nick's work; I have done nothing but remove some of the downward-pointing foliage from the moyogi shimpaku.
I hope you enjoy the photos. I am certainly enjoying the trees.
Kind regards,
Andy
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File comment: This is a shimpaku that Nick grew from a cutting in 1970 from Wm. Valavanis' yatsubusa stock. 30 years in the ground. Potted up about 2000. . moyoshimpaku_sm.jpg [ 74.06 KiB | Viewed 14183 times ] |
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File comment: This A. burgerianum was obtained from Jerry Stowell 13 years ago. It has been in a pot for 3 years. . aburgerianum_sm.jpg [ 59.44 KiB | Viewed 14183 times ] |
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File comment: This P. sylvestris was from Musser Forests in 1973. It was removed from the ground in 2000. . moyopsylvestris_sm.jpg [ 61.94 KiB | Viewed 14183 times ] |
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File comment: This honeysuckle was collected from one of Nick's friend's yards a few years ago. It is but half of the whole that was removed from the yard. The trunk is 8" and the surface roots 14". . honeysuckle_sm.jpg [ 72.24 KiB | Viewed 14183 times ] |
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File comment: The trunk on this material is J. virginiana collected from the Sunderland cliffs 15 years ago. The foliage is grafted shimpaku from Wm. Valavanis yatsubusa stock. A single live vein runs up the left side of the fin shari. . shimpakuonvirginiana_sm.jpg [ 67.17 KiB | Viewed 14183 times ] |
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File comment: This J. virginiana was collected on the Sunderland cliffs 15 years ago. It is still in development, but growing vigorously. . jvirginiana_sm.jpg [ 58.04 KiB | Viewed 14183 times ] |