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Thank you, Andrew, You bring up some very good points. I should’ve thought about that when I purchased a tree from Talperion at the expo. Time will tell what that tree will turn into. All part of the learning process. Be well

Holy crap that's fat

can you elaborate or share info on the technique of driving a chopstick into the rootball during repotting? I see both you and Macheck drive a chopstick into the rootball as you do the final placement

Would it be ok to cut the leaves off? Thanks

Love mountain maples!!! Fell in love with them 10-15 years ago, I don’t have a ton of yard space so kept them in medium sized containers and 5 gal. buckets… that led me to learn bonsai practices to keep them manageable and mobile. Side note, I’m pretty sure I was one of the first 5% of your subscribers because you were catered towards my interests 🫡👍

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Simple but elegant. Love it! Appreciate this video~

I do believe that doing good bonsai is innate. You have to have some kind of natural sense of proportion, scale and beauty to make art. Rules and guidelines will only get you so far.

I too am a huge fan of beech bonsai! Thank you for the information on fall leaf removal! American beech has leaves quite a bit larger than European beech naturally, does the leaf size reduce significantly under years of bonsai culture? The reason I ask is because I’m wishing to start some beech from seed this spring and while European beech is borderline winter hardy here, American beech handles our winters with ease! Thank you!

Go Bills

No snow in Fuji this October.

It’s just really hard to go to intensive classes because they are super expensive. Another problem, for someone like me, is the fact that there aren’t any intensive classes near me. And just as you said, traveling is an added expense. Not to mention the time missed from work etc.. And I don’t spend a lot of money on trees and pots. So it’s not like I can just stop doing that, to put the money towards intensives. But that’s why I appreciate videos and channels like yours. Loving the podcast so far man!

Cheers for the headsup, like so many others i fell in love with ume and started growing them. Here in Australia there's very little material around at all, so you are forced to start with younger propagated material. The idea of grafting onto a more interesting prunus trunk holds a lot of merit in my mind and is something i'll certainly keep an eye out for going forward as there's lots of feral plums on roadsides here. What would be your timing for doing a harder cut back on ume generally? Curious as i have 2 garden trees that may eventually become bonsai though will almost certainly be through grafting down the track.

I used to care deeply about the size of leaf when my goal was showing in Autumn colour as opposed to winter. After years of getting sunburnt maple leaves from my climate here in Australia in late summer and losing my autumn colour i focused on winter display instead and as such i no longer put a huge amount of value on it. As you say on shohin it is more of a concern as large leaves correlate (generally) to larger internodes and i would err away, but for medium size trees it doesn't bother me much. I'd just go for a more dwarf cultivar for shohin to save the headaches anway such as Kashima, Kiyohime, Shishi or Kotohime instead with shorter internodes naturally. I have a Seigen young tree i picked up recently, and the leaves are enormous right now. Down the track as it grows, and the vigor is spread out over a whole tree rather than less than 50 leaves, i'm hoping to see a reduction somewhat. If it doesn't no big deal as it's it's a winter/ spring flush display tree.

Beautiful trees and very inspiring thank you

Lovely color this year on your Nishiki Gawa! 👏🍁

How about an autumn garden tour? Those colors look amazing in the background!!

So, was this tree left to grow all season, or was there cutback after first flush hardening?

Great looking tree Andrew, you mentioned Nishiki will bark up faster than the Arakawa? I have 3 Nishiki and Arakawa, all are about 5-7 yrs old. My Arakawa stock came from Bill Valavanis, Nishikiare from a nursery. Is there a big genetic component in the barking up that you’re aware of? My Arakawa are barking up nicely at this point, Nishiki not so much? All are field planted as well, so pretty much growing freely with unlimited resources. Just curious as I will select for the better genetics if this is a consideration. Keep up the great content!

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Great video. Will you cut it back hard in the future to get the foliage closer to the trunk? Also, is it possible to cut these right back to the trunk and regrow the branches?

Hey love your channel, really great info! Do you have any Liquidambar bonsai? Their autumn colour is amazing and the most consistent next to red and trident maple in my area

Unfortunately for Bonsai professionals that need to make $ you can learn on TH-cam. Classes are a great way to meet people and future friends. I live in a small town and have learned everything on TH-cam. Thanks for a great channel and awesome showing in Pacific show

Intensive classes are absolutely the best. I feel like it really helped me (and I’m not just saying that because I go to yours)

Excellent content keeping the post-expo excitement going. Keep up the good work guys!

Looking forward to coming to the Fall intensive in November

hey, looking forward to getting down there next weekend. I'm hoping you plan to upload these to Spotify so I can have some driving material to listen to (a little easier than youtube in the car)

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Excellent overview, thanks again for this great discussion and sharing your experience guys. I'd love to travel over from the UK for an intensive one day

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Trying help my club understand your exact point about how there are "bonsai techniques" aka refinement/maintenance techniques that have no use for getting a 1 year old seedling to bigger sizes (and they slow that process down)

Beautiful trees and display Andrew 🙏

I was so thrilled to see a Corylopsis in the show! I have one that I will keep enjoying and working with. I loved the display - with the wide Corylopsis lower than the juniper. The other trees were stellar too! Thank you for bringing your artistry to the 2nd Pacific Bonsai Expo!

I've always been curious to know the stories of the displays and the effort that is put into the compositions by the artists. This was great. Very informative and fun vid-- thanks Andrew!

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As always, I admire your enthusiasm and the great quality of your work Andrew. Amazing event! Thank you for sharing

Congratulations on your beautiful trees and your beautiful displays. For me, your aesthetic and thoughtfulness in putting these together is spot on.

The display and the trees look awesome!!

I snagged a really nice multi-trunk River birch not to long ago. I cant wait to work on it in spring.

Something just hit me, what about petiole size? Some trees that have a larger leaf also have a lengthy petiole, does it also reduce in time?

a reset on a conifer is chopping the top and making a cascade, god I hate that.

Thanks for these great discussions. I've really been enjoying your channel, and especially these long-form conversations. Keep it up!

I think it would be really cool if you do an episode with your Dad. Bonsai, as a father son hobby, is pretty badass

I never understood why Japanese hold conifer trees at a higher level. Imo conifers are kinda boring in a sense. Im a Carpinus fiend

Heading to Japan is there a nursary or area you think does good deciduous bonsai?

Your discussions are so fascinating

Really enjoy your podcasts. Keep up the good work!

Do you have Chinese Pistache? Its related to sumac, getting the same fall colors, smaller leaves, and it lives a lot longer. It has the best fall colors of any tree I know!

Conifers are boring. Japanese maples are heavenly. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤