Dedicated to my country...best wishes and happy New Year 2013.

 

C R O A T I A  

 

VIDEO: Walter Pall in Kastela 2008 - Famous lecture, from basics to philosophy

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Croatian translation was removed from the video

 

Today I caught her by surprise - La Fata

Early morning by the pond, I probably caught her by surprise. She was trying to ignore me. At first, she was not running away or trying to hide.

But I was persistent with my camera and surely annoying, so she started to back up.

 

In a blink of an eye...dissapeared

 

Sorry darling, I will not bother you any more. Come back. This is your world.

 

 

 

 

 

Hornbeam tree in early autumn misty morning

 

Damp moss smells like winter - Maple tree

 



RAIN

Rain in my garden

VIDEO: Whata Pull Bonsai and the Socrates Analogy

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VIDEO 13: INTERNATIIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode XIV - Little fat deciduous tree

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Walter Pall analyzes little fat deciduous tree and first moves are done.

I have created this video from pieces and remains, so it has no definitive end...the end result and discussion is not visible because obviously, nobody recorded.
It is still worth publishing

VIDEO: SandevBonsai Technics - Ramification, regular maintenance pruning on Prunus mahaleb

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"Monstra" carpinus after workshop update

Monstra orientalis update photos...

Story begins here: http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2012/04/transplanting-huge-carpinus.html

VIDEO here: http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2012/04/video-repotting-big-100kg-carpinus.html

and VIDEO here: http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2012/04/video-7-international-bonsai-academy.html

Today:

After workshop, update photos

Three weeks after workshop with Walter Pall, Carpinus orientalis update photos.

Here is the beginning of the story:

http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2012/03/powerful-hokidachi-carpinus.html

VIDEO with Walter Pall analyzing the tree here:

 http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2012/04/video-3-international-bonsai-academy.html

Today:

My new video equipment

I will try to raise quality to a higher level. I will be using multiple cameras and new video editing software.
Also, I acquired new video camera.
I will use an external additional microphone.
I am curious to see the result, can I do it better than before?

Fagus "The Queen" 2012 update

The story begins here:

http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2011/04/fagus-queenmonster-in-spring-outfit.html

VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3qsSC9g0vo

Today:

Octopus orientalis update May2012

Octopus orientalis update May 2012.

The story of this tree and everything that was done before starts here:

 http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2012/03/evolution-octopus-2012.html

Also, you can see the video of Walter Pall discussing about this tree and futurev developement here:

http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2012/05/video-11-international-bonsai-academy.html

VIDEO: Correcting reverse taper, radical tree surgery

This tree was practicaly useless with a very nasty inverse taper. We'll try to correct that radically.

This procedure is relatively simple and even much more easy and elegant with thinner trunks. The trunk of this mahaleb is very fat and hard, so more radical tools and actions must be taken.

The result is more than good and, from my point of view, the tree has a good future again.

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VIDEO 12: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode XII - Big deciduous tree, drastic cut back, first styling

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VIDEO 11: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode XI - Dilemmas, small things big difference

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VIDEO 10: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode 10 - Famous Kimurica's maple

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VIDEO 9: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode IX - Hedera helix bonsai and difficult pot selection

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VIDEO 8: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode VIII - Beautiful little Carpinus in leaf

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VIDEO 7: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode VII - Extra large Carpinus..styling

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VIDEO 6: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode VI - Monstrous beech

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VIDEO 5: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode V - Killer nebari

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VIDEO 4: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode IV - First review of a raw material, The Champ

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VIDEO 3: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode III - World class hornbeam

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VIDEO 2: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode II - Acer burgerianum, drastic cut back

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VIDEO 1: INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode I - Sumo maple

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VIDEO : INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall - Episode I - The Cave Analogy

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INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall

Last weekend I've had a two days session with my teacher mr Walter Pall, who came to my place with his assistent Walter.

The plan was to do basic design work on a number of trees that were chosen and ready for that step.

Two days were too short for all that drilling and shaping, even more wiring and so on and on and on...

But the feeling is good after all that work that was waiting to be  done.

It is always unforgetable to listen to Walter Pall talking abouit bonsai, designing, philosophy, nature...

He is of enormous help and his philosophy and understanding of principles of nature and tree growing is the basis on which I base my work with bonsai.

Also, many thanks to Walter's assistant Walter for helping us to finish a big task for a short period of time.

I have recorded a ton of videos in FULL HD quality. These have to be edited a bit and will be published on the internet under the project of INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall. I believe those will be very helpful to many people who doesn't have the opportunity to watch and listen to Mr Pall in live mode.

Those videos will be available on my blog, on my you tube channel, on Walter Pall's blog and on the internet forums. There will be many episodes with Walter Pall. I will start publishing the films tomorrow.

Thank you W&W.

See you

Here's what Walter Pall says about last weekend:

http://walter-pall-travelogues.blogspot.com/2012/04/bonsai-academy-in-zagreb-croatia-2012-1.html

http://walter-pall-travelogues.blogspot.com/2012/04/bonsai-academy-in-zagreb-croatia-2012-2.html

http://walter-pall-travelogues.blogspot.com/2012/04/bonsai-academy-in-zagreb-croatia-2012-3.html

http://walter-pall-travelogues.blogspot.com/2012/04/bonsai-academy-in-zagreb-croatia-2012-4.html

Bonsai garden stands

I have a great carpenter and I have told him to make me a few stands of various hights for bonsai of old oak wood. I also told him I want irregular design and natural..old finish.

This is what he brought me. And I am delighted! This is just crazy.

The beams are one hundred years old...from a 19th century house.

All this is intended to be positioned on a concrete floor, like one you see on the photos. Three different hights.

I am sure I will ask him for more.

VIDEO: Repotting a Big, 100kg Carpinus

Here is a video of a repotting process of a huge Carpinus orientalis.

More info about this tree here:

http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2012/04/transplanting-huge-carpinus.html

http://yamadoriarea.blogspot.com/2010/01/carpinus-orientalis-20102.html

http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2011/04/video-sandevbonsai-carpinus-orientalis.html

http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2011/05/big-orafter-strong-cut-back-and-few.html

Transplanting a huge carpinus

How to transplant a huge and heavy tree? This Carpinus even goes with the rock between the roots so it is even heavier. The wooden pot on the first photo measures 95x95cm. Tree grew in it for two years. Now it is time to transplant the tree and the plan is to put it in a slightly smaller box which measures 70x70cm. The tree will stay in this box for 2-3 years while I will be working on ramification and crown architecture...and then, next step will be a bonsai container.

I am using a winch to lift the tree from the pot.

VIDEO OF THIS REPOTTING IS COMING SOON

 See me with the tree for sense of scale

Aaaaaand ....we have lift off...

Tree has produced  nice roots during past two years... 

Let's try to cut it more..

New smaller box, a final step before a bonsai pot

I fix the tree in the pot...or for the pot with long screws. Screws are fixed in all big surface roots...as below

Repotting finished. I am very happy with the reduction of box size with two square meters more space in my garden...second thing that makes me happy is the fact that tree produced lot of roots during last two seasons.

More of this tree....from the beginning...

http://yamadoriarea.blogspot.com/2010/01/carpinus-orientalis-20102.html

http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2011/04/video-sandevbonsai-carpinus-orientalis.html

http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2011/05/big-orafter-strong-cut-back-and-few.html