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Looks like a great place to work on trees, Scott!

What maker was the pot attributed to? The glaze texture looks like Shuho, but I have only seen it in white/off white, and the chop doesn’t match.

Here are a few resources in case you don’t have them. I tracked through them and didn’t see your chop. There is an active Facebook Pots ID group that you can try too. http://www.tokoname.or.jp/bonsai/catalog/maker-e.htm https://japanesebonsaipots.net/ Happy hunting.

Me too. As a drummer in rock cover bands in the 80s and 90s, he was definitely a hero. I missed him by only a few days when Bob P brought him to Bjorn’s place last year. In a way, I’m almost glad I didn’t meet him, but it would have been cool to work on trees with the guy.

Shedding old growth is common this time of year.

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You weren’t kidding about the lace bug. Those leaves are eaten up pretty bad. Hopefully you get it under control and don’t allow them to spread. They can be persistent. Here is my Kinsai from a few years ago showing some of the reverted flowers for comparison...

Yew…?

Does it have any of the narrow flower petals? Kinsai will revert to its mother(?) flower, which looks like yours. You have to prune those branches off to preserve the desirable thin-petaled flowering branches. Kinsai bark will take a reddish hue in late winter as well as an indicator...

All shimpaku are botanically J. chinensis, but not all J. chinensis are Shimpaku. Shimpaku is a specific variety of J. chinensis originally found in Japan, which has been propagated through cuttings and layerings and grafting because its growth traits and culture are very favorable to bonsai...

Absolutely you can, especially with a tree with this much presence. Try to place it among other small trees so it doesn’t get “lost” in the exhibition.

In fairness to Brent, he is a “one man band” working his nursery and it takes a few days to get a response, but you will. You’ll likely find something at the MABS vendor area at a good price to select in person. Meanwhile, go get a job and stack some cash so you’re ready when the show hits.😂

If they looked nice for a few weeks, then declined…it may not be entirely the nursery to blame. Bonsai can be very challenging.

Brent’s stuff is very good, and it helps to ask him for a few more photos before you buy because one shot is hard to evaluate. I agree on image 8110 and 8107 as the best. In terms of “value” in bonsai, you are buying time and relying on the grower to have used that time to make a good base...

Fine, still haven’t done anything with it.

Agreed, it is a nice little maple. Given the time of year, the only work I would do is make sure that this year’s growth (new shoots) is reduced to a single pair of leaves. It looks pretty sparse already, so I probably would not do a 50% defoliation.

The texture of the foliage doesn’t look like Shimpaku to me.

Which is gross and definitely works. I now use olive oil, which works very well.

Yes, high-fired, good pots. I have a few of his from years ago.

Maybe 10-12 pairs, but you’re on the right track.

I have a bunch from Dave Lowman: https://bonsaitrees.com/gallery.php?id=4 He does a good job finishing and has interesting wood selections.

I would decandle everything but the lowest branch. Timing depends on location; count backwards 100 days from your area’s first frost date and that’s about when you would decandle. At the same time, if you have remaining shoots that appear denser, go ahead and pull some needles to make the...

…which is why, except once on a pair of Tofus, I always pay his asking price.😉

We have one like that too!

Interesting, thanks for the suggestion.