Updated my JBP PDF

[Maiden69]

Yes, I noticed your pine right behind the juniper when he said it... thanks about the avatar, my first metal album was Piece of Mind in the summer of '83... been a Maiden fan since then, I had the original Trooper single album cover tattooed on my leg, that's before doing the background. Did modified it, my flag and a katana instead of a sword.

 

[Carol 83]

my leg,

 

[Don Blackmond]

Update before:
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...and after sending it up to be groomed at Bjorn’s.
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You need to clean that moss of the bark to keep it dry so it does not get soggy or soft. It looks very good.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

You need to clean that moss of the bark to keep it dry so it does not get soggy or soft. It looks very good.

Yes; around here, that needs to be done about as often as the dishwasher needs to be unloaded.

 

[Don Blackmond]

Yes; around here, that needs to be done about as often as the dishwasher needs to be unloaded.

Every 2 months then?

 

[Drew]

Update before:
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...and after sending it up to be groomed at Bjorn’s.
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this tree just keeps getting better Brain!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Got this one back today, sharing a photo from tonight.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Fat & happy…couple weeks out from candle-cutting time.

 

[Paradox]

Fat & happy…couple weeks out from candle-cutting time.
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Apologies for the confusion, but correct me if I am incorrect. You will be cutting candles in 2 weeks? Not that you cut them already 2 weeks ago, right?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Apologies for the confusion, but correct me if I am incorrect. You will be cutting candles in 2 weeks? Not that you cut them already 2 weeks ago, right?

Correct, I will be cutting them around July 1. Just a touch early this year for a couple reasons.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Got this tree back over the weekend, sharing a photo of it back on the bench.

 

[vancehanna]

smart looking tree! Congrats!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Repotted. Roots looked really good after 3 years since the last repot. My original plan was to send this to the USNBE in 2018, but it had a setback during the winter, so I withdrew it. I spent the next couple years keeping it in show-shape to send it in 2020, which became 2021. Keeping the roots tight helped keep the growth in scale for the tree’s small size. Now that the show is over it will be time to prune it back and use the next few years to take it to the “next level”, whatever that may be…

 

[AnutterBonsai]

Repotted. Roots looked really good after 3 years since the last repot. My original plan was to send this to the USNBE in 2018, but it had a setback during the winter, so I withdrew it. I spent the next couple years keeping it in show-shape to send it in 2020, which became 2021. Keeping the roots tight helped keep the growth in scale for the tree’s small size. Now that the show is over it will be time to prune it back and use the next few years to take it to the “next level”, whatever that may be…
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Unbelievable how amazing this tree is. Great job! One day I hope to make something as marvelous as your works!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Growing strong…funny little flattop look going on.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Left to grow unchecked to gain strength; first time it hasn’t been summer candle-cut since I started training it over 13 years ago. It was time for a much-needed break (for me and the tree). Over the fall, or maybe next spring, it will need to be pruned back and rewired…and the process begins again.

 

[Moridin]

Looking very nice sir!

 

[Shogun610]

Dònde está el PDF?

 

[Scorpius]

Very nice. That's one happy healthy pine.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Dònde está el PDF?

It Is now a book published several years ago, available here:

Developing Japanese Black Pine Bonsai Ebook by Brian Van Fleet | Blurb Books

Download Developing Japanese Black Pine Bonsai Ebook by Brian Van Fleet. I began photographing my work on this nursery stock Japanese black pine in 2007 to study...

www.blurb.com

and also through the Apple iBook store:

‎Developing Japanese Black Pine Bonsai

‎Lifestyle & Home · 2014

books.apple.com