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anttal63 wrote:yes jon 75 is a laugh and a good tree and composition too. so you reckon 94 is a ponci maybe. have you guys got that specie up there can it be collected.

Yes we have, but not great for bonsai. I tried a few, years ago without much success. They are easy enough to grow but you really need to look at a tree at about 1metre or so at least to be in proportions. Very nice flower also.
Peter

yes pete i thought as much. anything with a compound leaf really needs to be large. do they bend and contort up there or more so straight ahead landscape trees?

anttal63 wrote:yes pete i thought as much. anything with a compound leaf really needs to be large. do they bend and contort up there or more so straight ahead landscape trees?

They do make a beautiful street tree. They get a very raised root system on them. I will get a few pics of some for you.
Peter

Hi Leigh,

Thank you for the pictures

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Hi Antonia and Jon,

94 is not a Jackaranda. It is "tamarindus indica", it belongs to the family "caesalpiniaceae".
Its everyday name is "tamarind".

Its leaves look very much alike Jackaranda, but it is smaller and softer. And... edible, very
sour though.

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From my understanding, there exists two different types on tree-styling practices
in Vietnam: in the North, they do big trees like we have seen. From the historical
texts that I have been able to access, this practice dates back centuries ago.

In Vietnam, they do have native tropical pine(s?), but the last Nguyen dynasty actually
passed laws to prohibit commoners to style pines, only high-ranking officials of the
court were allow to grow pines. As a result, the people turned to mostly ficuses and
other species. Most of the Nguyen kings were said to have low intelligence.

In the South, the artists there tend to follow the bonsai conventions of Japan. One
of a successful company is Thanh Tam Bonsai. They have a few photos here:

http://www.thanhtambonsai.com/en/products.php?cid=3

I think some of the Wrightia religiosa they have there are of good quality.

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The Communist government over there has only come out of the stone-age recently.

Copied the Chinese Cultural Revolution, they once classified art-practice such as
tree-styling, composing musics for one's own liking are corrupted social pratices --
they can be jailed without trial, possibly for life... Artistic creativity was prohibited!

The people over there now embrace tree styling with ferocious energies.

very interesting viet thanks for sharing that.

Awesome pictures Leigh!! I'm so pumped now to work on a big tree
BB

Hi Ledanta,

Thanks for taking the time to post all the pics, there are some very nice trees in Vietnam.

BonsaiBoy wrote:Awesome pictures Leigh!! I'm so pumped now to work on a big tree
BB

Yes big trees are impressive. Thanks for posting them Leigh.

Bonsai Boy Big tree's Big pot's they get bloody heavy. I speak from experience.

Leigh Mrs Pup was asking today has the little package arrived yet.
I am asking have you any New Pat Kennedy pots?
Pass our regards to the family best to you all. Pup

Thanks for a great post Leigh! Have you been to visit your parents over there and see the bonsai in person?

I love this one... The artist has done a great job in creating such a realistic river setting.

Steven

Hi everyone, thanks for the nice comments.

Yes Pup - the new package has arrived - safe and well - a boy, named Geordan ("Geordie") on the 16th of December.
Unfortunately no new Pat Kennedy Pots have arrived at my nursery, I will need to get in touch with him and see what he has in stock..........then beg him to let me sell them for him!
Happy New Year to you and Mrs Pup!

DaiViet - thanks for the insight into the history of bonsai in Vietnam.

Steven - I havent had a chance to get over there yet - they will be there for at least another year. I have plenty of Frequent Flyer points - enough tp get the whole family there and back - just need to find the time to do it. They were in Africa for 3 years, and I couldnt find the time to visit - I am still spewing I missed that opportunity, so I am hoping I wont make the same mistake for Vietnam.

Cheers,
Leigh.

Goodness me, it is trees like this that really put me to shame. After viewing these beauties, then looking at mine... (gulp), it brings a tear to my eye.

I love large bonsai, I think they are my favourite, however I've never seen anything this large, they're huge some of them, I just love them. The work involved is tremendous.

Thanks very much for showing us these, they are wonderful.

AusBonsai wrote:Thanks for a great post Leigh! Have you been to visit your parents over there and see the bonsai in person?

I love this one...

Hanoi Bonsia Show Jan 09 101.jpg

The artist has done a great job in creating such a realistic river setting.

Steven

This is my favorite also. It is very realistic, i feel i could go for a walk through that great tangle of roots and fish from the creek! Great stuff.
Peter

Fantastic trees, Leigh. Thanks for taking the time to post photos.
Penny.

You're welcome Penny.

Cheers,
Leigh.

Hey guys, I do not know a lot about specific species of plants, so please forgive this question. But it seems to me that with figs, some are more prone to areal roots than others. And those that do shoot areal roots, there are a few differnt types again. I have (I think) a Moreton Bay fig, some nice little areal roots sprouting from it here and there... but what type of fig is it that has these huge, strong, long, magnificent areal roots, such as a lot in this post?

AND, would they grow successfully in Melbourne?? i love them and would dearly love a few in my collection.