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For the last couple of years we have given a limited number of bonsai enthusiasts the opportunity to learn first hand the process of developing future bonsai in the ground.
You get to help with digging and pruning the field grown trees that need to be lifted this year. There will be time to look at and talk about the more advanced bonsai and meet some other enthusiasts.
We have about 150 trees ranging from 1 to 10 years old to dig - mostly trident maples but also japanese maples, chinese quince, olives and a few other assorted species.

This year's day is Saturday July 16, starting mid morning after the frost has thawed.

Numbers will be limited to 4 or 5 helpers. We provide lunch, shovels and pruning tools and plenty of trees to practice your digging and pruning skills. You provide enthusiasm and labour and go home with lots of practical advice and techniques and maybe a tree or 2.

Shibui bonsai is located at Yackandandah in north east victoria.

Anyone interested?

Yes please! Count me in...where do I sign up??

I was just re reading the post and WOW it sound AWESOME! Pleeeeeeeeease let me join you guys! I am a builders labourer by trade so Im sure I can be some help

Fukien beech wrote:I was just re reading the post and WOW it sound AWESOME! Pleeeeeeeeease let me join you guys! I am a builders labourer by trade so Im sure I can be some help

LOL, I reckon you might be over qualifies

Shibui What an awesome idea You get some cheap help, but give the opportunity to learn heaps to a few keen enthusiasts.

Have a great day all and take some photos for us too far away to join

Ken

kcpoole wrote:

Fukien beech wrote:I was just re reading the post and WOW it sound AWESOME! Pleeeeeeeeease let me join you guys! I am a builders labourer by trade so Im sure I can be some help

LOL, I reckon you might be over qualifies

lol ken are you having a dig at my bad grammar?!? or did you did commit a similar mistake as a result from being really excited and typing fast? lol

Wether im over qualifies or not lol would love to a) Learn a whole bunch about bonsai b) See that part of vic & c) Meet some professional bonsai enthusiasts

Neil id be keen to come up again if its ok and take something off your hands while im there

Fukien beech wrote:

kcpoole wrote:

Fukien beech wrote:I was just re reading the post and WOW it sound AWESOME! Pleeeeeeeeease let me join you guys! I am a builders labourer by trade so Im sure I can be some help

LOL, I reckon you might be over qualifies

lol ken are you having a dig at my bad grammar?!? or did you did commit a similar mistake as a result from being really excited and typing fast? lol :

Nah, Just cannot type and do not read back often enough, Meant to be "Qualified"
ps, I failed English at Skool, so am not qualified to take the piss out of anyones grammar.

Ken

Please count me in, I would love the opportunity to learn and am happy to help... no place to far for bonsai

It's great to see such enthusiasm.
Thanks for the offers. Thats 5 enthusiastic helpers and as many as I can handle at one time.
Sorry to those who missed out on this year. I'll keep you posted on future opportunities.

We will try to get some pics this year KC. Usually I'm flat out keeping up with the workers but we will appoint an official photographer to document the event for posterity.
Not only do I get the trees out of the ground and the diggers an intensive course in field growing techniques. There's also lots of ideas exchanged and debated so I learn some new bonsai ideas to think about and experiment with and there is usually time to have a look at my bonsai and get some second opinions for improvements and ideas for further development - something those of us in the bush miss out on most of the time.

Hi Shibui and everybody,

I hope you guys will have a wonderful day, winter is good weather to be working outside.

Hi Shibui, given what I have read on the cone development thread, I hope you will have plenty of black pines to plan in the futures

Best regards.

Thanks Daviet,
I still have some seed from the old trees, a tray of seedlings left from last year and plenty of small pines from germination the last 3 years and before. Also quite a few cutting grown black pines so still plenty to play with. I will probably put another 20 or so in the growing beds this spring after lifting this years trees in July.