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by John BoyceSome thoughts on Jin and Shari
Nov 1st: Creating and Maintaining Jin
When creating dead wood on branches, select branches that are heavy enough to produce good jin. Remember that when the bark and soft tissue are removed what remains is much smaller than the branch you started with. If you want to jin a branch in the future that is not yet large enough, wire it, shape it, and let the wire cut in so that the twist effect will show when the bark is later removed... read more »
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by Eric SchraderI went hiking so you don’t have to
Jul 24th: I love hiking, and I love being out in the wild; the time that I manage to spend putting one foot in front of another is almost as good as the time I spend wiring my trees :-)
Over the fourth of July I went hiking in the Sonora Pass area. My main goal when I am hiking is to find trees that will inspire my bonsai designs. These can be anything from the blue oaks that I saw on the drive up there to those gnarled windswept bushes that are white pines at tree line... read more »
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by John BoycePieces of Bonsai - September 2005
Aug 20th: If you drive up to the high Sierras and walk around in the forest, you will see natural jin and shari on many of the trees. These are caused by natural events and can look spectacular. By natural events I mean disease, insects, wind, rain, snow, landslides & snow pack. All of these things leave a rough piece of damage that does not heal over nicely. The result is jin and shari.You will also see jin and shari on the seashore where the winds are very strong and kill the living trees by desiccation and perhaps make them more vulnerable to disease... read more »
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2006 accent acorn Beginner Bob Carlson bonsai fruit bonsai stock Boon Manakitivipart Bunjin Carving collecting Collection North current events December Defoliation Demonstrations Dennis Vojtilla election Exhibit fall Fertilizer Fog City Bonsai forest Fruiting Trees grafting group plantings guying Hiking History infections inspiration Jay McDonald Jim Gremel jin John Boyce John Edwards John Naka John Penningtion john thompson Junipers Kathy Shaner kusamono landscapes Maples Marco Invenizzi muck nature newsletter november oak october Olive olives penjing pests Pines pots Pruning redwoods Repotting rock planting Sabamiki satsuki azaleas seed Shari shitakusa sketching soil spring Steve Jang stone plantings suiseki Tim Kong tools Tree Care Uru vendors video Wilderness Wintering Wiring Workshops yamadori Yasuo Mitsuya