Posts Tagged ‘Yamadori’
 
 
 
Progressions
 
Carpinus
Carpinus
Carpinus

100 kg Carpinus – Winter session

Styling of a huge, almost 100kg Carpinus yamadori. That task is always difficult. I need a friend with muscles and a lot of good will to move it anywhere. Not very practical, is it?..
 
 
Videos
 
Creating Bonsai Trees From Wild Material
Creating Bonsai Trees From Wild Material
Creating Bonsai Trees From Wild Material

 
Demonstrations
 
Kevin_Willson_Demo_-_Picea_abies,_PART_I
Kevin_Willson_Demo_-_Picea_abies,_PART_I
Kevin_Willson_Demo_-_Picea_abies,_PART_I

Kevin Willson Demo – Picea abies, PART I

Kevin Willson is designing a spruce from a very average raw material. With his outstanding drilling and design technics, the result is just fantastic.
 
Styles and Styling
 
Bonsai._How_Hard_Can_it_Be
Bonsai._How_Hard_Can_it_Be
Bonsai._How_Hard_Can_it_Be

 
Bonsai Collecting
 
SandevBonsai Yamadori series - collecting from the wild, rocky terrain II
SandevBonsai Yamadori series - collecting from the wild, rocky terrain II
SandevBonsai Yamadori series - collecting from the wild, rocky terrain II

SandevBonsai Yamadori series – collecting from the wild, rocky terrain II

SandevBonsai yamadori series will show you some technics for collecting trees often used for Carpinus orientalis. These technics are typical and useful for collecting in stony or rocky areas.
 
 
Bonsai Collecting
 
SandevBonsai-Yamadori-series-collecting-on-rocky-terrain
SandevBonsai-Yamadori-series-collecting-on-rocky-terrain
SandevBonsai-Yamadori-series-collecting-on-rocky-terrain

SandevBonsai Yamadori series – collecting on rocky terrain

SandevBonsai yamadori series will show you some technics for collecting trees often used for Carpinus orientalis. These technics are typical and useful for collecting in stony or rocky areas.

 
Bonsai Collecting
 
Graham Potter demonstrates techniques useful for the creation of deciduous bonsai from yamadori.
Graham Potter demonstrates techniques useful for the creation of deciduous bonsai from yamadori.
Graham Potter demonstrates techniques useful for the creation of deciduous bonsai from yamadori.
 
Bonsai Collecting
 
Yamadori by Peter Chan
Yamadori by Peter Chan
Yamadori by Peter Chan

Yamadori

There is a lot of interest these days in ‘Yamadori’ or collecting bonsai material from the wild. In trendy contemporary bonsai circles especially in Europe, America and Japan, ‘Yamadori’ is all the rage....

 
Bonsai Collecting
 
Marija Hajdic with a Fraxinus ornus that has been heavily browsed by sheep
Marija Hajdic with a Fraxinus ornus that has been heavily browsed by sheep
Marija Hajdic with a Fraxinus ornus that has been heavily browsed by sheep

Collecting Yamadori in Southeastern Europe

Andrija and I are from Croatia, we live together in Kaštela (region Dalmatia), a small town on the Adriatic coast, in a Mediterranean climate. We grow home Mediterranean species: Olive Tree (Olea Europaea), Mock Privet (Philyre...
 
 
Galleries
 
Yamadori Along The Adriatic Coast
Yamadori Along The Adriatic Coast
Yamadori Along The Adriatic Coast

Yamadori Along The Adriatic Coast

Many people familiar with bonsai and collecting, think that good yamadori are to find only in the high mountains. Well less is truth. I was born on one of the many islands along the Adriatic coast in Croatia. As a child, I went...

 
Bonsai Collecting
 
Although effective, this is not a technique for clean freaks.
Although effective, this is not a technique for clean freaks.
Although effective, this is not a technique for clean freaks.

Collecting Basics

Collecting From The Wild All those who collect plants for bonsai should observe the ethical considerations of collecting because the manner in which we collect affects the perception of collectors worldwide. Unethical collectin...
 
 
Galleries
 
March 94
March 94
March 94

Airlayered Yamadori Hawthorn

The initial thoughts of this project began in the winter of 1990/91, when there was nothing more to do than read about Bonsai. I had been growing bonsai for a few years,but the more I read the more I realised that my trees lack...
 

 
Bonsai Collecting
 

Collecting Code

This discussion document is being developed following the guidelines of the British Geological Survey, the National Trust, The Geologists Association, National Parks and international discussion. It is still evolving and any ob...
 
Bonsai Collecting
 
Wolfgang On Mountain Side
Wolfgang On Mountain Side
Wolfgang On Mountain Side

Yamadori . . .

. . .translated from Japanese means “. . . collecting plants in the mountains. . .” and is without doubt the highlight of collecting and creating Bonsai. Because of so many difficulties and efforts in doing so, just...