Weekend with Mauro Stemberger

This weekend Ž-crew was at Mauro's places spending some time learning stuff about bonsai.

First we met at his house to see collection of great bonsai. One of the best in Europe!!! Than we went to his "bead and breakfast house" were the rest of a time we were working on trees. There were a few his Italian students with hum we did some trees and drink great "Mojitos" made by Ilaria. Thanks Ilaria!!! Mauro collects small, big and humongous first class material and his collection of raw material is worth seeing. We were doing big Pinus Mugo, helping Rudi with Pinus Silvestris, while master Sandev was having his hands full in one Buxus and Pinus.

Thanks Ilaria and Mauro for great weekend!!!

  

  

 

 

SandevBonsai - Potting of raw material by Goran Chajko - Big carpinus or...

Sandev Bonsai video of me potting new Carpinus Orientalis.
This is realy how it's done...

Great new orientalis tree

This orientalis was collected yesterday. It took me 4-5 hours to dig it up and strenght of few to carry it down to the car.

All effort is worthy for such good tree.

Today Sebastijan and me took the tree and filmed some shots of preparing it for first container. There You will see stuf like: cutting of unnecessary branches and roots, washing the rootball with removing stones and finaly potting.

If You would like to watch this, keep track of Sebastijan bonsai blog...

http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/

Pinus Mugo 2008-3

Pinus Mugo or mountain pine...
Collected in fall of 2008. Now it well established in container, so I'm planing to stile it in few days...
As You can see, tree was planted in a tilted possition because of some roots that were growing in that possition, but mostly it's begginers mistake of haste in potting  and simply not having right eye to see the best potential in a tree.

Maybe I can persuade my friend Sebastijan to film the event.
(I don't think that will be a problem)

One more...

One more stiled carpinus. One of my best from last year.