Shimpaku "Itoigawa"

Thank you Tony, Happy Thanksgiving
Best regards
Before


After wring

suthin, I envy you for these good Shimpacu material.

Nice materials, nice job. Congratulations Suthin.

Budi

Suthin,

I don't need to say more,your work speak for itself,your a natural and thanks for sharing

Regards,
Alex

Hi suthin,
Your bonsai realy are a treasure. I hope you are aware of what you got there.

I just have a suggestion for the last shimpaku. I think the trunk is a little too small for a crown that big, so I would suggest a nice half-cascade.

Hi suthin


I like your cascade shimpaku...for me the correction to do, like Nik said, Its a little bit less of gree mass, in my vision of course. like the virtual I send you.







Best regards

Viriato Oliveira

Suthin,
Your posts of these Junipers trained as raw material with the cork screw trunks are helping me very much. I've got one that is a dilemma for me. I think I've figured out how to style it by studying the way you've compacted your trees. Example below. You've been providing photos of very beautiful trees & inspiring work. But, its also very instructive if a person takes the time & really sees at what you've done. Please continue to post your work.

Just wanted to say thank you for the posts & Happy Thanksgiving.

Thank you, Karl ,Budi and Alex.
Thank you, Nik and Viriato for very nice virtual.
Thank you, Neil, I have a lot of fun styling these Shimpaku.



more shimpaku waiting for styling


Here is one of them. Before


After

Happy Holidays
Best regards
suthin

Excellent work, Suthin! Happy Holidays to you too.



-dorothy

Suthin,
I'm not sure but the two shimpaku like these I bought must be both males......mine have not multiplied like yours have done

In the last photo, did you make the apex only from the 2nd branch on the right


Will you have any plans to travel for workshops in 2011? Please keep these great posts coming.

Merry Christmas!!

Neil,
Suthin will be in Topeka in April. He will be conducting a workshop and working on some of my trees.
Frank

Thanks Frank! Sign me up brother. I've always wanted to visit Topeka...

Do I have to buy one of your trees or can I bring my own? Not that it really matters, I wouldn't be able to leave empty handed anyway!

How is it in Kansas..... you know with all those people just waiting at the border to try and sneak into Gods country (aka Oklahoma)?

Neil

You can bring your own tree or buy one. Look forward to having you come.
We are doing fine, it is a little colder here in the winter but we'll live.

dorothy7774 wrote:Excellent work, Suthin! Happy Holidays to you too.



-dorothy

Thank you, Dorothy. I wish I have 100 Elves to help me styling 150 shimpaku
Best regards
suthin

NeilDellinger wrote:Suthin,
I'm not sure but the two shimpaku like these I bought must be both males......mine have not multiplied like yours have done

In the last photo, did you make the apex only from the 2nd branch on the right


Will you have any plans to travel for workshops in 2011? Please keep these great posts coming.

Merry Christmas!!

Neil, I did't make the new apex from the 2nd branck on the right , I bend the whole apex down and make the new apex.


Best regards
suthin

FRK wrote:Neil,
Suthin will be in Topeka in April. He will be conducting a workshop and working on some of my trees.
Frank

Thank you Frank, We will have a lot of fun
See your next year,
Best regards
suthin

Suthin,

I really much enjoyed seeing your trees and their progressions. I hope are paths will cross one day, I am sure they will.

shimsuki wrote:Suthin,

I really much enjoyed seeing your trees and their progressions. I hope are paths will cross one day, I am sure they will.

Just a 5 hour drive, come on over and enjoy a weekend with Suthin and the rest of us mid west bonsai nuts.
Frank

Frank,

I heard that he will be in KC this year, do you have anymore info on it yet?

Thanks

shimsuki wrote:Frank,

I heard that he will be in KC this year, do you have anymore info on it yet?

Thanks

He will be in Topeka April 8th-11th. While it is a workshop we like to call it a bonsai retreat. It will be held where I live and work, http://www.forestparkretreat.com/
We will have more info soon at http://bonsaikc.com/.
Thanks,
Frank

Hi Andrew and Neil, Hope to see you both in Topeka, KC.April 8th-10th,2011
Best regards
suthin

Hi All Bonsai Friends,
Have a Happy Holiday and Wonderful New Year 2011
Best regards
suthin

Does anybody know how old some of these trees are? I see raw shimpaku material for sale, but nothing like this and he has 150 more to style. I think i would be in heaven. Beautiful trees.

Neil

Neil Jaeger wrote:Does anybody know how old some of these trees are? I see raw shimpaku material for sale, but nothing like this and he has 150 more to style. I think i would be in heaven. Beautiful trees.

Neil

Suthin is great at sourcing material (and at styling them too). Most of these are cutting grown and probably imported from Asia. When you make a living doing bonsai you have to hustle if you want to eat.