Seventh video at the Kokufu Market 2012 video at the Kokufu Market 2012

Yes, so how much? I'd like 2 please.

Todd Ellis wrote:Jose,
Do you know how much they are asking for it? I get my income tax refund next month ...
Todd

probably about as much as it cost you to bale out the general(gm)

Thank you very much for your comments. Sorry not information about the Price.
First video at the Kokufu Market.

Your posts are very much appreciated! The trunks of those old Pomegranites always remind me of coiled ropes. I've heard that each "rope" connects a single branch with a single root, and pruning either one carelessly can kill the "rope" and whatever is at the other end.

If there are any flowering cherry trees at the show this year, I'd be very grateful if you could post the varieties. The old Kokufu books label most of the flowering cherries as "Prunus campanulata var. spontanea", which I'm pretty sure is a made-up name. The closest thing I've been able to find is "Prunus serrulata var. spontanea".

The kanji was "寒桜", or "kan sakura". Here's the only Kokufu cherry photo I could find online:

Thank you very much William.
Yes there are some Sakura tree at the exhibition, but only Japanese name on the label .
The Photos are forbiden at the Kokufu, there is the only sakura photo from this year travel.
A mame.

Regards from Japan.

Second video at the Kokufu Market.

In regards to the very white deciduous trees at 1:07 and 2:39 in your latest video- how are they made that white? and how long does that white affect last?

bucknbonsai wrote:In regards to the very white deciduous trees at 1:07 and 2:39 in your latest video- how are they made that white? and how long does that white affect last?

Hi,
Originally trees of exceptional variety and great age would show this whitened bark naturally (some acer palmatum species and the white beech - fagus crenata). These days the whitening comes from a treatment with watered down lime sulphur when the tree is out of leaf. This can be sprayed or brushed and is a pest treatment as well as whitening technique. to use LS just to kill bugs 30:1 is the dilution but 10 or 15:1 makes the bark nice and white too. One treatment lasts at least a year.

Personally i love the contrast between new bright spring leaf growth and the white bark so i treat my red leaved maple and of course the white beech. I've also seen trident maples look ancient with the same treatment, and the bonus is pest control & fungus control.

cheers Marcus

The white tree at 1:07 looks like it might be a star magnolia, which has white bark without any treatment.

Thanks Jose, I think my head just exploded.

Will, I bet you're right about the star magnolia.

Thank you very much for your comments
Yes it is lime sulphur. After Two weeks watering disappear
Regards from Japan.
Jose Acuña

Third video from the Kokufu Market

Jose, thanks vm for updating us on your stay in Japan. U do good works. All the best to u.

Cheers,

CJ

newzealandteatree wrote:Jose, thanks vm for updating us on your stay in Japan. U do good works. All the best to u.

Cheers,

CJ

Thank you for follow the post.

Fourth video at the Kokufu Market

Tłumacz
why they have white masks on their faces? if they can devour someone.
I know I have a mask that the surgeon not to lick the scalpel and the seller le trees also bears I do not understand

The Japanese wear masks in public when they have a cold so they don't spread germs to others. Yes, they are that considerate.

Russell Coker wrote:

The Japanese wear masks in public when they have a cold so they don't spread germs to others. Yes, they are that considerate.

i never knew that, i though it was a mild paranoia about air pollution. Very interesting, thanks

marcus

Russell Coker wrote:

The Japanese wear masks in public when they have a cold so they don't spread germs to others. Yes, they are that considerate.

Indeed that is the reason.
Regards from Japan.
Jose Acuña

Take wire , Put wire. Juniperus itoigawa. Japan 2012





First 4 hours taking the old wire.



Just one branch to be cut.



Now we have a better view of the trunk.



After a new wiring





And the video.

Hi,
how quickly does the green colour return to the trees after the cold weather?

from the back there are some really good areas of deadwood, do think the big piece of dead wood at the front will be improved with some carving to make some curves and movement?, or is it a customers tree?

cheers Marcus

marcus watts wrote:Hi,
how quickly does the green colour return to the trees after the cold weather?

from the back there are some really good areas of deadwood, do think the big piece of dead wood at the front will be improved with some carving to make some curves and movement?, or is it a customers tree?

cheers Marcus

In Shizuoka, where Taisho-en is located, normally the Shimpakus are green at the end of March.

It is a tree from the nursery, and the dead wood it is natural. When something it is natural, it is better to keep it.

Thank you Marcus.
Regards
Jose

Nice job rearragning the foliage. When you wired the branches badly damaged from the old wire digging in, did you wire in the same clockwise pattern or did you reverse the angle of the wire? It seems some of that wire really dug in and might have caused some damage upon removal.

Rob Kempinski wrote:Nice job rearragning the foliage. When you wired the branches badly damaged from the old wire digging in, did you wire in the same clockwise pattern or did you reverse the angle of the wire? It seems some of that wire really dug in and might have caused some damage upon removal.

Depends where I'm going to move the branch.
If I try not to wire up the scar. That's all.

Regards
Jose Acuña

Fifth video at the Kokufu Market 2012