The black book of Bonsai

# http://bonsaitonight.com/ - I found this website quite interesting & simple. Check it out.

# Here is an website, that has collection of good articles on Bonsai by world best masters. Have a look at it & comment. http://www.evergreengardenworks.com/articles.htm. I am yet to go through them but I am told that they are really really good bonsai articles.

Ramesh

US National Bonsai Museum

Dear Friends

I came across this links which shows in details United States, National Bonsai Museum. Check it out. Here is where you will find GOSHIN, a master piece created by Sir John Naka.

http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/VirtualTours/BonsaiVirtualTour_01.html#Slide

Click here to see museum's the Japanese Collection

http://www.bonsai-nbf.org/site/japanese.html

To view museum's the Japanese Bonsai Collection click below

http://www.bonsai-nbf.org/site/chinese.html

To view museum's North America's collection click below

http://www.bonsai-nbf.org/site/north_american.html

Some of the museum's beautiful suiseki - stones can be seen on this link (My favorite)

http://www.bonsai-nbf.org/site/viewing_stones.html

Here is something I liked. This is a must see. (Chinese Rock Penjing)

http://www.absbonsai.org/gallery/ABS2008/rock/rock-1.html

Let us come together to come up with something similar in India. To start with I expect someone from Delhi Bonsai Club to take pic of National Bonsai Museum located at Lodhi Garden, Delhi & upload, if the same is allowed.

Ramesh Sinha

Ahmedabad Bonsai Club, India.

World Bonsai Friendship Federation - 2009 Bonsai Photo Contest

Here are some Bonsai worth dieing for. I am totally amazed. Truly inspirational. I am sure all of you will love it. It took probably decades to make them, and hence it takes some time to load because of high quality of Bonsai pics, but be patient, it worth it.

Click below to see world's best - top 20 Bonsai ( 2009 photo contest).

http://www.bonsai-wbff.org/octoberbonsai/honorable_pics.html

To view top 5 collection click

http://www.bonsai-wbff.org/octoberbonsai/runners.html

To view the 2009 Grand Winner click

http://www.bonsai-wbff.org/octoberbonsai/firstplace.html

Ramesh Sinha

Ahmedabad Bonsai Club

Styling Cherry Bonsai

A friend of mine recently shared his couple of years old cherry bonsai & requested me to style it for me. Find below the original tree & the 3 options i have suggested him. Pl. share with me your styles or opinion if possible. Please add your email id when you add a comment.

Original Plant:

Option 1: Wind Swept Style suggested by me for his cherry Bonsai

Option 2: Jinning suggested for his cherry Bonsai

Style suggested by Kapilas creation.

Ramesh Sinha

Ahmedabad Bonsai Club, India

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Ryan Photoseries

Rayan, as on July 2010
Under training for last 2 years. Originally i wanted to style it in umbrellas style, which is visible in last year photo below, but than later I changed my mind & made it informal upright. Rayan is also know as Khirni & is a very slow growing tree that can leaves for couple of decades.

Rayan, as of August 2009

Nebari close up,

Post pruning in Dec 2008, a year back

Pic as on March 2008.