Roy Nagatoshi - Bonsai Master!

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  1. wearsbunnyslippers
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    I met Roy Nagatoshi this weekend.

    He is credited with creating the bonsai's for Karate Kid III, and funnily enough he looks a little like Mr. Miyagi.

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    It was a 2 day event hosted by Shibui Bonsai Kai at the Floreum in the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens at Emmarentia.

    Day 1 was a styling presentation with Roy working on trees and demonstrating techniques. The before and after differences were amazing. He also did a saikkei tray planting with pelindaba rock and seeing him placing the rocks I was very conscience of all the iwagumi principles and how they just seem to come naturally to these guys..

    Day 2 was for 1 on 1 sessions with Roy helping individuals to improve their trees, and also the before and after differences were crazy!

    I was then treated to a private viewing of the Brenhurst gardens, the trees there are fantastic!

    Tomorrow night is a dinner with the Southern Bonsai Society, where Roy will help the clubs members style their trees.

    This is what aquascaping in South Africa needs. A renowned aquascaper to come and give a few workshops and demonstrations, i think this would go down really well!
     
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    So about that Bonsai sub forum ;)

    How old are the 2 bonsai he's pictured with? They look awesome BTW
     
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    yeah, we still discussing the new boards :)

    those trees werent from this workshop, just a pic i found on the net, so you could see what he looks like..

    i have some pics on my phone, i havent checked them out on my laptop yet to see how well they turned out.. i took quite a few pics of the saikkei and the other trees, i will review them tonight and see if there are any keepers..
     
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    there are so many similarities between bonsai and aquascaping i am surprised there is not more crossover..
     
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    Love bonsai. Got given one as a Xmas present last year and so far, its still going strong. Haven't bothered doing any trimming and shaping

    Would love to plant some sort of moss or hairgrass with it
     
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    you get sedge grass that looks just like hairgrass
     
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    i see so this dude is like the Takashi Amano of bonsai styling?:p nice!
     
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    I've always been interested in bonsai. Just never got around to doing anything about it. Anyone know where one can do a nice bonsai course?
     
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    check out shibui, they are quite close to you..
     
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    You are very lucky to have met him. Do you know if he is coming to Cape Town? My Japanese Maple needs some help and no-one here seems to know what to do with them.
     
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    I have a small japanese maple in my garden... 2 of them actually.
     
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    Its funny that most of the guys that like planted tanks also like Bonsai, maybe its just an overall love of plants.

    I also like Bonsai, just never tried it before.
     
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    @tyrone - he is doing a workshop in durban, not going to cape town this time..
     
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    that little setup costs 1000 pounds...

    very cool though..
     
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    Surely it could be done for a fraction of that price.
     
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    Me too, hmm makes you wonder...
     
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    i am not a huge fan of jin's and shari's on junipers.. even though they occur naturally i do not like them..
     

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