Even though there was a little pause on the blog I did a lot of bonsai action this days! It seems that spring is already here and I am late for everything ...

Čeprav je bilo na blogu malce zatišja, v realnem življenju ni manjkalo bonsajske akcije! Nasprotno, zdi se mi, da me pomlad že malo prehiteva ...

In Friday mister Borut came in. He is a happy owner of Ulmus parvifolia for a seven years now. Every two years he drop by and we repot and style the tree. He might be a Slovenian record holder by time he keep that Ulmus alive! What is the secret? He keep the tree outside all the time. In the winter he protect it a little and nothing more. 

V petek se je v ljubljanski podružnici Tore oglasil gospod Borut, ki je že sedem let srečen lastnik kitajskega bresta. Na dve leti pride naokoli, da drevo presadiva in urediva. Morda je celo slovenski rekorder v tem, koliko časa mu je uspelo brest ohraniti pri življenju! Recept? Ves čas ga ima na prostem, pozimi ga le malo zaščiti z izolacijskim materijalom.

In Saturday Matej was here and we worked on Taxus and Prunus mahaleb. I spent a lot of time this days with 100 yrs old Prunus, which take a special place in my collection. I finished the shari (I must paint it with lime sulfur and a little black colour though), cut some brunches and wired it. The old lady has improved incredible in last year! It is coming along nicely, crown getting ramification. The energy of old bark under which 100 yrs experiences are hiding can warm up even frozen hands!

V soboto sva z Matejem delala na tisi in rešeljiki. Sploh sem se v zadnjih dneh največ ukvarjal prav s stoletnim drevesom, ki ima v moji zbirki še prav posebno mesto. Dokončno sem uredil suh les (ki ga moram še premazat z mešanico apnenega žvepla in črne tempera barve), obrezal in ožičil. Kakšen napredek je stara dama napravila v samo letu dni! Počasi dobiva obliko, ki sem si jo zamislil; krošnja ni več tako okrogla, kot je bila poleti, lepo je razvejena. Sicer pa je delo na tako starem drevesu nekaj posebnega. Energija stare hrapave skorje pod katero se skriva sto let izkušenj ogreje še tako mrzle roke!

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