The Bonsai Blog of Hans van Meer

Some pictures that I made during my short (wet) break in Belgium.

Hi, everybody,

here are some pictures that I like to share with you all, they were made last week during my short break in the beautiful Ardenne in Belgium. It sadly rained most of the time, but during the last day, the sun broke through the clouds so I could finally make my long-planned hike to see the old Oaks I had seen for the first time some 20 years ago! So when the sun came out I wanted to take quick advantage of this opportunity and make the long walk to finally see them again! They grow on an impossible hard rock mountainside and some of them are just 2 meters high. They are stunning and some grow in really unique forms, like the multiple trunks one in the picture below. Click on pictures for full size!

Below: This little (oak) gem is not much higher than 1,5 meter.

Below: Close up, look at that movement! 🙂

Below: Some nice views I shot on the way up.

Below: And a final bonus to a wonderful day, some nice bread with wonderful cheese and a view to die for!

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

Cheers,

Hans van Meer.

Info: karamotto@hotmail.com

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Link to the Greek translation of my wound treatment article!

Hi, everybody,
here is the link to the Greek translation of my wound treatment technique as posted on the new site of the Greek Hellenic Bonsai Club: HERE
My thanks go out to Alexandra (my nelie) for translating it so quick!
Cheers,
Hans van Meer.

Info: karamottobonsai@hotmail.com

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LINKS TO THE RESULT OF THE WBFF PHOTO CONTEST 2013

Hi, everybody,

here are two links to the results of the 2013 WBFF Saburo Kato Memorial award photo contest as posted on the website of the North America Bonsai association. I entered a picture of my (XL) Larch and made it on to the list of 36 selected trees you see below. 🙂

Well, don to the winners of this edition!

Top 5: HERE

36 additional Bonsai from the competition that were judged to be exceptional trees: HERE

Cheers,

Hans van Meer.

Info: karamottobonsai@hotmail.com

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Link to the Turkish translation of my wound treatment article!

Hi, everybody,

would you believe that there is already a Turkish translation made of my wound treatment article?! I want to thank: Taner Tuncer ( Email: tuncer.taner@hotmail.com ) for doing this so fast and for his permission to place a link to this translation on my blog: HERE! Thanks, Taner!

And the Greek translation is in the making as we speak! So watch this space!

Cheers,

Hans van Meer.

Info: karamottobonsai@hotmail.com

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MY BONSAI WOUND TREATMENT ARTICLE IS ONLINE!

Hi, everybody,

for those who have been waiting for the publication of my wound treatment article “The van Meer technique” ……..well it’s posted today on the great online “ofBonsai Magazine” that you can find HERE

This is the wound treatment technique that I discussed during my evening lecture at last years legendary Burrs and the reactions were so positive that night that I decided to put it all into writing for an online article so that it could reach even more people! This wound treatment technique is simply sad: a technique that helps the healing over and closing of large cut wounds on trees! I tested and developed this technique over a period of more than 15 years on my own trees and on those of my students. Everything is explained with the help of my drawings and with pictures that I have made over the years! So if you are interested then have a look and I hope that my little technique will be useful for you as well!

Cheers,

Hans van Meer.

Info: karamottobonsai@hotmail.com

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PICTURES FROM THE 7e BONSAI VAN HET WESTEN SHOW 1 & 2 JUNI IN DELFT (NL)

Hi, everybody,

here are (better late than never) some pictures from the 7e BONSAI FROM HET WESTEN SHOW that was staged 1 & 2 June in the botanical garden in Delft (NL). I showed there my XL Larch and one of my Hawthorn in full bloom and on the Saturday I did a demo on a difficult large Urban Yamadori Yew. It was another successful great little show and a lot of enthusiastic visitors came to see it!

Click on pictures to enlarge!

Below: A wonderful Pinus parviflora from Hotsumi Terakawa (out of competition).

Below: My dear friend Teunis Jan Klein brought a wonderful taste of Summer to the show!

Below: My student and friend Ed van der Reek made a nice display with on the left his Berberis buxifolia and on the right side his Chamaecyparis obtusa “nana gracillis” and a nice antique Tanzaku holder with a painting of a Geisha.

Below: Ed was over the moon when he found out that his Chamaecyparis had won first price in the evergreen category and his Berberis became second in the deciduous category! Ed was really proud and so was I! Well don Ed!!!!

Below: Some pictures of my demonstration. At the end of the show, all demo trees of that weekend became prices in a lottery!

The weekend was over before we knew it! It was yet another successful “Bonsai van het westen” edition and I am looking forward to the next one! Don’t miss it and CU all next year!!!!

Cheers,

Hans van Meer.

Info: karamottobonsai@hotmail.com

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MY LILAC PRE BONSAI IN FULL BLOOM.

Hi, everybody,

I would like to share a picture that I made a few days ago of my Lilac “syringa microphylla” pre Bonsai in extreme full bloom! It smells up the whole garden with a sweet and intoxicating scent, and it looks pretty sweet as well! This Lilac is an urban yamadori salvaged from a soon to be demolished train station and it came into my possession as raw material in 2009.

Below : Lilac “syringa microphylla” Height: 38 cm/ 15 inch.

Click on the picture to enlarge!

Hope you like the image…but it is a shame you cant smell it!

Cheers,

Hans van Meer.

Info: karamottobonsai@hotmail.com

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MY HAWTHORN IN FULL BLOOM.

Hi, everybody,

here is a picture from my Hawthorn in full bloom that I like to share with you all. It was quickly made when the sun finally broke trough the rainclouds for a few minutes! We had higher temperates in December, I need sun!

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Hope you enjoyed my little Hawthorn?!

Cheers,

Hans van Meer.

Info: karamottobonsai@hotmail.com

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My masterclass at the “Bonsai vereniging noord en midden Limburg”.

Hi everybody,

last Sunday I gave my second Masterclass in a mount, the first one was 2 weeks ago in Leersum (NL) and this one was all the way in Venlo at the “Bonsai vereniging noord en midden Limburg” (Bonsai club north and middle Limburg). After a long 2 hour early morning drive I arrived at their club house that is situated in the middle of a children’s patting zoo, were I was welcomed by free walking chickens and peacocks. I got help from some friendly club members to carry in my drawing board and 6 of my trees that I brought alone as examples for the lecture. After a nice warm coffee , it was very cold that morning, I started with my Masterclass for a full house of over 30 people that brought along there trees for me to discuss after my lecture section. The members of this club were very enthusiastic and eager to learn, so the day flew by! They were all very happy with my lecture and the tree discussion! So I left for home very content and with a smile on my face! I hope to be invited back some day to work again with all these friendly Bonsai enthusiastic!

Below: 2 pictures of my lecture and tree discussion.

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Below: I love to draw! Here I am explaining my wound treatment technique.

They were all very happy with my lecture and the tree discussion! So I left for home feeling very content and with a smile on my face! I hope to be invited here back some day to work again with all these friendly Bonsai enthusiastic!

Cheers,

Hans van Meer.

Info: karamottobonsai@hotmail.com

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PICTURES FROM MY VISIT TO THE “DESHIMA BONSAI STUDIO” (NL).

Hi, everybody

last Saturday I drove up to Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (close to Rotterdam) to visit my good Bonsai friend Teunis Jan Klein at his Bonsai studio “Deshima” , for a talk over some coffee and also to check out my Taxus demo tree that was at his place! The two amazing Acer’s that welcomed me in his self-build Bonsai studio were overwhelmingly happy and colourful! They gave a tunning impression that can only be admired! Great place, some great trees and a great artist and teacher, well don my friend! Here are some pictures to give you an impression of what I saw that day, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did?! And if you have the change, go visit him in his Studio, you won’t be disappointed!

Below: The two trees that amazed me when I walked into his studio!