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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 by Peter Chan

Yamadori

There is a lot of interest these days in ‘Yamadori’ or collecting bonsai material from the wild. In trendy contemporary bonsai circles especially in Europe, America and Japan, ‘Yamadori’ is all the rage. Yamadori is not a new concept or practice. Even in the olden days when the Chinese started making bonsai, it was generally recognised ...

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Thursday, December 27th, 2007 by Marija Hajdic and Andrija Zokic

Collecting Yamadori in Southeastern Europe

Andrija and I are from Croatia, we live together in Kaštela (region Dalmatia), a small town on the Adriatic coast, in a Mediterranean climate. We grow home Mediterranean species: Olive Tree (Olea Europaea), Mock Privet (Philyrea latifolia), Strawberry-tree (Arbutus unedo), Evergreen Oak (Quercus ilex), Phienicean Juniper (Juniperus phoenicea) and others, and plants from somewhar colder ...

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Friday, January 5th, 2007 by Will Heath

Collecting Basics

Collecting From The Wild All those who collect plants for bonsai should observe the ethical considerations of collecting because the manner in which we collect affects the perception of collectors worldwide. Unethical collecting can give a bad name to bonsaists everywhere and can make it very difficult for others to acquire permission to collect in the ...

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Friday, July 14th, 2006 by Kev Bailey

Collecting Code

This discussion document is being developed following the guidelines of the British Geological Survey, the National Trust, The Geologists Association, National Parks and international discussion. It is still evolving and any observations or suggestions would be welcomed. Obtain permission, preferably in advance. Follow instructions from those in the know. Always regard access as a privilege and respect it ...

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Friday, June 16th, 2006 by Wolfgang Putz

Yamadori . . .

. . .translated from Japanese means “. . . collecting plants in the mountains. . .” and is without doubt the highlight of collecting and creating Bonsai. Because of so many difficulties and efforts in doing so, just very few bonsai enthusiasts are practicing this digging on the mountainside. Basically the collecting of trees in nature ...

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