Ito from Kokufù

Filed under: Uncategorized — Mauro Stemberger at 3:28 am on Monday, May 12, 2008

When I first saw this tree in the kokufù book n° 80 I followed in love with it.  After not more than five month Marco Invernizzi sended me pics saying the tree was avaiable…………………… :)

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Here the Ito till in Shinji Suzuki’s place.

Now in my place I only pruned it a little and repotted in a very good pot ,my friend John Pitt made for my tree.

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May sunshine :)

Filed under: Uncategorized — Mauro Stemberger at 2:06 am on Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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It’s Budding time!!!!

Filed under: Uncategorized — Mauro Stemberger at 8:06 am on Friday, April 18, 2008

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Repotting time

Filed under: Uncategorized — Mauro Stemberger at 3:46 am on Wednesday, March 5, 2008

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And Buddha!!!!

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And some more…..

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Spring sun start to shine!

Filed under: Uncategorized — Mauro Stemberger at 2:14 am on Monday, March 3, 2008

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Building up……..

Filed under: Uncategorized — Mauro Stemberger at 2:02 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Finally my garden is bigger ;)

Last autumn I realized that I’ve too many trees so I had two ways ; sell someone but nooooooo way……………………….. or build a new part of the garden with stands and so on!

Here finish work with big help of my dear friends Rudy , Jhoe anf Juan.

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One day of hard work and everything is done. Now need to put trees on it !!!!! :)

Can’t wait to see how will be full of trees …..

Quercus again!

Filed under: Uncategorized — Mauro Stemberger at 3:50 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2008

This time I’m working on a big quercus robur collected in the center of Italy 4 years ago.

The tree was trained by Alfiero Suardi the best grower for quercus and yews in Italy!

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The tree was worked by the previus owner in this side but when I bought it I decided to change the front because in my openion the tree in the other side has more to show to the observer. Is always difficult to restile a tree already made but it’s also funny to put on it something from our soul!

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Here the guys cleaning old leaves before styling

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sides and new front.

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We put some raphya to protect brances and we also bend down the apex .

Some wire and the work is done.

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Here the final Immage of the tree with the new front.

To me now it’s more ” winning “.

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WHAT’S A QUERCUS!!!!!!

Filed under: Uncategorized — Mauro Stemberger at 2:52 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2008

I Bought this stunning big quercus from a collector because the tree was too big for him ……………… but not for me !!!!! :)

The tree had a first styling by Enrico Savini and than was let grow .

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This winter I decided to give a secont stap to the tree and work on the dead part on the right.

The trunk is completly hollow so I wanted to connet the new deadwood with the hollow part.

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The ramification without leaves ready for wiering!

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And here the final result!

“Let It Snow”!

Filed under: Uncategorized — Mauro Stemberger at 8:47 am on Friday, January 4, 2008
Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
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It doesn’t show signs of stopping,
And I brought some corn for popping;
The lights are turned way down low,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
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When we finally say good night,
How I’ll hate going out in the storm;
But if you really hold me tight,
All the way home I’ll be warm.
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The fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we’re still good-bye-ing,
But as long as you love me so.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
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2008…….Pines re-evolution!!!!!

Filed under: Uncategorized — Mauro Stemberger at 2:36 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2008

During this Christmas hollidays I had time to work on some of my pines.

Here a range of pics! ;)

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3 fronts caledonia…….

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French snake :)

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My friend Antonio working on this Japanese black pine yamadori origin…….

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And “Buddha” at the end!

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