Comments on: Seasonal Workshops http://crataegus.com Bonsai Artist Michael Hagedorn Wed, 23 May 2012 17:35:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: crataegus http://crataegus.com/seasonals/#comment-1707 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:43:37 +0000 http://crataegus.com/#comment-1707 Yes, of course, feel free to reprint! Glad it is of use—

]]> By: Mark Fields http://crataegus.com/seasonals/#comment-1688 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:45:50 +0000 http://crataegus.com/#comment-1688 Mike,

Just read your article on “Read This if you Grow Japanese Maple” I have dealt with this problem for years. Thanks for the information. I will begin trating hte for the bacteria directly. Great information. May I have permission to reprint it in our club newsletter and for hadouts for my Bonsai School?

Mark Fields
President, Indianapolis Bonsai Club
Owner, Bonsai by Fields, LLC and Mark Fields School of Bonsai
Greenwood, IN

]]> By: crataegus http://crataegus.com/seasonals/#comment-1536 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:26:20 +0000 http://crataegus.com/#comment-1536 Hello Owen! Thanks for saying hi. Get as much time as you can over there! But I understand about responsibilities stateside. Get in touch when you land back home, I’d like to talk with you–

]]> By: Owen Reich http://crataegus.com/seasonals/#comment-1476 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:33:27 +0000 http://crataegus.com/#comment-1476 Very happy to see the work you have done so far and look forward to meeting you in the future at a show in America or Japan. I am currently apprenticing at Kouka-en under Keichi Fujikawa. I have always been a huge fan of Suzuki-san’s work and his style is present in your work for sure; not just styling but selection of material and character. I will be here for at least another year and will decide how long I will stay total in the near future. Tough to stat longer with responsibilities in America. I look forward to reading your book when I get back to Tennessee in December.

Thanks,
Owen Reich

]]> By: bahce http://crataegus.com/seasonals/#comment-1474 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:37:42 +0000 http://crataegus.com/#comment-1474 Thank you!

]]> By: crataegus http://crataegus.com/seasonals/#comment-657 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:36:38 +0000 http://crataegus.com/#comment-657 I teach/help anyone with their trees, at any level of experience or interest. At the Seasonals, we work on my trees, but private lessons and having me work on client trees are other options.

]]> By: freddie http://crataegus.com/seasonals/#comment-641 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:57:32 +0000 http://crataegus.com/#comment-641 Michael
love the web site. I have 3 ficus trees that have been subjected to my bonsai technique. that is no training what so ever. the trees due to their hardy nature,ficus, have been with me for 15 years or more. i live in hood river oregon. do you hold any basic classes for someone like myself? your trees look so beautiful it might be a bit embarassing to bring mine in.
thanks freddie

]]> By: Al Polito http://crataegus.com/seasonals/#comment-416 Wed, 12 May 2010 23:52:15 +0000 http://crataegus.com/#comment-416 I’m fortunate enough to live in Portland and participate in Michael’s classes for locals, where we work on our own trees.

I can’t recommend him highly enough for those who want to take their trees to the level of Really Nice Bonsai. Being exposed to Michael’s trees and instruction has shown me that much of the “nice” bonsai I saw in books is fairly average, but that truly exceptional trees are within reach of the amateur if he or she is serious about acquiring excellent material to start with and caring for it diligently.

And if folks’ travel plans permit it, they should arrange to do some shopping for bonsai stock out here. Some of the best in the country is available within a two-hour radius of Portland.

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