In this episode, we sit down with Mike Pistello of MVP Bonsai-a longtime practioner, Joshua Roth talent contest winner and PBE award recipient. We cover a wide array of bonsai topics, from technique and design philosophy to the state of the art today.
You can see Mike's work on his Instagram at mvpbonsai
Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Black Pondo Podcast
- (00:01:15) - Bob Boone on Bonsai and His Training
- (00:03:36) - Joshua Roth Bonsai Contest
- (00:07:31) - Tutorials on Juniper Bonsai
- (00:10:13) - Bob Bonsai's
- (00:17:09) - What Are Your Long Term Goals With Bonsai?
- (00:21:16) - What Is It With Bonsai and Its Old People?
- (00:29:41) - RIP Johnny Boone's Bonsai Nursery
- (00:36:04) - Grafting a Sierra Juniper Tree
- (00:42:03) - Yamadori root graft
- (00:47:07) - Grafting Black Pine onto Ponderosa
- (00:52:33) - How to Keep Your Bonsai Trees Healthy
- (00:58:18) - Bob's Bonsai Collection
- (01:02:53) - Peter T. Jones on Building a Good Bonsai Collection
- (01:08:49) - How to Get a Good Deal on Bonsai
- (01:14:30) - Who To Buy Bonsai From?
- (01:19:34) - In the Elevator With Steven Spielberg
- (01:20:05) - You Sold Your Big Oak Tree
- (01:26:00) - This 100-Year-Old Oak Bonsai
- (01:30:50) - Valley Oak collectible
- (01:33:31) - How to Care for Your Oak Trees
- (01:36:58) - Bonsai 101: Partial bare root
- (01:43:17) - This Oak Is A Hybrid Oak
- (01:45:18) - What Would You Like To Have As a Bonsai Tool?
- (01:50:20) - Carving With Natural Deadwood
