Czech Yamadori

The true origin of the art of suiseki.  A stunning revelation as a result of our long term scientific research. It is a common believe that  the development of Suiseki in Japan was influenced by the Chinese scholar's rock.   Carved in the stone.  Done and clear.  But is that really the true story of the origin of the art of collection of stones?    As a person who lives in a country where the history has been modified so many times to suit the leading minority I tend to take the bruited  facts with some level of doubts. And if necessary I made an effort to discover the true story behind.  So it was for the suiseki  and you can find the account below.      Based on my investigation, I believe that the first historically recorded collector of stones was David.  It was he who collected five stones from the broom in the  Valley of Elah.  While the primary purpose for that was to get some ammunition for his sling  all of us who knows something about slings understand the importance

   Acer ginnala_why have you collected this tree?   First of all I like ACERS as a species. Loving maple syrup and the early spring and autumn colours of their buds and leaves.  Second - I am looking for trees with "drama" .  Creatures that survive in difficult conditions that affect their body and soul.  And anyway  this is my only A. ginnala  in my collection.   Current height:  approx 15 cm  till the cut on the top primery branch Trunk  caliper (diameter ) at the ground level (DGH ):  na   Collected: Central Bohemia _ an old quary at the outskirts of  Prague Pot: training Autumn 2009 Autumn 2015 Winter 2015/2016 Styling direction:      The bottom of the tree has been raised compared to the pics above.  I plan to raise it even more in the future gradually revealing more and more of the roots.        The trunk above the ground should be leaning back to the lower part of the trunk a bit more than it is now.   As the wood is q