Hi Bonsai fans! Lovely forum with so many nice people and experts here!
I'm AndyN, a nature loving soon to be a garden owner (outside Geneva in central Europe). I spend as much time as I can in nature/mountains, skiing in the winter, hiking, climbing and sailing in the summer. I see a lot of superb yamadori when I'm out and I've been studying the field for some time preparing to start next spring.
In the meantime I'm mapping out and learning about yamadori and what it requires to collect. Can anyone instruct me on how to obtain (if possible) permission to collect trees in France on government owned property?
If anyone is in the area (alps, Geneva/NW Italy...) for bonsai/yamadori matters feel free to send me a message, there is so much potential here!
AndyN