My Serissa flowering.
Pic of my Serrisa snow rose in flower. Continue reading My Serissa flowering.
Month: March 2015
2 Acers in Development. Re-potted Today
Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
Here are 2 Acer Palmatum trees that I have been developing for a couple of years. They were put into their first bonsai pots today. The first one was air layered from a larger tree 2 years ago. As you can see in the first picture, it has a strong evenly distributed root system and a nice flared nebari is beginning… Continue reading 2 Acers in Development. Re-potted Today
Bald Eagle
Jim Braswell Eagle catcing a fish. Great pic from Jim. Continue reading Bald Eagle
Clump style willow-leaf fig from a sawn off root ball
Originally posted on Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog:
I’m in the weeds….. ?Literally. Let me finish up here and I’ll show you the tree. ?What is that? ??A balloon. A yellow balloon. That reminds me of a poem I wrote as a lad:? ? A balloon, a balloon,?? ? Yellow in hue,? It floats through the noon,? The bright yellow noon. ? Forget the… Continue reading Clump style willow-leaf fig from a sawn off root ball
Hedging Maples
Originally posted on California Bonsai Art:
? There is not a lot of information on the net about this process. I started treating my maples this way about ten years ago. Walter Pall has spoken about it at his blog, but not much in the way of how to keep up on the process. There are other ways to treat the canopy of a maple… Continue reading Hedging Maples
Young seabird rescued
Originally posted on Hermanus Bird Club:
The new African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary at Kleinbaai has already proved its worth, reports Club member Lee Burman. On Sunday, while working in her garden opposite Hermanus High School, a car stopped at her house, a guy got out and picked up a bird which, to her amazement, turned out to be a young Cape Cormorant (Trekduiker). A… Continue reading Young seabird rescued
A unique willow leaf ficus bonsai
Originally posted on Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog:
On the way back from my Louisiana bonsai tour last year (great times, can’t wait to get back) I made a stop in Mobile Alabama and had a visit with Joe Day (he had actually offered to buy me lunch. And I’m not one to turn down a free lunch). ?He’s pretty well known for his… Continue reading A unique willow leaf ficus bonsai
A little Trident Maple root work
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
Trees are usually strongest when their freshly dug, and this is the best time to make drastic root reductions…while they have the best head of steam. Here is a look at some root work. Trident 1: Remember to plane the bottom: An attempt at an approach graft with some roots: Planted into an Anderson flat (everything in the grow bed… Continue reading A little Trident Maple root work
Trident Maple Project
Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
3 years ago, I bought a small forest planting of trident maples. I intended to separate them into individual pots, which I would then grow on to create my own shohin sized material. The foreground of the first picture shows the saplings sitting on my benches, freshly separated and potted into 5 inch training pots, in the summer of 2012.… Continue reading Trident Maple Project
Spring’s Here
Originally posted on Natural Moments:
In fits and starts, it seems Spring has finally arrived around here. With a couple of days this week showing up with clouds, a touch of snow on the mountains, a little rain and even unheard-of foggy days, this weekend has returned to sunny warm conditions perfect for being outside and seeing what’s going on. After checking on several reported… Continue reading Spring’s Here
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