Originally posted on California Bonsai Art:
This small trident maple is from Muranaka Bonsai Nursery. It is in a rather weird “C” shape. Part of that is no doubt due to canting in the pot when dug from the field. The roots shows the previous soil line and though the root is exposed it offeres a nice counter balance to the C shape trunk. A… Continue reading Shohin Trident Maple
Originally posted on California Bonsai Art:
This small elm is from Muranaka Bonsai Nursery. The trunk is formed using the embedded wire method of obtaining larger trunked small specimens faster. The corking is well formed and the taper is really nice. A small bunjin type canopy with a verticle drop branch is the future. Continue reading Shohin Cork Bark Elm
Originally posted on California Bonsai Art:
Elms were allowed to grow out and then they received the first wire this week. All I have done so far is prune out the leaders for taper and chosen which branches will be retained and grown on. A group for an upright part of the crown and then the cascadeing part which will be kept rather short. ?… Continue reading Working on the Elm Root Cuttings.
Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
I had my friend Gerry in the garden today for our regular bonsai get together. It was the hottest day of the year so far and with the trees growing like wildfire there was plenty of maintenance needed. This is Gerry’s shohin juniper rigida, a very vigorous little tree, which was needing to be trimmed back into shape.… Continue reading Get Together in the Sun
Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
I have spent some time this week working on trees that were either air layered in the recent years or required to be air layered to improve he trunk line or the nebari. I have had mixed success with this procedure in the past. Most of my failures were due to poor technique, a lack of experience or my own impatience.… Continue reading Working on Air Layers
Originally posted on Michael Coopers Studio:
Before the workshop With a little bit of help from my friends Our bonsai club organised it’s first all day workshops this year and I attended one earlier this month and took along a couple of trees to work on. The advice from the two club ‘elders’ Ade and Roger was really worthwhile. Some of the work was what I always… Continue reading Spring activities
