Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
Today I pruned off the strong new shoots on my Japanese Black Pine shohin tree. Growth on this species is a lot slower in Scotland than it is in Japan due to our unpredictable weather and the shorter length of our growing season. It’s not guaranteed that you will get a second flush of growth at the base… Continue reading Shohin JBP Summer Maintenance

Originally posted on BONSAI WALES:
The birch raft is growing well this year. I do feel though that it should be in a bigger pot… Any suggestions?? 🤔 Some of the inner leaves yellow a little. this could be down to poor light due to the density of foliage. i have never suffered from Loss of branches or Die back! Continue reading Birch Raft

Originally posted on Bonsai & Yamadori from Tony Tickle:
I am very pleased to see these new buds appearing on some of the Yamadori Scots Pines, I removed the end buds in November last year and this forces the energy in the tree to push out onto old wood. I left one branch with the end buds on to see the reaction: New buds have… Continue reading Creating new buds on Scots Pine old wood