Originally posted on John Milton Bonsai:
The 85th Meifu-ten exhibit was on earlier this month and I’ve just got round to sorting through the Photo’s. It is a local show but, is one of the biggest in Japan and it is on at the same time as Gafu-ten so often people will visit both in the weekend. I didn’t take pictures of all the tree’s… Continue reading The 85th Mefu-ten

Originally posted on John Milton Bonsai:
Recently I was given this exposed root White pine to wire. It is a customers tree that he wanted wired. For an exposed root I think it has character, it’s pretty old and nice small leaf quality. I must say that I like the tree and I’m glad I was given it to work. Continue reading Neagari Goyomatsu

Originally posted on John Milton Bonsai:
This white pine came to Aichi-en about two years ago, it has since been re-potted to change the angle a little and left to get healthy. Mr Tanaka got for a good price and knew with a little work it would make a nice tree. It’s old and has some cool shari including some interesting ita-shari at the top.… Continue reading Slanting Goyomatsu

Originally posted on John Milton Bonsai:
Not every body knows but, Aichi-en has two plots of the nursery a couple of blocks apart. The second area which is least know, we refer as the field. It contains very low concrete benches and a little growing bed area. Most of the tree’s there are very raw, in development or just too big too fit on the… Continue reading Forgotten collected black pine

Originally posted on John Milton Bonsai:
Oyakata gave me a tree a while back to wire, style and make look nice. A mountain collected juniper that had already been re-potted and the front chosen some time ago. It was just a case of recreating structure, making pads and trying to make a clean look, whilst still a natural feeling. The tree to start wasn’t looking… Continue reading Shimpaku work

Originally posted on Fusion Bonsai:
Several years back Uncle Pete showed me how to propagate using cleft grafts. This is a quick and inexpensive way to expand the number of select cultivars in your collection. It does have 2 major drawbacks when used for bonsai material. One, nasty scars and two, different bark characteristics. Here are a few examples: ‘Ogon’ grafted onto standard Dawn Redwood… Continue reading Graft scars