Day: January 28, 2018
Red-shouldered hawk makes a fascinating, if somewhat shy, guest | Our Fine Feathered Friends
1° corso Kitora’s Bonsai School di Maurizio | Kitora no do
Ground Layers Update | Scratch Bonsai
Colyton Wildlife: Caspian Gull !!!
Water Saving Tips for Bonsai Artists – Bonsai Tree (Pty) Ltd.
Brian Van Fleet on Instagram: “Ume in full bloom. Touyou pot…for now… #bonsai” • Instagram
View this post on Instagram Ume in full bloom. Touyou pot…for now… #bonsai A post shared by Brian Van Fleet (@brian_van_fleet) on Jan 24, 2018 at 4:35am PST Continue reading Brian Van Fleet on Instagram: “Ume in full bloom. Touyou pot…for now… #bonsai” • Instagram
The 350 JBP Update 2017 part 1
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
This tree is the subject of my book, a pictorial cause-effect book showing how to develop a JBP Bonsai. This represents its 10th year of training as a bonsai, after purchasing it from Brussel’s in 2007 for $350. It was candles cut later than normal this summer to make the second flush of needles shorter. Once the growing season was… Continue reading The 350 JBP Update 2017 part 1
The 350 JBP Update 2017 part 2
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
So, my plan was to clean up, pull needles, prune, and wire this tree so it would be ready to tweak when Bjorn visited in December. This tree has been all my work since it’s initial styling with a buddy in 2007, and I thought it would be a good time to take the tree from the best I could… Continue reading The 350 JBP Update 2017 part 2
Winter pruning of a Chishio Japanese Maple
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
Continuing to develop density and fighting it from becoming too leggy is a challenge. Before: In March, I made a thread graft through the trunk to replace the second branch on the left (highlighted in yellow; the thread graft is green): From various angles, it is apparent why it needs to go: So, with the thread graft well underway, the… Continue reading Winter pruning of a Chishio Japanese Maple
