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Originally posted on artsofjc:
Purchased this cork oak from a nursery in southern California in 2009. It was in a standard nursery pot from a bonsai grower. When I got it home I was shocked to see that its roots were mostly 4 plus inches below the soil level with a stick in between with only a few small feeder roods in the nebari. So,… Continue reading Cork Oak Progress Update

Originally posted on Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog:
Well, my bench looks like a mess. What is happening here? We got trees, pots, and it looks like the beer is hiding behind the trees…..GET OUT THE BUSHES AND IN MA’ BELLY! I do believe I have a few tasks before the cerveza gets recycled into its constituent parts, though. I have this new pot,… Continue reading The return of the Bonsai Turkey

Originally posted on Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog:
Soil. Dirt. Aggregate. Substrate. Soilless mix. Whatever you call it (the only correct and descriptive phrase is the last one), it’s a controversial subject. One can have a more civil argument discussing the left/right division in the US political paradigm of contemporary society than you can talking about Bonsai mix. Sounds like a good topic for… Continue reading Akadama, the ideal Bonsai soil

Originally posted on Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog:
Stop me if you’ve heard this one…..two junipers walk into a bar, one says to the bartender, hey I’ll have a jin….. We have before us two varieties of juniper. Both do quite well in Florida, the one on the left is a parsonii and the other is procumbens nana. Before I get the question, no,… Continue reading Did it have to be another juniper?

Originally posted on Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog:
This is a clients tree, chloroluceun tortum, the Brazilian raintree. It’s a humble little tree really. But she likes it. And that’s all that matters. It had a Jin on it, but this is all that’s left of the deadwood. The unfortunate thing about having smaller trees is the impermanence of deadwood features that are intricately… Continue reading Let the tree talk to you, just don’t be surprised if they say they want to leaf……