Continue reading Ronin Bonsai: Natter night 23rd July 2018.

Continue reading Adam Lavigne on Instagram: “Ed Trout’s Demo tree at the KomorebiBonsai 2018 show @komorebibonsai @ekitainoken #komorebibonsai #mybonsaiworld #trees #bonsai”

Originally posted on Hermanus Bird Club:
? We have recently been notified that an application has been made to the Overstrand Municipality to build a whisky/gin distillery on the dirt road between the villages of Rooiels and Pringle Bay.  This is currently a pristine, highly sensitive ecological area, accessible only on foot (and by car on a dirt road to only a handful of small-holding… Continue reading Important News Concerning all of us

Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
This is a fun technique to ramify your wisteria. After the first flush of leaves has hardened off in early summer, and flowers are long gone, take each leaf and cut them down to two leaflets. This will result in a very thin looking bonsai, and you may wish to provide light shade for a week or two to avoid… Continue reading A Trick to Try with Your Wisteria this Summer-

Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
How do we choose a front on an older, collected tree? A few tips: Keep an eye out for fronts that show a trunk line that is not an S curve Use the special features of the tree; this might be unusual movement, shari, live vein, jin, old branch, cavity, or even bark Be willing to have a pigeon breast… Continue reading Choosing the Front: Old Collected Trees

Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
This book has been in the works for some years now. To those who were aware of this and have been asking ad nauseam when it will be done, I now have an answer. Soon. Bonsai Heresy is about the myths of common bonsai technique and thought. The book recounts some of my past misdeeds, looks into our group fallacies, and… Continue reading New Book: ‘Bonsai Heresy’

Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
More deciduous trees: Continue reading Alabama Bonsai Society Spring Show 2018 part 4

Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
It takes about 100 days for the second flush of JBP growth to finish and harden off. That needs to happen before the first frost, so find your first frost date, and count back 100 days. That is when you should decandle black pines. First up, this Arakawa cultivar from Telperion Farms. This one looks goofy because I’m letting the… Continue reading Candle-Cutting time 2018

Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
I’ve had this old ficus for almost 4 years now. The history is here, if you care for the family back story. It got off to a slow start this year, and I thought maybe a repot into fresh soil and a slightly larger pot may help. This shot is from last summer: And this year, after a few months… Continue reading Ficus Nerifolia revisited