Day: March 28, 2019
Adam Lavigne on Instagram: “For those who opined yesterday on my pottery choice dilemma, thank you. I went with the rectangle but you’ll have to wait a bit for the…”
Yamadori Post-Dig Care
Originally posted on Nate's Nursery:
To see the removal process I went through to get this baby out read my earlier blog post. I got the bagged California Juniper home and began unwrapping so fast that I forgot to take pictures of it happening… I made sure to make the cuts clean to facilitate root growth once potted up. Make sure to do this… Continue reading Yamadori Post-Dig Care
Orange County Bonsai Society Exhibition
Originally posted on Nate's Nursery:
Here are photos of the trees from this show at the Sherman Library & Gardens. Olive – Tom Vuong Liquidambar – Wayne Wolfe Korean Hornbeam – Ken Schlothan Chinese Elm – David Melitz Ginkgo Forest – Deborah Mauzy-Melitz Cork Bark Portulacaria Afra – Gary Lai Prostrata Juniper – Jason Chan Shohin Catlin Elm – Joyce Gibbs 4 Point Shohin… Continue reading Orange County Bonsai Society Exhibition
Pomegranate Splitting
Originally posted on Nate's Nursery:
This pomegranate is the same one from this post that I dug up right as it was beginning to leaf out. It recovered really well and pushed several flushes of growth with a few being in the Fall. I decided to repot it and take it apart to let it recover in what is planned to be the final resting… Continue reading Pomegranate Splitting
Bonsai-A-Thon
Originally posted on Nate's Nursery:
I went to Bonsai-A-Thon at The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens. Here were the trees on display for the exhibition. Japanese Black Pine Flowering Plum Shimpaku Juniper Coast Live Oak Shimpaku Juniper Cedar Elm Chinese Elm Shohin Display Japanese Black Pine, Silverberry (Eleagnus Pungens), Chinese Elm, Korean Hornbeam, Japanese Quince Satsuki Azalea (on the left) The amount of trees… Continue reading Bonsai-A-Thon
Crape Myrtle #1 Repot
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This crape myrtle has been in the ground for about a year and a half. I was hoping to thicken the trunk below the junction of the two main trunks. I got several “suckers” below it, so I’m hoping to see a significant thickening there. When working through the roots I make sure to frequently wet the roots. This… Continue reading Crape Myrtle #1 Repot
Tales Of Fancy – The Imaginings & Photography of El-Branden Brazil
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Jack Wikle will be presenting Observations on Bonsai Design and Aesthetics
Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 6:30-9:00 Jack will be doing a PowerPoint presentation entitled Styling Stuff: Observations on Bonsai Design and Aesthetics at this month’s meeting of the Ann Arbor Bonsai Society on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 6:30-9:00 at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens.Jack has suggested, to make the most of this experience, he would encourage people who expect to be present to do a little ‘assigned reading.’… Continue reading Jack Wikle will be presenting Observations on Bonsai Design and Aesthetics