Day: May 10, 2020
Kurume Azalea after the show
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
I’ve been cooped up with the rest of the country, so this tree got the full spa treatment. Removing blooms is getting to be a big task, as the tree has grown to about 32″ wide. So let’s start off with a few money shots at peak bloom before we jump in. And now the work begins. Remove all flower… Continue reading Kurume Azalea after the show
Two “Root-On-Wall” Ficus Penjing – How I Create This New Style
Originally posted on Bonsai Penjing & More:
This article was written by Mr. Xuenian Han (韩学年), a well-known Lingnan penjing master. It was published in Mr. Shaohong Liu’s (刘少红) “The World of Penjing” (盆景世界), the most widely read online penjing magazine in China with over 135,000 subscribed readers. Both Mr. Han and Mr. Liu gave me permissions to translate this article and share it with English… Continue reading Two “Root-On-Wall” Ficus Penjing – How I Create This New Style
Stewartia Update
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
I repotted the Stewartia this spring into a shallow container…maybe too shallow. But I think it will be ok. I wanted to correctly orient the tree so the new front would be, well, out front. My short history of this tree spans about 16 months now. Here is a post on the collection through first styling: https://nebaribonsai.wordpress.com/2020/02/01/stewartia/ New Front: Back:… Continue reading Stewartia Update
Walter Pall Bonsai Adventures: Oriental Hornbeam #48
E.J.H Corner, a Ficus Authority and “My Father in His Suitcase”
Originally posted on Bonsai Penjing & More:
I was searching online for ficus information, came across “FigWeb” and saw this reference: Berg, C.C. & Corner, E.J.H. 2005. Moraceae – Ficus. Flora Malesiana Series I (Seed Plants) Volume 17/Part 2. National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden. Holy Moly! Was Corner still alive in 2005? No, he passed in 1996. The monograph was published posthumously. As a… Continue reading E.J.H Corner, a Ficus Authority and “My Father in His Suitcase”
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