Day: June 21, 2020

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Adam Lavigne on Instagram: “Portulacaria afra, a bad pic as I’m just wandering the nursery under supervision. Trying to get exercise to regain my strength. #bonsai…”

View this post on Instagram Portulacaria afra, a bad pic as I'm just wandering the nursery under supervision. Trying to get exercise to regain my strength. #bonsai #bonsaitree #bonsaiart #bonsailovers #dwarfjadebonsai A post shared by Adam Lavigne (@adamaskwhy_bonsai) on Jun 21, 2020 at 10:19am PDT Continue reading Adam Lavigne on Instagram: “Portulacaria afra, a bad pic as I’m just wandering the nursery under supervision. Trying to get exercise to regain my strength. #bonsai…”

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Fibonacci and Bonsai

Originally posted on Bonsaiplace:
In my previous blog, which focused on the seven Da Vinci principles, I started to think a bit more about Da Vinci’s use of mathematical proportions in Art and especially Bonsai. Leonardo Da Vinci has long been associated with the golden ratio. Da Vinci created the illustrations for the book, The Divine Proportion, by Luca Pacioli. It was written in about 1497 and first… Continue reading Fibonacci and Bonsai

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The Balance between Life and Death – Preventing Bonsai trees from dying.

Originally posted on Bonsaiplace:
It is a given. You will have a few trees die on your watch. Nobody wants it, but it happens and it is part of the life-death cycle that underpins all living things. We do not kill our trees deliberately and it therefore is important to take note of the things that do increase the chances of this unfortunate event. Basic… Continue reading The Balance between Life and Death – Preventing Bonsai trees from dying.

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Losing trees: Japanese Maple, Chishio improved

Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
Ok, this series is intentionally humbling as it demonstrates my failures with the hope of avoiding them again, and maybe someone out there can also avoid them. The good news is that I didn’t lose this tree. I did lose a few years of work, but optimistically the tree will be better in the long run. And if bonsai is… Continue reading Losing trees: Japanese Maple, Chishio improved

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An Unusual Ficus Bonsai Style From Taiwan

Originally posted on Bonsai Penjing & More:
Huge massive trees with umbrella-like canopies and neatly arranged pads are hallmarks of Taiwan’s ficus bonsai. They are created and modeled after an old majestic Ficus microcarpa in Tainan’s National Cheng Kung University campus. F. microcarpa at the National Cheng Kung University campus An Award Winning F. microcarpa modeled after the National Cheng Kung University ficus, height: 87… Continue reading An Unusual Ficus Bonsai Style From Taiwan

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