Twisted Itoigawa Shimpaku pruning

Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
I’ve also let this tree grow wild this year. Before Some of the branches have gotten a bit long and leggy, and I want to tighten up the design around the trunk some. Removing a few long branches, replacing them with shorter, newer branches will help. These were removed from the first left branch: And a back branch: And again,… Continue reading Twisted Itoigawa Shimpaku pruning

House Wren

Originally posted on eclegein:
House Wrens can be found singing everywhere in the woods during Spring and Summer. While they flit about in bushes and thickets and are quite territorial, they often find interesting places to nest. I was following a couple of wrens moving about incessantly and noticed one of them disappear into a huge hole in a tree trunk. I waited patiently for… Continue reading House Wren