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One of the stranger things we’ve made at Crataegus Bonsai is this cascade Vine Maple planted on an internal nylon frame. This was designed in a Winter 2012 Seasonal class. With its 10th year creation anniversary just around the bend, it seemed fitting to offer photos of how it looks now. Vine Maple, Acer circinatum, sitting atop the nylon cutting board… Continue reading Revisit: Vine Maple Tower
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This Japanese Snowbell has appeared before on the blog. We’ll first look at the fall pruning before getting to the nebari. Styrax japonicus in fall, ready for a pruning. After leaf removal. The lower branches were let run this year to thicken them up. The top was pruned once already, in mid-season. Following pruning. Stronger pruning on top and leaving branches… Continue reading Multiple-trunks and Nebari Development
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Stewartia monadelpha is an elegant deciduous species with smooth, cinnamon bark and silvery, gem-like buds. Related to Camelias, they like moist, shady locations and develop at about 1/2 the speed of a Japanese Maple. The Stewartia featured below was brought into the studio for a fall session with concave pruners. Stewartia in training after a season of growth, sporting several… Continue reading A Fall Prune (And How Stewartia Got Its Name)
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