Originally posted on East Van Bonsai:
Finally, plant shows and bonsai club events are back! The following are the shows and sales coming up in the Vancouver area. Please contact the venue or specific event contacts with any questions. If you know of any additional bonsai club shows to come, comment below or contact East Van Bonsai so it can be added. The Alpine Club… Continue reading UPCOMING SHOWS & SALES (Updated June 24)
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Originally posted on Bonsai Iterate:
I’m proud to say I am making progress in my goal to improve the quality of the bonsai in my collection. I have spent way too many years playing with SIPs (sticks-in-pots)! But as my trees improve, I am discovering one of the down sides — one tree can involve LOTS of wire! Vicary privet shown in Spring 2021 This… Continue reading Unwiring Bonsai
Originally posted on Bonsai Iterate:
Let’s do some science – a very straight forward experiment. All other things being equal, what difference do a few weeks make in terms of when you choose to prune spring growth? Bonsai teachings say we wait to prune new growth until the spring leaves are hardened off. This is a gray area at best for most species, so what… Continue reading The difference of a few weeks
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
My lone tropical specimen, this ficus nerifolia was slow to wake up this year, and part of the reason could be that it was pot-bound. I think it had been in this pot for 3 years. These trees are nearly epiphytes, but still it seemed it was time to repot. A couple options Yamafusa, slightly large. Koyo, maybe too small.… Continue reading Ficus Nerifolia
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
Last night, in the midst of a heat wave, our neighborhood was hit with “all the things” as my daughter put it. 95 degrees, high winds, rain, dime-sized hail, sultry sunshine, all with a rainbow in the Southeast sky. We had numerous trees down, including two blocking the entrance to our neighborhood, and several others that knocked out power to… Continue reading Losing…pots
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