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Privet Bonsai Spring Maintenance
Published on 2011-05-14 21:09:00
Haven't had much time to work on bonsai, however this Privet deserved a visit from the scissors. Going to clean up alot of the free growth, and partially defoliate to reduce leaf size to spur further back-branching and ramificati > read more
San Jose juniper bonsai - big steps forward
Published on 2011-04-23 23:49:00
This is a San Jose Juniper; it's nursery stock tree that I've trained since last summer. This is her first major working since initial reduction and making a few branch decisions; it looks to be going the way of windswept, the branches all have > read more
Juniper Blaauw prebonsai material strikes a pose
Published on 2011-04-12 21:42:00
This little nursery tree has been with me approx 2 1/2 years, slowly getting worked here and there until I felt it was time to move into a 'training' pot that I specifically created for it some time back. It's a good 8-10 years from being prese > read more
Privet enters into a new future as Bonsai
Published on 2011-04-10 20:27:00
This Privet soon-to-be-bonsai has been collected for about 14 months. Right after collection I moved it into my garden in the ground, with a large flat brick underneath the root ball. It's a single trunk, will be 'informal' style tree. > read more
Japanese Boxwood Bonsai gets needed springtime cleaning
Published on 2011-04-10 16:36:00
I've worked on this tree since purchasing as nursery stock almost 2 years ago. Pot created by my best friend Aaron, the legs are tree trunks that wind up into the top of the pot's rim. A view before work begins. This little tree cr > read more
Privet Double-Trunk Bonsai gets a little work
Published on 2011-04-10 16:27:00
Here is a Privet that I've been training into bonsai for about 2 years now since collection. A Privet with 2 trunks. I've hollowed out both trunks to give the impression of natural damage/age. Now it's time for some branch moving an > read more
Tulip Poplar Bonsai Forest - Update
Published on 2011-04-02 15:43:00
Still need 3-5 more little saplings, almost there. This is sort of a test - Tulip Poplar generally don't make the best of bonsai due to the enormous leaf size. Not to mention the flowers once they mature which give the appearance of a tul > read more
A few things in the garden
Published on 2011-03-19 12:44:00
Just a few pictures from the garden - all pre-bonsai material and 'experimental' stages for me. I'm enjoying the learning process! A row of mostly trident maples in 2gal pots - these all have a future in a large forest I'm planning for them. &n > read more
Azalea Yamadori coming to life
Published on 2011-03-19 12:29:00
Rather big Azalea that got reclassified as 'bonsai material' last year. I'm enjoying this tree and learning the patterns of Azaleas - if it keeps doing as well as it currently is, it might even turn into something decent one day, with some mind > read more
Yamadori Success - Paperbark Birch
Published on 2011-03-13 17:05:00
Yesterday I took a stroll along the 'Little River' (Aptly named - except when it rains) that runs behind my home with my friend Aaron. We had in mind to walk along a trail that is maintained by the county beside the river because many trees are > read more
Windswept Juniper and Shohin Juniper get first working
Published on 2011-02-19 22:31:00
2 little specimens that I've had since last summer. Today was the right time to start on a few of the Junipers I am growing. I have a couple of other nice ones that will get some attention this week as well. Here is where I started > read more
Shohin Boxwood and another Shohin Privet
Published on 2011-02-18 21:38:00
1st off is the privet - again one of my 'training' trees, working it into a typical broom style. The 2nd is a tiny Boxwood that I started work on last year. Both get defoliated and some direction (boxwood with cutting, privet with wiring) > read more