Category: Bonsai
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Today I toured through my trees looking for growth progress. I was surprised by what I saw. The weather the past few weeks have seen…
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The re-potting madness has set in. I am busy cleaning up trees, re-potting and generally getting rid of winter mosses and weeds. This year we…
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In my collection of trees I have tropical and subtropical trees along with the standard California mix. The Peruvian Pepper is one of those special…
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Today ends my 2 year journey to test the viability of turface as a substitute for akadama growing medium for sample bonsai in my collection.…
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Bonsai show time is a great experience. It is an opportunity to display the results of all the work you put in on your trees.…
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Preparing a trees for show, whether it is an “in-progress” tree or a formal display is gratifyingly tedious labor. It is, however, a labor of…
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It is February and buds of many trees are starting to push already here in California. Roots are moving and buds pushing so that means…
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Silverberry 2015. It is cold outside with some near freezing temperatures so all the sensitive material moves indoors. It is a great opportunity to ponder…
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2014 was a year of letting trees grow and develop. I did get to show in two area shows. I have also enjoyed teaching/leading several…
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The proud owner of the SBBK raffled Ficus and I got to spend some time re-potting her new tree. Donna F. won the tree with…