Category: Bonsai
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Well, I have been remiss in posting. Most of my tree work has been done at the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt since December but…
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The day after Thanksgiving here and taking time do some house keeping and preparation. The tree benches all need rearranged for winter. Trees going dormant…
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I purchased a Ficus from Brussels Nursery in the early Summer with the intent of using it for several demonstrations this year. It was an…
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Part two of the catalog is primarily tropical, shohin, and mame trees. This is not a complete catalog of all trees but it records the…
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Every so many years, I start a project of cataloging my collection to show how a tree has advanced or declined. All of the trees…
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There are times in life that the stars align and things just fall in place. This month, I received a special honor. The honor is…
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Fall is pushing in on the garden these days but we, here in northern California, are in the throws of a heat wave. Back into…
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This time of year, I pay considerable attention to the olives in my collection. I have let them blow out their aggressive growth twice this…
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Boxwood can be one of my favorite trees to work on. I enjoy the leaves, bark and trucks. They are also a tree I caution…
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In February, at an auction in Oakland, CA I bid on a tree near the end of the auction. It was not that interesting of…