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May 1, 2022

May 2022 Tree Rehab

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March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

March in The Private Reserve

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January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

January 2022 – A New Year

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December 5, 2021December 5, 2021

Winter is Here and Trees are Changing

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Bonsai

The End of Turface as Planting Medium

By jcsf1090 on May 30, 2015May 30, 2015

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. It has been recommended in club meetings and by cost conscious bonsai artists over the past few years as the price of Japanese Akadama has increased. Over the past year

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Main show completed but not a time to rest…

By jcsf1090 on May 6, 2015May 6, 2015

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.  We spend countless hours every year perfecting the placement of branches, feeding, protecting, watering and then it is story time. Time to tell a story with a tree of hard

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Kusamura Bonsai Show (5/3-3/2015)

By jcsf1090 on April 30, 2015April 30, 2015

Be sure to check out our trees at the Kusamura Bonsai Show in Palo Alto, California this weekend. I will have several trees on display and one special one featuring the redesigned Diamyo Oak, boxwood in-progress, and my Olive saikei.  I will also display a client tree that I have been working for several years

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Preparing Trees for Show

By jcsf1090 on March 29, 2015

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 love. To day I cleaned a boxwood that I was originally going to make part of a formal display realizing that it was not where ready for the stage. It

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Diamyo Oak Re-potting – Spring 2015

By jcsf1090 on February 15, 2015February 15, 2015

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 it is time to re-pot many trees. The Diamyo Oak is a prize in the collection and is over 55 years old. It was last re-potted 5 years ago in

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Winter Silverberry Appreciation

By jcsf1090 on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015

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 tree styles and appreciate the years work. This tree has developed considerably over the past 4 years. The leaf size has been greatly reduced. I am still trying to figure

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2014 Paintings

By jcsf1090 on December 21, 2014December 21, 2014

This year I slowed down the number of paintings to concentrate on a few distinctive pieces. All are original compositions that spoke to me. My latest painting is a Fall fruit inspired composition. I staged it with high intense lighting in studio and and photographed may arrangements. The final one created was the best composition

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2014 Bonsai

By jcsf1090 on December 21, 2014December 21, 2014

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 workshops in my area.  Here are some of the trees that showed this year.

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New Look, New Year

By jcsf1090 on December 18, 2014December 18, 2014

Welcome to my new look. In 2015, join me to follow the development of bonsai, watercolor painting projects and more. Winter is here now and my trees have been all cleaned up. I am moving into repotting season so there will be pictures of trees at various stages of winter prep posted soon. I have

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SBBK Demo Ficus After Re-potting

By jcsf1090 on September 1, 2013September 1, 2013

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 a promise of my assistance for the transplanting. We found that the root mass was a beautiful fine mass with no large heavy roots. The pot we chose will be

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Daimyo Oak from the Kusamura Bonsai Club Show
Daimyo Oak from the Kusamura Bonsai Club Show
Japanese Iris, in progress painting. Working to develop the depth so that the flowers will pop forward. This is an example of several works I improving.
Japanese Iris, in progress painting. Working to develop the depth so that the flowers will pop forward. This is an example of several works I improving.
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