Spotted in the Wild
Historical Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and RSS posts previously curated by the club (2017–present). Not authored by the club — preserved here since the original source feeds no longer carry this history.
This is part of why I chose the red pot this late
This is part of why I chose the red pot this late summer. (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Join us this Thursday as Melanie Choukas-Bradley
Join us this Thursday as Melanie Choukas-Bradley leads a Forest Bathing workshop among the bonsai. Mindfulness is calling you. Register now:…
A Few Shots from the Asheville Bonsai Expo | Bonsai Bark
A Few Shots from the Asheville Bonsai Expo 10/16/18 This muscular olive is from the recent Asheville Bonsai Expo. The photo and the others shown here are by Owen Reich. I cropped most of Owen's originals, including this…
Tiny Bonsai & Colossal New Book Special | Bonsai Bark
Tiny Bonsai & Colossal New Book Special 10/15/18 I've never seen such a small bonsai with so much deadwood. Looks like it a must be a tanuki (Phoenix graft). There no varieties given in English where I found this, but…
Bonsai Stempede & You Don’t Need to Remove ALL the Wire | Bonsai Bark
Bonsai Stempede & You Don’t Need to Remove ALL the Wire 10/14/18 Stampede. This photo is from Michael Hagedorn's Crataegus Bonsai blog. It was taken just after restyling by Micheal and friends. The tree is a Ponderosa…
A Dangerously Beautiful Tree that Grows Against all the Rules of Bonsai | Bonsai Bark
A Dangerously Beautiful Tree that Grows Against all the Rules of Bonsai 10/13/18 I borrowed this luminous Amur maple (Acer ginalla) from Mariusz Folda's Ibuki Studio Bonsai & Ceramics. Here's Mariusz' caption...…
A few weeks back on Mirai Live, we worked on an
A few weeks back on Mirai Live, we worked on an incredibly powerful composition: a windswept sierra juniper in a remarkable Erik Krizovensky container. This tree and pot work seamlessly together to transport the viewer…
Bonsai Mirai: Asymmetry by Bonsai Mirai on Apple Podcasts
In this episode of Asymmetry, we delve into Australian bonsai. Ryan interviews David Segal, an Australian bonsai professional and longtime friend of Mirai. They have a powerful conversation on growing pains & evolution…
Brilliant Bonsai in Full Fall Colors & Other Famous Trees | Bonsai Bark
Brilliant Bonsai in Full Fall Colors & Other Famous Trees 10/12/18 Always nice to lead with a little color. This cheerful full fall color Trident maple belonged to Suthin Sukosolvisit when we first showed it way back in…
One Sweet Little Tree While Waiting for More | Bonsai Bark
One Sweet Little Tree While Waiting for More 10/11/18 Our first photo from the just completed 2018 European Bonsai Sans Show. The tree belongs to Carlos Beto. I couldn't find the species or size, but it looks like a…
We have changed up the workshop tomorrow. Come in
We have changed up the workshop tomorrow. Come in the morning for the power point presentation of Walters "Fairy Tale Design" Come hear Walter's ideas on tree design followed by a discussion. Thursday Oct 11th, 9 AM.…
Shitakusa, literally translated as
Shitakusa, literally translated as “undergrass,” is a Japanese botanical art lesser-known in western bonsai practice: companion plantings displayed with and reflective of a bonsai to create a complete composition when…
Mixed Media Bonsai from Down Under | Bonsai Bark
Mixed Media Bonsai from Down Under 10/9/18 This unusual mixed media bonsai presentation was posted by the National Bonsai & Penjing Collection of Australia. Here's part of the caption... "Chinese Junipers set among…
Tai Chi at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum
This Sunday DC Tai Chi will return with Master Nick for a restorative tail chi class among the bonsai. Join us! Register now. Spots are filling up! (Source Facebook) www.eventbrite.com
Happy to share this great event from our friends
Happy to share this great event from our friends at Nature Visions. Check out their photo expo coming up in November. (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Ginkgo Bonsai – Spring, Summer & Fall | Bonsai Bark
Ginkgo Bonsai – Spring, Summer & Fall 10/8/18 I'm not so sure about the apex or the way it's so crowded in this photo, but I like the tree anyway. Especially that gnarly old trunk. It's a Chi Chi, a small leaf Ginkgo…
Several weeks ago, we dove headfirst into an
Several weeks ago, we dove headfirst into an iconic bonsai species: the Miyajima White Pine, created by grafting white pine foliage onto a black pine base. Its rigidity and distinct needle structure give it a unique…
Bonsai Mirai: Asymmetry by Bonsai Mirai on Apple Podcasts
In this two-part episode of Asymmetry, ride along with Ryan & Lime on a cross-country journey, coming home to Portland from the U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition in Rochester, NY. They recap the National Exhibition and…
Too Big for Bonsai – Another Magnificent Monster | Bonsai Bark
Too Big for Bonsai – Another Magnificent Monster 10/5/18 Boon Manakitivipart takes a good look at an impressive wild specimen just before he digs it up (just kidding). From Boon's website Flying west to east today, so…
Kusamono Masterpieces | Bonsai Mirai
Kusamono (plantings composed to evoke a certain region or season) is a nuanced art not often practiced in western bonsai. Next week, renowned D.C.-based artist Young Choe Kusamono returns to Mirai to share more her of…
Nature’s Wild Bonsai | Bonsai Bark
Nature’s Wild Bonsai 10/5/18 A Sierra juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) sculpted by wind and snow. It lives near Granite Lake at 8,500 feet in the Emmigrant Wilderness (near Yosemite in California's Sierra Nevada…
Three Powerful Bonsai, a Quick Spelling Lesson, Ancient Pines & Towering Hoodoos | Bonsai Bark
Three Powerful Bonsai, a Quick Spelling Lesson, Ancient Pines & Towering Hoodoos 10/4/18 Colorado spruce from Ryan Neil's Bonsai Mirai. This one is more about bark than deadwood. Normally bark that covers deadwood is…
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Bonsai Flowers & a Touch of Fall Color | Bonsai Bark
Bonsai Flowers & a Touch of Fall Color 10/1/18 This photo was taken to emphasis the flowers, rather than the tree. If you were to take a photo of this tree when it's not in flower, you'd take it a from a point a little…