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.
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…
Beautiful accent plantsl
Beautiful accent plantsl (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
When to keep old needles on weak branches
Here’s another black pine that’s slowly regaining vigor. There’s plenty of new foliage on the strongest shoots, but many of the weaker branches have just a few new needles each. Old black pine Where there are many new…
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
Beautiful accent plantsl
Beautiful accent plantsl (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Thanks to all of the club members and volunteer
Thanks to all of the club members and volunteer for making our fall show great. (Source Facebook) www.facebook.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…
Congratulations to Tina Chirco and Brian Mcnulty
Congratulations to Tina Chirco and Brian Mcnulty for winning the "People's Choice" at West Michigan Bonsai Club's fall show. Great trees to the both of you. (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
A few of our displays for the Frederik Meijer
A few of our displays for the Frederik Meijer Garden fall Club show (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Some of my favorite cooley pots
Some of my favorite cooley pots (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Water-Elm #35 Video #2
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…
Rehabilitating a black pine – removing old needles
I’d like to write a few articles this season about fall work for pines, in particular needle-pulling and thinning. I’ll start with a simple example. One of my recently acquired pines was very weak last year. When I…
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…
Brilliant Bonsai & Grand Canyon Fall Color | Bonsai Bark
Brilliant Bonsai & Grand Canyon Fall Color 10/2/18 Brilliant fall color. Sweet tree too. It belongs to Harry Harrington. Here's his caption: "A quick shot of my English or Field Elm bonsai today (Ulmus minor), showing…