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.
Bonsai Boug Before & After by Suthin (with Value Added) | Bonsai Bark
Bonsai Boug Before & After by Suthin (with Value Added) 1/14/18 Bougainvillea, before and after by Suthin Sukosolvisit. I'm not sure how much time elapsed from before to after, but given that Suthin lives in a cold…
Before & After – Antes y Despues | Bonsai Bark
Before & After – Antes y Despues 1/13/18 Before and after Itoigawa juniper (Juniperus chinesis 'itoigawa') by David Benavente. It helps to start with a magnificent tree. Still, this takes nothing away from the…
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A behind-the-scenes look at our Pines II class
A behind-the-scenes look at our Pines II class today. Today's first discussion focused on grafted Ponderosa Pine. Also captured a few moments with Troy as he created some custom chopsticks! (Source Facebook)…
Floating Clouds | Bonsai Bark
Floating Clouds 1/12/18 Here's an unusual tree for your enjoyment. Or, for your criticism if you feel the profusion of small foliage pads (floating clouds) is unnatural. Personally I don't have a problem with it. It's…
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Floating Bonsai Clouds bonsaibark.com stonelantern.com (Source Facebook) www.facebook.com
Bonsai Development Series #3: Evaluating field grown material
There’s a lot to try to keep in mind when shopping for field grown material. It can be easy to focus on the lower part of the trunk and think, “This looks nice, I can fix the rest later.” The fix may not, however,…
There are still a few weeks left to see the
There are still a few weeks left to see the viewing stones of the Greaves Collection on display at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum. This exhibit presents a series of stones in thematic groupings to evoke the change…
A Trip to California
New podcast is live! You can now subscribe to the Asymmetry Podcast via Itunes & Stitcher https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bonsai-mirai-asymmetry/id1332863910?mt=2…
Before & After Root-Over-Rock Black Pine Bonsai | Bonsai Bark
Before & After Root-Over-Rock Black Pine Bonsai 1/11/18 Root-over-rock Japanese black pine by Suthin Sukosolvisit. No major restyling, but what a striking improvement. Sutin's caption reads simply... "Japanese black…
Today's Daily Journal includes a check in with our
Today's Daily Journal includes a check in with our small but powerful Shohin! We definitely had a ton of fun repotting the Rose and Kadsura on last night's stream. Many thanks to all of our members that joined us in the…
@Hansell2Keith All the best Keith and glad you are
@Hansell2Keith All the best Keith and glad you are enjoying them!
A Happy New Year from Harry Harrington and
A Happy New Year from Harry Harrington and https://t.co/9R1emKWjiY! All the best for 2018. Featured alongside Harr… https://t.co/PzRQmhCDoP
Repotting Conifers | Bonsai Mirai
Repotting Conifers - 5 things you must know. https://bonsaimirai.com/node/744 (Source Facebook) bonsaimirai.com
Bonsai Mirai: Asymmetry by Bonsai Mirai on Apple Podcasts
Good news for lovers of bonsai and podcasts: There is an excellent bonsai podcast from Bonsai Mirai available for download on iTunes. The latest episode features ceramicist Ron Lang. Click below for more information and…
Shohin techniques are a world all their own. When
Shohin techniques are a world all their own. When it comes to repotting, it takes a particular touch and awareness to set up a root system destined to thrive in such a small container. Tonight, grow your technique and…
A Second Look | Bonsai Bark
A Second Look 1/9/18 Fluidity and power. If you're not into the highly styled look, then you're probably not crazy about this tree. But it might be possible to take a second look with some effort to relax any notion of…
Double decker air layer on cryptomeria
I’ve always been curious about whether a double air layer could be used to produce three trees at once. Knowing that cryptomeria bonsai layer well, I thought I’d give it a try. Double decker air layer One challenge I…
Redirecting growth on an 8 year-old black pine
I recently picked up an eight year-old black pine growing in an Anderson flat. It had grown in the ground for several years and had been in the flat for the last one to two years. 8 year-old black pine As you can see…
Refining Korean hornbeam follow-up – thinning branches
I received some fantastic suggestions last week, both in the comments and in my inbox, about how to improve a refined Korean hornbeam. I’ll respond below, but first, here’s the tree as it looked last week for reference.…
What next? Refining a Korean hornbeam
Below is a photo of my Korean hornbeam after removing the leaves. Korean hornbeam Although I’ve shown the tree a number of times and it’s been in training for more than 10 years, I’d like to continue to make…
An approach to organizing a bonsai garden
I often spend time organizing the garden toward the end of the year. I’ve found it’s far easier to keep trees healthy when growing similar varieties under similar conditions. For trees in development, I organize by…
From landscape tree to bonsai part 5
Six years ago, I started working on a large Japanese black pine that had been developed as landscape material. Japanese black pine – 2012 Over the years I reduced the tree to a single cascading branch (for the full…
Wiring and repotting crabapple seedlings
Two years ago I started a number of crabapple from seed. They’re do for some wiring. Two year-old crabapple seedlings The variety, Malus sieboldii , or zumi, must like it cold because they have yet to lose more than a…