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.
11th Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo 2023
The highly regarded and anticipated Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo was again held at the North Carolina Research Center in Kannapolis, outside Charlotte, NC, on December 2-3, 2023. A well deserved thank you to Steve…
Fall Pruning GIF
A GIF makes it easier to visualize branch removal. Here’s a Chojubai as an example of fall pruning. The pruning shown here may be applied to many shrubs. Although on first look the pruning looks uniform, it isn’t. With…
DIY: Cheap Azalea Bonsai #shorts
In this short video we explain how to make an Azalea Bonsai from cheap Walmart plants / nursery stock. The full video will soon be available in 4K. If you want to learn more about Bonsai, consider enrolling in one of…
Making a Cherry Bonsai #shorts
In this short video we create a little Prunus Bonsai (Cherry). The full video will soon be available in 4K so make sure to subscribe now! If you want to learn more about Bonsai, consider enrolling in one of our Online…
Making a Juniper Bonsai
This Juniperus chinensis was about 10 years old, in this video we show how to create a beautiful little Bonsai tree out of a bonsai nursery plant. The first step was to prune and wire it, we repotted it about six months…
Cold snap Q&A Thursday
Temperatures are dropping these days. Not a lot but freezing it is and this demands some caretaking bringing shohin bonsai into the storage room. After a very wet period, cold can be very destructive. Soil filled with…
Autumn 2023 Japan Bonsai Exploration- Part 8
World Heritage Kiyomizu Temple Bonsai Suiseki Exhibition, November 24-27, 2023 Kyoto, Japan. Sponsored by Chinese Council General of Osaka, commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty and…
Autumn 2023 Japan Bonsai Exploration- Part 7
Nippon Bonsai Taikan Ten Exhibition- Part 2 Musk Maple, Premna japonica Dwarf Mulberry
Autumn 2023 Japan Bonsai Exploration- Part 6
Nippon Bonsai Taikan Ten Exhibition, November 24-27, 2023, Miyako Messe, Kyoto
Autumn 2023 Japan Bonsai Exploration- Part 4
Shunka-en Bonsai Museum of Kunio Kobayashi, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo
Pruning Japanese Maples And Clumps
This specimen offered a couple key points about Japanese Maple pruning, and pruning forests and clumps. Japanese Maple in need of fall pruning. To prevent sap bleeding from cuts, Japanese maple is often best pruned…
Autumn 2023 Japan Bonsai Exploration- Part 3
Omiya Bonsai Village
Autumn 2023 Japan Bonsai Exploration- Part 2
Omiya Bonsai Art Museum
Autumn 2023 Japan Bonsai Exploration- Part 1
This year, like the past 25 years, Kora Dalager and I have been leading exciting tours to the Japanese bonsai world. Attached are a few photos to share with followers to my blog, S-Cube Uchiku Tei, the bonsai garden of…
Bonsai display basics
A number of conventions guide the way bonsai are displayed at exhibits around the world. This post covers the basics. The Space Bonsai displays at Japanese exhibits are commonly six feet wide – about the length of one…
Recipe: Alcohol / Resin Wood Hardener
Wood hardener lengthens the life of deadwood. It hardens punky wood in danger of eroding away, and likely protects against decomposition by pathogens. Store bought wood hardeners can certainly be used. I’ve tried them,…
Tojuen Bonsai Garden
Toju-en (藤樹園) is a Bonsai nursery with several fine Bonsai trees. This nursery also offers Bonsai classes during weekends. https://www.bonsaiempire.com/inspiration/bonsai-japan/omiya If you want to learn more about…
Bonsai pad formation. #shorts #bonsai
Discover the secrets to success in bonsai formations as we guide you through the methodology and a step-by-step approach. Learn the art of transforming a raw branch into a potential masterpiece with quality techniques.…
Bonsai created from seed, cuttings or larger trees pruned back
Back from Sweden and back to normal. And then not. This time we will explore bonsai creations a bit more theoretical than usual. Digging into the different ways of creating a bonsai from scratch. How to grow bonsai from…
Highlights from the 8th US National Bonsai Exhibition – part 3: Shohin edition
Our third installment of the US National Bonsai Exhibition wrap-up focuses on shohin. This year’s exhibit featured 120 of them! If you’re interested in learning about shohin and shohin display, check out the note…
Creating a Spruce Bonsai - DIY
In this video we style a Spruce Bonsai tree out of affordable nursery stock material. The Picea abies plant cost us 20 USD. The first step for this tree to become a bonsai was pruning and wiring - in a future video…
Autumn 2023 Beauty at the International Bonsai Arboretum- Part 2
In Part 1 of the Autumn 2023 Beauty blog I shared photos of my garden and bonsai as of October 25 th . Part 2 has now been completed. I was waiting for two dozen bonsai which have not yet completed their autumn…
Join Us For a Small Tour To Visit The the Best Of The Japanese Bonsai World
Join Kora Dalager and me to visit the Bonsai World of Japan, featuring the Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition, Nippon Suiseki Exhibition, as well as the finest bonsai gardens in Omiya and Tokyo. Additionally, we will be taking…
Review: Bonsai Empire’s New Kimura Course
Once again the crew of Bonsai Empire returned to Mr. Kimura’s studio to interview and film, turning out Kimura Techniques Masterclass . This course is an intimate and up-close view of Mr. Kimura working on two trees.…