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.
After several thou£and and an entire year of work
After several thou£and and an entire year of work converting and updating over 350 articles and guides, the all new… https://t.co/0ilQP2qFwP
@Maciek416 Thank you ? that’s wonderful to
@Maciek416 Thank you ? that’s wonderful to hear!!
Three repotting tips
This winter is turning out to be a big repotting year for me. Throughout the season, three themes are guiding the work. 1. Work in Batches To get through as many trees as quickly as I can, I’m repotting in batches. When…
Pruning and repotting coast live oak
I thought I was in for a simple before and after post about a coast live oak until I began the root work. Live oak before pruning Live oak after pruning After removing a few large roots, I found a pocket of old soil.…
@AndyRileyish I feel your pain. I’ve also missed
@AndyRileyish I feel your pain. I’ve also missed out on standing around the water cooler.
Toshio (Norio) Kobayashi
I’m always learning something new. Last week I visited the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum and enjoyed a special exhibit on Bonsai Chronicles curated by Dr. Fumio Taguchi. There were large images and even accompanied with…
2023 97th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition- Part 5
This year, Part 2 of the 97 th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition is being held on February 15-18, 2023 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. I’m not quite certain what the exhibitor was featuring here,…
2023 10th Japan Suiseki Exhibition
The 10 th Japan Suiseki Exhibition was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park, Tokyo, on February 14-18, 2023. This is the same venue as the Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition, but in a different gallery on the 2…
Highlights from the 2023 California Shohin Seminar exhibit
The California Shohin Seminar, held every other year in Santa Nella, California, features workshops, demonstrations, vendors, and an exhibit. For those who have attended the seminar, you know it’s one of the most fun…
A Visit To Shunka-en Bonsai Museum
On our journey to Tokoname, we visited Kunio Kobayashi’s Shunka-en Bonsai Museum in Tokyo. It’s been a few years since I last visited his museum and can’t believe he has even more larger bonsai than before. However,…
2023 97th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition- Part 4
Chinese hackberry, Celtis sinensis. This year, Part 2 of the 97 th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition is being held on February 15-18, 2023 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. Part 2 has all new…
2023 97th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition- Part 3
We spent our third full day of visiting Part 1 of the 2023 Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition and the Ueno Green Club sales area of the Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative. Enjoy these last few photos from Part 1 of the exhibition,…
Shohin School Winter Seminar recap
A few weeks ago, Andrew Robson and I hosted the first Shohin School seminar at the Milwaukie Center in Milwaukie, Oregon. The two-day event focused on shohin display (Saturday) and development (Sunday). Our special…
2023 97th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition- Part 2
We spent our second full day of visiting Part 1 of the 2023 Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition and the Ueno Green Club sales area of the Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative. Today we woke up to snow flurries which later in the…
2023 97th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition- Part 1
This year, Part 1 of the 97 th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition is being held on February 9-12, 2023 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. Having missed the last two Kokufu Bonsai Exhibitions, I…
An Unexpected Surprise Visit To Omiya!
Many years ago, Megumi Kadokura posted several old photos of bonsai on Facebook. I recognized many of the bonsai and people. We began corresponding and I learned that her grandfather was a well-known bonsai artist who…
2023 California Shohin Bonsai Society Seminar
This popular event was held on February 3-5, 2023 at the newly remodeled Mission Del Oro Hotel in beautiful downtown Santa Nella, California. Over 125 full registrants participated in workshops, lecture-demonstrations…
Highlights from the 41st BABA Exhibition
On January 14-15, 2023, the Bay Area Bonsai Associates held their 41st bonsai exhibition at the Lake Merritt Garden Center in Oakland, California. Here are some of the highlights, starting with the Best Conifer award…
Field-grown black pine progression – part 2
In last week’s post we left off in 2017 – about 10-15 years into the development of a black pine that was field-grown at Lone Pine Gardens in Sebastopol, California. Here’s the tree two years later. March, 2019 Because…
Field-grown black pine progression – part 1
I’ve been waiting a long time to share the progress on one of my black pines, and now is a great time for it! Let’s start with the back story. In 1993 – by coincidence it’s the year I started growing bonsai – Kathy…
Introducing Shohin School!
Over the past year, Andrew Robson and I spent a lot of time talking about small trees. The result is Shohin School, an effort to promote the understanding and appreciation of shohin bonsai. Andrew setting up an…
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