Spotted in the Wild
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Big Bald Cypress Gets A Home
Post-Snow Elm Work
Pot selection exercise – Japanese maple
I always look forward to repotting trees that haven’t been repotted in a while. It’s a great opportunity to make improvements to the surface roots and I can change the look of the tree by selecting a new container.…
Winter Snow…..
Snow, I hate snow, and cold weather I Like snow on postcards and on Xmas eve. So far this season Rochester, New York has only experienced 57 inches of snow, while normal season to date is over 70 inches. Yesterday we…
Branch refinement – controlling vigor with decandling
It’s been fun watching the branches develop on some of the older pines I’ve grown from seed. When these trees are healthy, it only takes a few years to reduce the internode length and fill out the basic silhouette. The…
Huckleberries Leafing Out, And Freeze Protection
Repotting a young exposed root pine
Last week I received a reminder that it’s time to repot the pines in my garden. Strong winds had knocked over a young exposed root pine revealing lots of new roots. Broken pot My favorite time to repot pines is after…
An American Beech With Potential
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #5 For 2021
Repotting satsuki azalea
Azaleas are well-known for having two repotting seasons – one at the end of winter before the spring growth emerges, and one after the flowers bloom in late spring. I think of repotting in spring as a good option if…
Huckleberry Flowers – A January Tradition
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #4 For 2021
Repotting a Japanese maple forest planting
The Japanese maple below was created by Gene Lynch. It had been a while since it was repotted so I removed it from the pot to check out the roots. Japanese maple group planting Jim Gremel pot As expected, the roots…
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #3 For 2021
2021 CATALOG NOW AVAILABLE
Our new Spring 2021 Seedling & Pre-Bonsai catalog is now available with many great, new and rare plants. Here are a few featured plants: Dwarf Cork-Bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii var. corticosa ‘Hakuro’ The…
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #2 For 2021
Repotting a neglected atlas cedar
I recently worked on an atlas cedar that hadn’t been repotted in many years. The basic steps are the same as they are for recently repotted trees, but the extent of the work is different. In short, there are far more…
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #1 For 2021
Happy New Year 2021!!
New Year’s day is a special holiday for our family and religion for many reasons. Most important is to welcome in the New Year, a fresh new yearly beginning especially after the COVID-19 Pandemic. Everyone gets another…
Spekboom Styling
Musings On Publishing International BONSAI.
Beginning in the late 1960s when at college on Long Island I became an active member of the Bonsai Society of Greater New York. In 1978 as a director I became editor of their quarterly magazine The Bonsai Bulletin . At…
@jojubs BJ twat.
@jojubs BJ twat.
Fall cutback on Japanese maple
The Japanese maple below is another beautiful tree from Gene Lynch’s collection. The basics are all in place which means the next step is to continue increasing branch density through pinching and pruning. Japanese…