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Years ago, I remember pulling trees off the bench for their final prep ahead of a Bay Island Bonsai exhibit when I started thinking about what trees I’d show the following year. We had a rule in the club that we couldn’t show the same tree two years in a row so the planning typically spanned years, not months.

This is a common worry, so if you’ve worried about it, you’re not alone. 

Have you ever considered to visit the Japan bonsai community and to experience Japanese culture?

Healthy oaks can grow quickly in spring. When the spring flush hardens off, it’s a good time to prune.

Most shade cloth is black. But there is also green. Red. Grey. White. Silver.

Thursday at 8 PM (UTC +2) Copenhagen time, the monthly Live Q&A on Zoom is focused on two main questions. You are still welcome to add your questions, but we will use some time on the two main subjects.

The smallest bonsai is categorized as Shohin bonsai and a subcategory is Mame (bean) bonsai, only measuring up to 10 cm / 4 Inches.

Wisteria creates an outstanding splash of color in the spring garden with their sweet fragrance, especially when trained for bonsai. The autumn season brings a clear yellow foliage display. There are two main species commonly trained for bonsai, the Chinese and Japanese. In North America, the Chinese wisteria is the most popular. The primary differences between the Chinese and Japanese wisteria are the flowers, foliage and growth habit. There are over 100 different Wisteria cultivars selected for flower size, shape, color and fragrances. Some have been chosen for variegated leaves and different growth habits.

The summer is here in a moment. Although the calendar mentions spring as the official season now the weather says summer, which influences the growth of the bonsai.

Years ago in the bonsai garden I put up what I thought was the best guess for shade cloth: 30%, meaning, 70% of the light passed through. After several years it was apparent that was not enough, and we switched it with 40%. Since then, in another area, we have put up 50%.