Mid-Michigan Bonsai Message Corner

The next MMBC meeting will be on February 19th, 6:30pm (set up/socializing) - 9pm, at the Foster Community Center, Room 211.

The goal of this meeting will be in providing an overview of the suggested standards recommended by the MMBC World Heritage location.  

 

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 7

Nippon Bonsai Taikan Ten Exhibition- Part 2
Musk Maple, Premna japonica

Autumn 2023 Japan Bonsai Exploration- Part 8

World Heritage Kiyomizu Temple Bonsai Suiseki Exhibition, November 24-27, 2023 Kyoto, Japan.

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 water freezing can both harm not-so-strong pots, and it will often damage the roots. We will look into that in the Live Zoom Q&A on Thursday at 8 PM (UTC +1). Also, topics like balancing the tree in the pot and how to add direction a topics to be put in the spotlight.

Pruning Japanese Maples And Clumps

This specimen offered a couple key points about Japanese Maple pruning, and pruning forests and clumps.

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,

Autumn 2023 Japan Bonsai Exploration- Part 2

Omiya Bonsai Art Museum

Autumn 2023 Japan Bonsai Exploration- Part 3

Omiya Bonsai Village

Bonsai display basics

A number of conventions guide the way bonsai are displayed at exhibits around the world. This post covers the basics.

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.