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Mid-Michigan Bonsai Message Corner

Our first meeting of 2026 on January 15th, 2026 at 7pm - 9pm (gathering at 6:30pm for socializing) at the Foster Community Center, Room 211

Mark Takagishi, will be providing a presentation to the club on his recent travels to Japan. Mark will be presenting on many bonsai and bonsai-related topics from Japanese landscape gardens to Niwaki. Mark and his family also made their way to the remote island of Yakushima where 1000+ year old Cryptomeria (Japanese cedars) are found.  Yakushima is a UNESCO World Heritage location.  

 

Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

Learn how to prune and maintain your Chinese elm Bonsai (Ulmus parvifolia), and watch how in this video, Oscar creates a beautiful bonsai from this humble material. Its all about patience, and applying proper bonsai techniques. This video shows a timespan of about 2 years time, so you can see the long term effect of the application of bonsai techniques. Chapters: 0:00 - Fall 2023 8:01 - Spring 2024 8:33 - Fall 2024 11:34 - Spring 2025 13:42 - Summer 2025 Music from Uppbeat, license code: J7WIGCH6UJXGLV1T Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

In this short video we explain how to care for your Premna Bonsai tree. Watering, pruning, fertilizing - all these topics are discussed. Keeping a Premna alive is not a difficult task, but there are a few things you should be aware of. For more information, also check: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/premna Premna is a genus of approximately 200 tropical or subtropical tree and shrub species which belong to the mint family (Lamiaceae) and are widespread in Africa, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Bonsai trees are planted in small pots with minimal space for water and nutrient reserves. That means you need to water and fertilize your tree regularly. Make sure your Bonsai gets plenty of light, water, and fertilize when needed and your tree is sure to thrive! If you want to learn more about Bonsai, consider enrolling in one of our Online Bonsai Courses. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

In this video Oscar styles an Azalea Bonsai in Neagari (exposed roots) style. Its a wonderful tree to begin with, and placed in a bonsai pot and with a bit of wire - the tree turned out great! Music from Uppbeat: License code: PNDD9HT5H2TZVA9F Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

Certain trees in film aren’t chosen by accident. Their form, the movement of the trunk, the gesture of a branch—offers more than visual interest. Trees can set the tone, root us in place, and subtly underscore the emotional weight of a scene. The Oak in Forrest Gump does all of this and more. It becomes a symbol—of home, of memory, of Forrest’s connection to Jenny. As we return to it throughout the film, the tree serves as a living witness to the passage of time and the evolution of relationship. The Oak’s sweeping lower branches are characteristic of ancient trees found throughout the Southeastern United States. When we noticed a similar branching structure in one of the Boxwoods here at the garden, we couldn’t help but draw the connection. In placing them side by side, we allowed the cinematic and the botanical to inform one another—an exploration of memory, form, and meaning, seen through the lens of bonsai.

In this short video we explain how to care for your Bougainvillea Bonsai tree. Watering, pruning, fertilizing - all these topics are discussed. Keeping a Bougainvillea alive is not a difficult task, but there are a few things you should be aware of. For more information, also check: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/bougainvillea The Bougainvillea is an evergreen shrub, little tree or thorny vine with little trumpet-shaped flowers which grow in clusters of three and come with three pretty bright papery bracts, most often magenta or purple colored. Bonsai trees are planted in small pots with minimal space for water and nutrient reserves. That means you need to water and fertilize your tree regularly. Make sure your Bonsai gets plenty of light, water, and fertilize when needed and your tree is sure to thrive! If you want to learn more about Bonsai, consider enrolling in one of our Online Bonsai Courses. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses