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• Old Juniper gets a major styling
  on Sep 15, 2013 in juniper bonsai bonsai shari juniperus precumbus bonsai informal bonsai jin
  This Juniper is closing in on 40 years old, and has gone through a great deal of changes since it came into my hands as pre-bonsai material about 4 years ago.   Found a great deal of deadwood on the tree to turn into Jin and Shari work this go-a...
• Rose of Sharon Bonsai getting used to new pot
  on Jun 19, 2013 in Rose of Sharon bonsai leaves rose of sharon bonsai rhododendron bonsai flowering bonsai bonsai leaf dwarfing
  This rhododendron 'Rose of Sharon' is pretty interesting..  They exhibit large lovely purple flowers in the late summer into fall.  This one last season started to show flowers which I promptly clipped so as not to direct any energy into th...
• Another Privet Bonsai gets it's first pot
  on Jun 19, 2013 in informal style Privet bonsai informal bonsai handmade bonsai pots
  I have used privet to test my bonsai knowledge over the years, and although not the best tree/bush for presentation, it has many attributes that make it a good species for learners;  it grows like nuts (it's classified as a weed), roots like mad...
• Tropical Bonsai of 6+ years still doesn't have a species!
  on Jun 19, 2013 in bonsai tropical bonsai homemade bonsai pots wiring bonsai
  This is literally the 2nd pre-bonsai material I ever bought back in 08, back when the passion was flying and the knowledge was....  Yah..    :) I didn't even realize quite at the time that I'd picked out a tropical species.  It a...
• Privet Bonsai loses a trunk, seems happier
  on Jun 19, 2013 in bonsai tree Privet bonsai bonsai pot Privet
  Finally back with a few things to share, I'll start with this Privet Bonsai that I've featured a few times over recent years as it's been a 'test' tree for many learning bonsai activities for me (learning how to transfer into a bonsai pot, pot fertil...
• Smaller informal style Privet Bonsai - a bit dainty
  on Jun 19, 2013 in Privet bonsai informal bonsai
  This little tree has nice movement to my eye, and will heal quickly the sore from the cut I made to give it that 'curve' motion.  Another of my test subject privet bonsai that actually has some small potential. These pics being almos...
• Still here - Holiday update
  on Dec 22, 2012
  As many of my fellow friends of the bonsai hobby (lifestyle for those of us with too much material!) know; sometimes there are spans of times where a lot is happening and there are endless things to share..  Then there are times where your trees...
• Privet Bonsai Spring Maintenance
  on May 14, 2011 in defoliating bonsai privet double trunk bonsai double trunk bonsai Privet bonsai
  Haven't had much time to work on bonsai, however this Privet deserved a visit from the scissors.  Going to clean up alot of the free growth, and partially defoliate to reduce leaf size to spur further back-branching and ramificati...
• San Jose juniper bonsai - big steps forward
  on Apr 24, 2011 in san jose juniper bonsai windswept san jose juniper bonsai conifer bonsai windswept bonsai jin deadwood
  This is a San Jose Juniper; it's nursery stock tree that I've trained since last summer.  This is her first major working since initial reduction and making a few branch decisions; it looks to be going the way of windswept, the branches all have...
• Juniper Blaauw prebonsai material strikes a pose
  on Apr 12, 2011 in juniperus chinensis blaauw bonsai prebonsai blue juniper bonsai john travolta tree juniper blaauw bonsai
  This little nursery tree has been with me approx 2 1/2 years, slowly getting worked here and there until I felt it was time to move into a 'training' pot that I specifically created for it some time back.  It's a good 8-10 years from being prese...
• Japanese Boxwood Bonsai gets needed springtime cleaning
  on Apr 10, 2011 in japanese boxwood bonsai boxwood bonsai
  I've worked on this tree since purchasing as nursery stock almost 2 years ago.  Pot created by my best friend Aaron, the legs are tree trunks that wind up into the top of the pot's rim.  A view before work begins.   This little tree cr...
• Privet Double-Trunk Bonsai gets a little work
  on Apr 10, 2011 in double trunk bonsai Privet bonsai
  Here is a Privet that I've been training into bonsai for about 2 years now since collection.  A Privet with 2 trunks.  I've hollowed out both trunks to give the impression of natural damage/age.  Now it's time for some branch moving an...
• Privet enters into a new future as Bonsai
  on Apr 10, 2011 in Privet bonsai informal bonsai
  This Privet soon-to-be-bonsai has been collected for about 14 months.   Right after collection I moved it into my garden in the ground, with a large flat brick underneath the root ball.   It's a single trunk, will be 'informal' style tree.
• Tulip Poplar Bonsai Forest - Update
  on Apr 2, 2011 in tulip poplar bonsai forest bonsai forest tulip poplar bonsai
  Still need 3-5 more little saplings, almost there.  This is sort of a test - Tulip Poplar generally don't make the best of bonsai due to the enormous leaf size.  Not to mention the flowers once they mature which give the appearance of a tul...
• Science of the Soul - Reincarnation
  on Apr 2, 2011 in reincarnation science of the soul soul dreams childhood nightmares
  This is another clip that was featured in Science of the Soul that I watched a few months ago on History International.   Incredibly fascinating, another reason I was able to watch this for 2 hours at 2am in the morning.What is interesting,...
• Science of the Soul - Reincarnation
  on Apr 2, 2011 in reincarnation science of the soul soul dreams childhood nightmares
  This is another clip that was featured in Science of the Soul that I watched a few months ago on History International.   Incredibly fascinating, another reason I was able to watch this for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
• A few things in the garden
  on Mar 19, 2011 in ground growing bonsai prebonsai yamadori trident maple bonsai
  Just a few pictures from the garden - all pre-bonsai material and 'experimental' stages for me.  I'm enjoying the learning process! A row of mostly trident maples in 2gal pots - these all have a future in a large forest I'm planning for them. &n...
• Azalea Yamadori coming to life
  on Mar 19, 2011 in Azalea Bonsai yamadori yamadori azalea
  Rather big Azalea that got reclassified as 'bonsai material' last year.  I'm enjoying this tree and learning the patterns of Azaleas - if it keeps doing as well as it currently is, it might even turn into something decent one day, with some mind...
• Yamadori Success - Paperbark Birch
  on Mar 13, 2011 in paperbark birch bonsai yamadori betula papyrifera bonsai
  Yesterday I took a stroll along the 'Little River' (Aptly named - except when it rains) that runs behind my home with my friend Aaron.  We had in mind to walk along a trail that is maintained by the county beside the river because many trees are...
• Numerology and possible link to 3 infamous dates in recent and future history
  on Mar 13, 2011
  I just realized this - and wanted to share, I know many of us are sending good thoughts/prayer/light/energy to help those in Japan, and I also know many who read this forum have other... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...