Flattop Bald Cypress Design Part 1 Video
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“Stinky” The Musk Maple
Here’s a tree I’ve been anticipating to work on, a premna japonica or commonly known as musk maple. There are a couple of different varieties in the premna used for bonsai. There is the much more tender and tropical premna mircophylla that gets confused for this species. P. mirophylla has a small and ovate leaf …
Spring Time Chaos, Part 1
For those who do not know, spring time is the most chaotic time of the year for those who work with bonsai. Especially on a higher level and I’m talking about trees that have been shown at Nationals or are destined to go one day in the future. When I was presented with the opportunity …
Thread Grafting on Parsley Hawthorn
It’s the time of year again! Time to get out all the tools you would not assume to be used in bonsai. Woah! Slow down cowboy! Why would we ever need a power drill equipped with a 12″ long drill bit for bonsai? Well I’m glad you asked by reading the previous sentence to yourself, …
Ulmus parvifolia
Dimensions: Trunk base 3.5, Soil to height 36” // Nebari 9″
Chinese elm is considered to be one of the more popular species for bonsai. Their leaf size is naturally smaller then most other ulmus varieties and their grayish peeling barking is quite charming. These elms are mistaken as indoor bonsai when in actuality they thrive outdoors all year round in mild climates. Their zone is 4-9.
Initial Design Concepts
I have been asked quite a few times when looking at a fresh untouched tree “what would you do as far as design?” This is not a question that can be answered in a single breath. It can not be answered in even several breaths, to be honest. There are endless ways we can approach …
Air Layering and a Twisty Ugly Tree
There’s a saying out there that says every dog gets it’s day and today just might be this tree’s dog day. You see, my tree is just plain too ugly to really be made into something desirable. It has a lot of character flaws when it comes to aesthetics. For one, the root flare is …
A Stump of a Tree
Okay, it’s time to clear up a lot of things up about these little potted stump trees we have everywhere around the nursery. For those who don’t know, I’m referring to all the freshly collected yamadori. They are the trees that were dug up, heavily root pruned, and tied down into training pots this season. …
Repotting a Large Collected Water Elm
by Evan Tylor Pardue It’s repotting season this time of the year here in southeast Louisiana, or is it repotting season yet? It’s really hard to gauge what the weather is going to do here to be completely honestly. A few days ago it was 80 degrees mid day and then the next it was …
Creating Bonsai from Raw Stock
This past week’s Third Thursday class was quite a success and we had several smiling faces ready to learn. The topic was on how to take any raw stock that can be found at either a typical garden center or a pre-bonsai and prep for future training as a potential bonsai. Working with raw stock …