Here’s a species I’ve gotten dozens of questions about. Quercus virginiana, more commonly known as southern live oak, a hallmark species of the southeast United States and it always comes up in conversation at the nursery. It’s usually brought up after bringing someone’s attention that almost any species of tree can be a good bonsai. …
After an unnecessary hiatus from my blog posts, I am back at it again. For anyone who has visited our homepage in the past knows there has been some changes made to the overall layout. Now everything as been streamlined so content can be accessed a little easier and the webstore is clearly a separate …
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 …
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 …
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 …