7/17/2025 It’s been around seven months since I’ve revisited this water elm project. I’ve been busy juggling life and other things around the nursery. To be honest it’s a good thing that I step away from projects like this for a while so that they have time to grow out. This tree has grown quite […]
A good start for a naturalistic style water elm bonsai.
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One of the amazing water elm bonsai that Vaughn Banting created.
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Randy Bennett’s story of collecting water elm with Vaughn Banting.
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Intro to water elm for bonsai and a deep dive into the species.
Water Elm, History of a Species Read More »
Welcome back guys, it’s time for a revisit on a project I started with Guy Guidry a little while back. This Podocarpus macrophyllus, or Buddhist pine, has been allowed to grow freely since our last session with it. Click the embedded link to see where we started. This is where are now in the same
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Working with a field grown winged elm as opposed to the typical wild collected stock you would normally see in this blog.
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A step forward on a naturalist design with a southeastern sweetgum.
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Further development of a southeast native huckleberry.
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