Colorado Bonsai – Grewia occidentalis – Lavender Star Bonsai

I ran across this beautiful Grewia Occidentalis – Lavender Star Bonsai on Facebook. The tree belongs to David Bennett and it is a sweet tree. David is also a very good and talented potter and he lists pots for sale … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Pinus flexilis – Limber Pine Bonsai

I have made a new Pinus Flexilis – Limber Pine Bonsai Gallery featuring 14 Bonsai trees by members of the Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society and the Denver Botanic Gardens. Be sure to check out the little miniture Limber Pine planted … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – North American Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Wrangle has a very nice and informative article titled “North American Pinyon-Juniper Woodland” which provides information on Pinus Edulis – Pinyon Pine and Junipers in the Western States. The article gives you detailed information on where they grow, including elevations, … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Ponderosa Pine Bonsai – Heritage Tree

The Pinus Ponderosa Bonsai tree shown below was collected and styled by Dr. James T. Robinson who belonged to the Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society. Dr. Robinson was a mentor for International Bonsai Master Larry Jackel current Bonsai curator of the … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – “Birth of a Galaxy” Viewing Stone – Suiseki

The viewing stone below was very popular at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society show held in Sept. of 2019. The title of the stone was “Birth of a Galaxy“. This stone came from China and was very in-expensive to … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Five patterns for pulling needles on black pine

Jonus Dupuich has a new article out titled “Five patterns for pulling needles on black pine“. Jonus has an in depth article on needle pruning for Japanese Black Pine trees complete with high quality photos showing what he is referring … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – 2,520 Degree Ponderosa Pine

International Bonsai Master Michael Hagedorn has a new article out titled “2,520 Degree Ponderosa Pine“. Michael went collecting with the Back Country boys Steve and Dan and found himself collecting a great twisting Ponderosa Pine tree. The article shows the … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Limber Pine First Styling-

International Bonsai Master Michael Hagedorn has new article out titled “Limber Pine First Styling-“. Its a great article with lots of tips on Limber and pines in general. I have added the article to the Limber Pines Bonsai page, under … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Walter Pall’s Juniperus scopulorum – Rocky Mountain Juniper Bonsai

Walter Pall’s Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus Scopulorum Bonsai tree is one of the most famous examples of the species. I really like this tree. It is my understanding that Walter brought the tree home after bare rooting it. The … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Defoliation of Ginkgo’s

Swindon Bonsai has a nice article titled “Defoliation of Ginkgo’s” which goes into great detail about defoliation complete with nice photos of the process. Please note when using Chrome the thumbnail photos do not seem load. Please use either Firefox … Continue reading →