Colorado Bonsai – Getting Bonsai – Hawthorns To Flower – THE MOON FLOWER

I have two Hawthorns that refuse to bloom. One was grown from seed and the other is a standard nursery tree. Both have lots of branches but no flowers. I must be doing something wrong? Graham Potter has an excellant … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – One-Seed Juniper Bonsai

Bjorn Bjorholm has a combination article and video titled “One-Seed Juniper Bonsai” out. Talk about a wowser tree. Is the tree taller then Bjorn? Might be? One-Seed Junipers are from the Rocky Mountain Region of the USA. There not as … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Grafting American Species

Bjorn Bjorholm has a great article titled “Grafting American Species” where he talks about grafting Rocky Mountain Juniper with Itoigawa Shimpaku foliage. Its a nice article with great photo’s and good advice. Courtesy of Bjorn Bjorholm: “If you would like … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Procumbens Nana

Check this cool Procumbens Nana Juniper out from Ronin Bonsai. It looks like it is planted into or on a piece of deadwood. I think this is cutting edge Bonsai. The Denver Botanic Gardens has a similar Bonsai designed by … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Parthenocissus quinquefolia – Virginia Creeper Bonsai

I found a really cute Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus Quinquefolia Bonsai photo from Ronin Bonsai. Its small but nice and extremely well done. I have added the photo to the Virginia Creeper gallery. Photo courtesy of Ronin Bonsai. … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Viewing Website Tip

Here is a tip to better view this website or any other website for that matter. You can increase the size of this page by holding down the “CTRL” key and then hitting the “+” key. Keep hitting the “+” … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Rhus (Sumac) Clump Bonsai

I found a really great Rhus (Sumac) clump style Bonsai photo on insta-stalker. I like this Bonsai composition. Its different and it looks great. I am not sure what type of Sumac it is, it does seem to look like … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – 2019 46th Upstate New York Bonsai Exhibition & Sale

Bill Valavanis has a great new article titled “2019 46th Upstate New York Bonsai Exhibition & Sale” out. The photos are well done and the show layout is great. The thing that caught my eye was that some of the … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Alfredo Salaccione: restyling of a japanese juniper

Alfredo Salaccione has a really nice video of him restyling a Japanese Juniper. The tree has really nice deadwood and the foliage is so thick you cannot see through it. The end result is a thing of beauty. I have … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – The Gift of Bonsai: A Lifetime of Living Art

The University of Michigan has a video out titled “The Gift of Bonsai: A Lifetime of Living Art” which interviews alumnus Mel Goldstein. He is planning on donating his collection to the University. Mel’s tree are  nice but it was … Continue reading →