Colorado Bonsai – World Bonsai Day 2020
Pacific Bonsai Museum has a new video titled “World Bonsai Day 2020“. Its a beautiful place to visit. Its a cute video with a special message to all. … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2020
Colorado Bonsai – Bonsai Network Vidcast | Cameron Carlson
International Bonsai Master Bjorn Bjorholm addresses Internet Trolls on this podcast titled “Bonsai Network Vidcast | Cameron Carlson“. Wow, I really liked what Bjorn and Cameron had to say. All they need now to make it better is to have … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – A tale of two gorgeous maples…sad but true!
Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach at the Denver Botanic Gardens has a very nice article about two Amur – Ginnala Maple trees named “A tale of two gorgeous maples…sad but true!“. Its a great article or story about … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Defoliating Flowering Apricot Bonsai | Bonsai-U
International Bonsai Master Bjorn Bjorholm has a new video out titled “Defoliating Flowering Apricot Bonsai | Bonsai-U“. Bjorn takes us through the process of Defoliating a Prunus Mume which is perhaps the number one flowering tree in all of Bonsai. … Continue reading →
Quercus phellos – Willow Oak Bonsai
I have built a new page for Quercus Phellos – Willow Oak Bonsai. Willow oak looks like it would be a good candidate for Bonsai. Zack Smith has an article titled “Willow Oak Progression” where Zack documents the number of … Continue reading →
Quercus Grisea – Gray Oak Bonsai 2 – Shohin Sized
I made a new master page for my Quercus Grisea – Gray Oak Bonsai trees. Each tree will be listed on the Master page with links to each Trees own page. This little Gray Oak #2 is only 7″ tall … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Cercocarpus breviflours Gray var. breviflorus – Mountain Mahogany Bonsai
I have added a new gallery for my Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus breviflours Gray var. breviflorus Bonsai tree. The tree pretty much survived the winter in my garage sitting under fluorescent lights and only lost a few small branches. The … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Pine Tip Blight – Pine Cone Photo Closeup
The photo below shows Pine Tip Blight (fungal desease) dark spots on bottom of the pine cone. We should probably rake and destroy any needles and pine cones from affected trees. Photo courtesy of Kansas State University. There are two … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Shade Cloth Restoration Tip
I discovered last fall that my new shade cloth ordered in the summer of 2019 had developed 2 holes where the cloth was rubbing up on the plastic knob of the Bungee cord. A few days ago I used 1 … Continue reading →
Colorado Bonsai – Pine Diseases in Kansas: Tip Blight, Dothistroma Needle Blight, and Pine Wilt
Kansas State University has a detailed article titled “Pine Diseases in Kansas: Tip Blight, Dothistroma Needle Blight, and Pine Wilt”. This article is full of great information on how to identify the problem and then how to treat each problem. … Continue reading →