International Bonsai Master Mauro Stemberger has a new video out titled “Ficus Bonsai“. In this video Mauro and friends work on a 4 man extremely large Ficus tree. Its huge!! Looks great at the end and the video is full … Continue reading →
I thought I would post the passing of Michael Johnson who passed away at the age of 33. All though his passing has nothing to do with Bonsai it does have to do with him being a pillar of society. … Continue reading →
Baikoen Bonsai Club has a video titled “Kofu Kai Bonsai Club – 2021 Bowers Museum – Baikoen Bonsai Club – Safer @ Home Bonsai Series“. This is a nice local show with high quality shots of the trees. I like … Continue reading →
The National Bonsai Foundation has a nice article titled “HISTORICAL TREE SPOTLIGHT: A Buttonwood From The CIA“. This is a nice story about a journey undertaken by a Conocarpus erectus – Buttonwood Bonsai that passed through many hands including International … Continue reading →
This is my second or maybe third Taxus or Yew I purchased for Bonsai purposes. The first one or perhaps two slowly died and I had no idea why? I could never put my finger on why they died. They … Continue reading →
I was wondering around west of I-25 interstate in Colorado looking for moss in the Rocky Mountain front range when I spotted something interesting sticking out of the soil. It looked like a Potentilla which is quite common in the … Continue reading →
International Bonsai Master Michael Hagedorn has a new article out titled “Fall Steps: Winter Hazel and Chojubai“. It is a real treat to read any article on these two species being used for Bonsai as information is hard to find … Continue reading →
This spring I did spot a new bush that looked pretty interesting to me based only on the shape of the leaves. I looked at the tag and it said “betulifolia” which looks like a Birch leaf. Its a Spiraea betulifolia … Continue reading →
I discovered a rather interesting Cotoneaster on the Far Reaches Farm website that looked pretty good to me. It seem to be very colorful and it did not grow very tall, more of a creeping style Cotoneaster. I thought one might … Continue reading →
I was wondering around a nursery early in the sping of 2021 checking out the Barberries and I found a new one that I had not seen before. In fact it was hard to miss this new Barberry has it … Continue reading →
