Colorado Bonsai – Aaron Stratten Making Bonsai Pot Videos

I found several really high quality videos by Aaron Stratten on how to make 2 different style slab rectangular Bonsai Pots. Aaron also shares how to make a template for your pot and also offers several tips on using glazes. … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Process of making rock for rock planting by Masahiko Kimura.

This is a really great and interesting video on how International Bonsai Master Mashiko Kimura prepares a volcanic type rock for a rock planting. The closest rock in the USA would maybe be a piece of Lace Rock. It looks … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Pine Bonsai Timeline – Pinus Sylvestris

International Bonsai Master Bjorn Bjorhlom has a new video (Pine Bonsai Timeline) on a very nice Pinus Sylvestris. The tree is growing straight up in the pot and has a a very large trunk with most of it dead with … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Cascade Style Bonsai Timelapse

International Bonsai Master Bjorn Bjorholm has a new video (Cascade Style Bonsai Timelapse) on styling a Pinus Sylvestris tree into a cascade bonsai. Notables in this video: removing large branch, rebar, modern day branch bender, angle of planting. Just another … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Advanced Bonsai demo (Yamadori)

Bonsai Empire has a new video (Advanced Bonsai demo (Yamadori)) out on International Bonsai Master Bjorn Bjorholm styling a Pinus sylvestris. This is an excellent video to watch and there are lots of tips on using rafia, wiring, bending branches and … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – 21 New Bonsai Pot Vendors Listed

I have added 21 new Bonsai Pot vendors to the Bonsai Pot Vendor page. Some of these vendors just may have the pot your looking for! I know I have my eye on some of them. Photo below courtesy of … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus breviflorus Gray var. breviflorus

I have built a brand new page for an exciting new species for Bonsai – Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus breviflorus Gray var. breviflorus. These trees have incredible deadwood and very tiny leaves. I have 3 trees under development and each tree has … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Prunus #40 Clump Progression

Walter Pall just posted a nice series of photos on the progression of a Prunus #40 Bonsai into a very nice Clump style. Walter has high quality photos and you can learn a lot by studying his progression photos on … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Potting Collected Rocky Mountain Juniper – Ryan Neil

The Minnesota Bonsai Society has a very nice article (Potting Collected Rocky Mountain Juniper – Ryan Neil) on potting on a collected Rocky Mountain Juniper. This article is really great on understanding the basics on potting Junipers especially yamadori Junipers. … Continue reading →

Colorado Bonsai – Student Work at Crataegus Bonsai-

I highly recommend International Bonsai Master Michael Hagedorn as an instructor of Bonsai. I have taken a workshop from Michael it was a great experience and he is a very skilled instructor. Here is an article (Student Work at Crataegus … Continue reading →