In this simple and clear video, Brent Walston of Evergreen Gardenworks provides an excellent lesson in grafting scions onto root stock. In this case the scion is a Japanese black pine varietal called Hayabusa (Pinus thunbergii ‘Hayabusa’), which is a dwarf cork barked cultivar (nishiki kuro matsu) with very dense foliage. The root stock is [...]
This Satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum “Shi-o”) resides at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum. It was donated by Mr. Tomio Kato. The photo appears in Timeless Trees by Peter & Mary Bloomer. It’s time for the annual Art Blooms: Satsuki Azalea Bonsai exhibit at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum. May 23 – June 17. [...]
A while back we featured Reiner Goebel’s bonsai in one of our Bonsai from Nursery Stock posts. Now he’s made the cut for our Backyard Bonsai Displays. Though no one’s backyard (so far at least) is as impressive as Wolfgang Putz‘, still, for those of us with more modest aspirations, Reiner deserve a look. Share
Almost forgot to mention what Mr. Onishi said about fertilizing his stressed pine (see previous two posts). “After a year of rest in which I didn’t pinch or prune, but during which I gradually gave it higher doses of fertilizer…” That’s it. Not too much to go on, so I’ll try to flesh it out. [...]
Sixteen years ago, this tree… …looked like this! If you want to know how this seemingly miraculous recovery happened, keep reading (you might want to take a look at yesterday’s post first if you haven’t already). Share
Uh oh. Looks like a goner. This photo is from an article in Bonsai Today issue 9 (long out of print). The artist and author is K. Onishi. The tree is a Japanese Black pine (Pinus thunbergii). The cause of the stress is a late freeze, though dessication (drying out) might produce the same effect. [...]
The Japanese have long known that the best bonsai come from the wild (that’s why that are hardly any left in Japan). Time and the elements combined with Mother Nature’s completely unselfconscious (you could say natural) way of doing things is hard to beat. Keep reading to see how you can win a $25.00 gift [...]
This shot presents a glimpse of a small piece of the Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection. David De Groot is the resident bonsai artist (curator) of this impressive collection. A while back I put up a couple posts (here and here) on the Weyerhaeser Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection. At the time I spoke with David De [...]
