Bonsai turntables

See You at the Mid Atlantic Spring Bonsai Festival

John Kirby’s Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora var Kokone) in a Haramatsu-Tosui container and on a perfectly matched rosewood table by David Knittle (you can see the whole tree and table below). The tree was displayed at the 2018 Mid Atlantic Bonsai Festival, where it was awarded the Best in Show, People’s Choice & the American Bonsai Society’s award. If you haven’t already planned your weekend at the 2019 Mid Atlantic Bonsai Spring Festival, there’s no better time than now. We’ll be there, enjoying the action while vending some of our Bonsai essentials (including some out of print gems and other … Continue reading See You at the Mid Atlantic Spring Bonsai Festival

The U.S. National Bonsai Foundation Has a Wonderful New Website, Featuring Some of the Most Outstanding Bonsai in the World

The perfect blend of greens and reds highlights an altogether perfect tree. It’s a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) that has been in training since 1906. It was donated to the U.S. National Bonsai Museum by Ryutaro Azuma in 1978 The National Bonsai Foundation and has a wonderful new website that features the  U.S. National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, home to some of the most outstanding bonsai in the world. Today is just a teaser from the Museum’s Japanese Collection. We’ll have more trees and more about the National Bonsai Foundation and the Museum soon. Meanwhile here are three maples from the Japanese Collection for your enjoyment More perfection. This … Continue reading The U.S. National Bonsai Foundation Has a Wonderful New Website, Featuring Some of the Most Outstanding Bonsai in the World

30% to 40% off Yoshiaki Japanese Bonsai Turntables

Japanese white pine on a Yoshiaki Bonsai Turntable. If you think you’ve seen this tree before, it might be because we featured it a few weeks ago. Courtesy of Bill Valavanis. NEW BONSAI TURNTABLE SPECIAL* 30% to 40% off list on Yoshiaki Japanese Bonsai Turntables 3 Days Only – Now is your chance *special does not include Hydraulic Green T Turntables Heavy Duty Bonsai Turntable by Yoshiaki 13″ The very best non-hydraulic turntable list price 195.00 NOW ONLY 129.00 – and, at the other end of the spectrum… Mighty Mouse Bonsai Turntable by Yoshiaki 8″ small but strong – great … Continue reading 30% to 40% off Yoshiaki Japanese Bonsai Turntables

Marc’s Masterpiece & Bonsai Warsaw with More Answers

Here’s that close up of Marc Noelander’s monumental masterpiece Wall Bonsai that we featured last week (the uncropped photo is below). We’re showing it again because now we have some answers to your questions (courtesy of Marc)… “The wall planting is a Juniper procumbens. More than one… 3 big plants and 4 days work.” Sometimes we post without the information you want. In this case, there was one recent post that was short on facts (see above) and one that involved a simple act of forgetting (see below) NEW BONSAI BOOK SPECIAL Kilo Bonsai Wire Only 16.50 per roll Roshi Tool Sale … Continue reading Marc’s Masterpiece & Bonsai Warsaw with More Answers

Silver Fir Bonsai – A First (for us at least)

This European silver fir (Abies alba) belongs to Walter Pall.  We borrowed this and the other photos shown here from Walter’s Bonsai Adventures Blog. It’s not that often we discover a suitable-for-bonsai plant species that we’ve yet to feature (300+ posts a year for 8 years covers a lot of ground). So, as you might imagine, our interest was peaked when we landed on this European silver fir while cruising Walter Pall’s famous bonsai blog. Continued below… Our Long Awaited Yoshiaki Bonsai Turntables just arrived this morning Including our popular all-weather turntables All at New Lower Prices – The same … Continue reading Silver Fir Bonsai – A First (for us at least)

Bonsai Forests – Turntable, Sieve & Hand Tool Sale

We don’t know the source for this photo (Just heard this from Felix Laughlin…. “Wayne, the top photo of the  forest of Chinese elms is from the North American Collection at the NB&PM, and was donated by Susanne Barrymore; it’s been in training since 1988”),but we do know that the trees are Chinese elms (Ulmus parviflora). Most forest plantings have a primary focal point, but in this case there are several trees competing for your eye. But no matter, the overall effect is one of unity, depth and naturalness; reminiscent of Live oaks in the California Coast Range. Forest plantings … Continue reading Bonsai Forests – Turntable, Sieve & Hand Tool Sale

Reviving a Powerful Old Shimpaku Bonsai

After. A dynamic & powerful Shimpaku juniper that belongs to our friend Suthin Sukosolvisit, one of a handful of the most highly talented and accomplished North American bonsai artists. This is our third straight before and after. All three started with superior but neglected junipers and ended with masterful bonsai.  And all three were revived and upgraded by highly accomplished and well known bonsai artists; Naoki Maeoka for the previous two and Suthin Sukosolvisit today. Continued below… NEW Sales 20% of Yoshiaki Tools, Turntables, Sieves & Wire plus an extra 10% off orders 100.00+ Before. Great skill is required to … Continue reading Reviving a Powerful Old Shimpaku Bonsai

Micheal Hagedorn’s Respect for the Natural Way (& Newly Upgraded Website)

This shot is from the portfolio on Michael Hagedorn’s recently upgraded Crataegus Bonsai website. I’m too busy now to try search out the varieties (I couldn’t find them in his portfolio), but I could guess that this one is a Rocky Mountain juniper, though I wouldn’t carve that in stone. The thing that I really like about Michael Hagedorn’s bonsai is the respect he shows for the natural way of bonsai, by allowing each tree to speak for itself. And very skillfully too, with an equal respect for bonsai technique. If you know Michael’s bonsai, you already know what I … Continue reading Micheal Hagedorn’s Respect for the Natural Way (& Newly Upgraded Website)

A More Efficient & Comfortable Way to Work on Your Bonsai

Prize winning Italian cypress on our Green T professional bonsai turntable. Every now and then we do a purely commercial post. This Green T add one of those occasions. But don’t go away just yet. If nothing else, you can dream. In Japan hydraulic lift turntables have been the standard for years, but their prohibitive costs have limited their spread in the West. Thanks to professional researchers and the collaboration of well-known bonsai professionals, we are able to offer you a tool inspired by the Japanese turntable and improved in several details (including price).   Green T is bigger. The … Continue reading A More Efficient & Comfortable Way to Work on Your Bonsai

Big Bonsai Tool Sale Ends Sunday Night

a small sampling of our large selection of Koyo Japanese Bonsai Tools now Koyo and all other tools are 25% off plus an extra 10% off for any order 100.00 or more but only until Sunday, Sept 6th at 11:59pm EDT We’ve been offering a steady stream of beautiful bonsai, bonsai tips, events and related stuff for almost 7 years. All for FREE. But every now and then, we turn a post over to our sponsor (that’s me). Don’t worry, we’ll be back with more bonsai tomorrow. Meanwhile, you can go ahead a take advantage of some very big savings … Continue reading Big Bonsai Tool Sale Ends Sunday Night