Local Bonsai Styles

Uruguay anyone? Do this and the other trees in this post, reflect a regional or local bonsai style? (from facebook; Andres Bicocca wall photos.) Correction: Andres is from Argentina. An open question Though there are no doubt styles that develop around certain teachers and certain types of trees, and in some cases there are certainly cultural influences (Japan seems the most obvious here), still, pinning down what you might call a local style may not be all that easy. You and your next door neighbor may have quite different approaches to bonsai and your trees might bear little resemblance to … Continue reading Local Bonsai Styles

David Benavente’s Excellent Bonsai World

An elegant bonsai enhanced by an equally elegant photograph. From David Benavente’s website. Why not smile? Señor Benavente offering you a chance to buy a sweet little Shimpaku. If one were inclined to jealously I don’t advocate jealousy; it’s a nowhere kind of emotion. But if you were the type to get jealous about someone’s bonsai scene, David Benavente’s would be a good place to start. I won’t say much more; the photos can speak for themselves. And no, I don’t think I’m jealous…. but still, such a well put together backyard nursery with such great bonsai and the climate … Continue reading David Benavente’s Excellent Bonsai World

Bonsai With Rebar by David Benavente

Some serious sh-t stuff! Take a look at the before photo below to get a hit of what you can do with a piece of rebar, some nerve, and more than a little skill. All the photos in this post are of bonsai by David Benavente. Before rebar.