Photo Art Contest: Entry #8

That’s Jeremiah Lee sitting on the huge surface roots of a tree in Santa Barbara, California. His girl friend Courtney Hood took the photo. Jeremiah believes that the tree is a variety of ficus. It’s not too late for yours We are still accepting entries for our $100 Bonsai Art Photography Contest, though it seems to be turning out to be a contest about photographing trees in the wild. That’s okay, full sized trees, or parts of full sized trees are acceptable. It would be interesting however, if someone would send in an artistic shot of a bonsai (or part … Continue reading Photo Art Contest: Entry #8

Bonsai Indoors: Ficus Gallery

This powerfully built gem is from Ficus, the Exotic Bonsai by Jerry Meislik. It looks like a Benjamina cultivar, though I can’t be sure because my copy of the book is in Vermont and I’m not. On the road number three Still on the road and just have time to put together a little ficus gallery for your enjoyment. Two are from Jerry Meislik’s book, and the other two are from the web. Big ficus fan If you want to grow bonsai indoors (winter or year round), you’ll be hard pressed to find subjects better suited than ficus, though some … Continue reading Bonsai Indoors: Ficus Gallery