Tag Archives: Roy Nagatoshi

World Bonsai Day, Fuji Bonsai & Putting on the Glitz

wayne | 05/11/2012

If it weren’t for the three fingers at the bottom, there’d be no way to tell just how massive this Pomegranate trunk is. It’s from Fuji Bonsai (Roy Nagatoshi’s nursery) via Capital Bonsai, the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum‘s excellent blog. You can see the whole tree below. Better late… Looks like World Bonsai Day [...]

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Roy Nagatoshi Grafts Shimpaku Branches and Foliage onto a California Juniper

wayne | 03/08/2010

Shimpaku foliage grafted onto a California juniper by Roy Nagatoshi. All of the photos in this post are by Dale Berman. They originally appeared in Bonsai Today issue 108 in an article by Marcus Juniel. Shimpaku foliage on California junipers California juniper foliage is heavy and somewhat coarse (I think it looks fine on native [...]

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Roy, Walter, Shinji, Isao & The Ichiban

wayne | 12/26/2009

Isao Omachi using the part of the Ichiban blade that is designed for cutting wire. Isao Omachi’s comments Here’s part of what Isao Omachi has to say about his Ichiban: “Compared to a normal pair of bonsai scissors, these are light and comfortable in the hand; you barely have to raise your elbow. You can [...]

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