Tag Archives: Stewartia monadelpha

A Stately Elegance

wayne | 02/03/2013

This Japanese Stewartia (S. pseudocamellia) from Bonsai Today issue 68, is a study in color, harmony and balance. Its stands as a reminder of an earlier day in the evolution of bonsai, before chainsaws. Even before wire. Great pot too. This is another post in our or series of species specific bonsai, or genus specific [...]

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Stewartia: Graceful, Elegant & Not Very Common

wayne | 11/16/2010

This slender delight is showing off its inner charm. It’s late winter and the new buds are swelling. Without the leaves you can better see the subtle beauty of the bark and the delicate fine branching. The nebari is quite strong (but still in keeping with the delicacy of the tree). Much of its size [...]

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