Tag Archives: Wild olive bonsai

Fishing for Bonsai Muscle

wayne | 11/01/2011

European olives are often resplendent with character as well as muscle and this one is certainly no exception (to say the least). I found it on flickr and then, one thing led to another (see Gone fishing below) and to the conclusion that this tree belongs to Luis Vallejo (though I couldn’t find evidence on [...]

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A Happy Bonsai Artist

wayne | 10/01/2011

  Reverse taper? No problem that a little carving can’t solve. I know it’s a Yew (Taxus), but I’m not sure which species (can’t find the original to confirm). It belongs to David Benavente. If you’re ever in Spain… … think about paying a visit to David Benavente’s bonsai studio. A while back we posted [...]

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Bonsai With Rebar by David Benavente

wayne | 07/21/2010

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. Share

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