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Coming Soon! – The Foundations of Bonsai

The U.S. edition of Harry Harrington’s excellent The Foundations of Bonsai is on its way to Vermont. And then from Vermont to you. Stay posted. Stone Lantern Publishing is partnering with Harry Harrington to publish the first U.S. edition of Harry’s The Foundations of Bonsai. The U.K./European edition has been very well received and we anticipate the same here. You can look for it around mid-January. Stay posted. Meanwhile, today is our first post Holiday rush day. Finally, all the gifts are shipped and the dust is beginning to settle. Ric and Martin (our loyal warehouse/customer service/bottle washing crew) are … Continue reading Coming Soon! – The Foundations of Bonsai

Spring Is Coming! Only Fourteen Weeks Until Our Bonsai Awaken

The new growth on some Spruce is often a brilliant yellow. Almost like yellow flowers. In this case the spruce is an Ezo (Picea jezoensis). This one resides at the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum as do the other trees in this post. It’s the shortest day of the year and you know what that means…  SPRING is coming! I know it’s too soon and a little crazy and even a little cruel to think this way when we still have about fourteen weeks of cold stretched out in front of us before our bonsai wake up and start making their … Continue reading Spring Is Coming! Only Fourteen Weeks Until Our Bonsai Awaken

Nice Tree, Great Pot

Based on the leaves and berries I’m guessing this is an English Hawthorn. Just a quickie today. The tree and pot belong to Peter Krebs, a well known bonsai potter and artist. I found them here. Continued below… 2 BRAND NEW TOOL SALES 30% off Bonsai Aesthetics Tools 20% off Okatsune Bonsai & Garden Tools plus an Extra 10% off orders 100.00+ FREE Shipping on U.S. orders 50.00+ (you must selected Free Shipping when you check out) All those fine brush strokes. The labor of love.   Here’s another Peter Krebs pot from a 2014 Bark post that featured several … Continue reading Nice Tree, Great Pot

Flying Bonsai & Famous Roshi Tools

This fluid tree with its distinctive flying pot (by Erik Križovenský)is from Bonsai Do. The caption says with Tony Tickle (I visited Tony’s blog and couldn’t find it). There’s also this quote by Thomas Browne (it’s in Spanish on Bonsai Do, but here’s the original English): Art is the perfection of nature. Nature hath made one world, and art another. Continued below… 30% off Roshi Bonsai Tools ends tonight this excellent sale ends tonight, Monday Dec 19th at 11:59pm   Spectacular, if just a little fuzzy. The caption says with El Tim Bonsai, but alas, a quick search resulted in … Continue reading Flying Bonsai & Famous Roshi Tools

Japanese Black Pine 100% Made in America

“This exposed root Japanese black pine is a beautiful blend of Japanese sensibility and American craftsmanship…. Obviously it’s a Japanese species, and it’s hard to argue that several of the styling cues are based on Japanese bonsai. However, this tree is 100% made in America. The tree itself, started from seed and grown as bonsai material in California. The pot, hand made by American potter Dale Cochy, circa 2004. All brought together, styled and finished by me, an American bonsai artists trained in Japan. An exciting collision of several worlds and a respectful nod to all things bonsai from US … Continue reading Japanese Black Pine 100% Made in America

Up to Our Elbows

This luscious planting resides at the North Carolina Arboretum. The photo was put up on the Internet Bonsai Club forum by Arthur Joura (Arthur’s caption is below). Now that we’re up to our elbows in snow, I thought it would be nice to flash back on a luscious planting in full spring vitality in contrast with what it looked like last winter. Three Great Holiday Sales 30% to 40% off Bonsai Today back issues 30% off Roshi Bonsai Tools 30% off Yoshiaki Japanese Bonsai Wire plus an Extra 10% off orders 100.00+* FREE Shipping on U.S. orders 50.00+ you must … Continue reading Up to Our Elbows

Powerful Bonsai & an Ode to a Powerful Turntable

An excellent (if somewhat unkempt) Yew astride a Green T turntable.  At least I think it’s a Yew (Taxus). We have a handful of wonderful Green T Turntables left for the season, and I can think of no better gift for any bonsai artist… professional, highly accomplished non-professional, or simply aspiring. Continued below… Three Great New Sales 30% to 40% off Bonsai Today back issues 30% off Roshi Bonsai Tools 30% off Yoshiaki Japanese Bonsai Wire plus an Extra 10% off orders 100.00+* FREE Shipping on U.S. orders 50.00+ you must select Free Shipping when you check out   An … Continue reading Powerful Bonsai & an Ode to a Powerful Turntable

Swept Away by a Bonsai Broom

When it comes to broom-style bonsai, this Zelkova is no doubt among the very best. In addition to one of the most perfectly developed crowns anywhere (with an amazing profusion of tiny leaves), it provides an excellent example of trunk and surface root development. Neither are overstated; providing a welcome relief from the overly dramatic trunk taper and grotesque nebari that you sometimes see on deciduous trees. But then, you might expect perfection from this tree; it’s from Grand Master Saburo Kato’s collection. For a long time Mr Kato was recognized as Japan’s preeminent Bonsai artist. Up to our old … Continue reading Swept Away by a Bonsai Broom

Sturdy Spruce Bonsai

This impressively sturdy tree is from the cover of Bonsai Today issue 61 (all issues are now 30% – 40% off). As you can see, it’s a Picea glehnii (Sakhalin spruce) though it’s often confused with Ezo spruce (Picea jezoensis) and for all I know, could be an Ezo spruce (there doesn’t seem to be general agreement on which is which). Image courtesy of Bonsai Focus. 30% off Our Famous Roshi Bonsai Tools plus an extra 10% off for all orders 100.00+* FREE Shipping on U.S. orders 50.00+ but you have to select it when you check out if you … Continue reading Sturdy Spruce Bonsai

Site Wide Sale Ends Tonight! – More Kingsville Bonsai

You can tell this is a genuine Dwarf Kingsville boxwood by the tight tiny leaves. This planting by Boon Manakitivipart was the winner of the Certre Award at the 2010 U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition. We’ve got two more Dwarf Kingsville boxwoods today. Sweet trees, but they grow microscopically, so don’t expect fat trunks any time soon. Continued below… Site Wide Sale Ends Tonight 20% to 25% off Everything* Don’t get caught napping! Sale ends tonight, Wednesday, Dec 14th at 11:59pm EST   A great pot and the finishing touches that the moss and soil present, don’t hurt this sweet little … Continue reading Site Wide Sale Ends Tonight! – More Kingsville Bonsai