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A Great Gift for Your Bonsai Buddy

Need a great gift for your bonsai buddy? Though you might expect to pay at least twice as much our amazing Green T professional hydralic lift turntable is only 345.00 with FREE Shipping included (U.S. only) by agreement with the manufacturer, no discounts apply   Not only is it a great tool, but it’s beautiful In Japan hydraulic lift turntables have been the standard for years, but their prohibitive costs have limited their spread in the West. Thanks to professional researchers and the collaboration of well-known bonsai professionals, we are able to offer you a tool inspired by the Japanese … Continue reading A Great Gift for Your Bonsai Buddy

World’s Youngest & Most Joyful Bonsai Artist

Too cute for a serious bonsai blog? Maybe, but I think he may be for real… if you scroll down you’ll see him picking off unhealthy needles. Then there’s his high forehead and large cranium. Maybe he knows exactly what he’s doing. The photos in this post are all is lifted from Sandy Fathurachman’s facebook page (link disabled). Thought I’d do a quick recycle for you. This post originally appeared three years ago this month. It was titled, World’s Youngest Bonsai Master. I must admit, even though it’s too cute by a factor of ten, I still like it and … Continue reading World’s Youngest & Most Joyful Bonsai Artist

A Strange & Wonderful Bonsai Beast & Other Pot-less Masterpieces

This strange and wonderful beast belongs to Michael Hagedorn. I’m pretty sure it’s a Maple, but not so sure about the variety. No matter though, it’s the amazing non-pot and playful approach to bonsai that gets me. Yesterday we featured Michael Hagedorn and his newly upgraded Crataegus Bonsai website. Today it’s more Michael, but this time it’s a quick look at some of his rather impressive collection of potless bonsai. I’ve got a big firewood delivery today and too much to do anyway, so no time for captions. You can visit Crataegus Bonsai for more photos and for the opportunity … Continue reading A Strange & Wonderful Bonsai Beast & Other Pot-less Masterpieces

Micheal Hagedorn’s Respect for the Natural Way (& Newly Upgraded Website)

This shot is from the portfolio on Michael Hagedorn’s recently upgraded Crataegus Bonsai website. I’m too busy now to try search out the varieties (I couldn’t find them in his portfolio), but I could guess that this one is a Rocky Mountain juniper, though I wouldn’t carve that in stone. The thing that I really like about Michael Hagedorn’s bonsai is the respect he shows for the natural way of bonsai, by allowing each tree to speak for itself. And very skillfully too, with an equal respect for bonsai technique. If you know Michael’s bonsai, you already know what I … Continue reading Micheal Hagedorn’s Respect for the Natural Way (& Newly Upgraded Website)

Be There! This Weekend’s Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo Is Waiting for You

This pitch perfect ‘natural touch’ naked slab forest and the other photos seen here are part of a package designed to whet your appetite for this weekend’s Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo in Kannapolis, North Carolina. If you are anywhere near North Carolina this weekend, one of North America’s premeir bonsai shows, the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo, is waiting for you. Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo While we’re at, here’s another great bonsai event… SITE WIDE SALE 20% – 25% off EVERYTHING* plus FREE Shipping on U. S. orders 50.00 or more      

Colorful Bonsai to Brighten these Sun-Short Days

This Satsuki azalea photo was taken to emphasis the flowers, rather than the tree. If you were to take a photo of this tree when it’s not in flower, you’d take it a from a point a little lower to better show the powerful trunk and nebari. Here’s a little bonsai color to brighten up these sun-short days. Including four shots from our New 2017 Japanese Calendars… …NEW 2017 Bonsai & Japanese Garden Calendars Now double discounted at Stone Lantern with our 20% to 25% Site Wide Sale This lovely Satsuki Azalea is from our New 2017 Bonsai Calendar   … Continue reading Colorful Bonsai to Brighten these Sun-Short Days

Bonsai Monarch

Full cascade Japanese black pine (Pinus thumbergii). Japanese for Black pine is Kuromatsu (kuro is black and matsu is pine). Busy trying to keep up with the much-stronger-than-anticipated results of our 20% off Site Wide Sale, so once again we’ll call up a favorite from our archives.  Japanese black pines are sometimes referred to a the king of bonsai. This may be in part due to their natural strength; they tend to have powerful trunks and thick lush foliage. Rugged bark doesn’t hurt either. King or not, the best of the black pines are undeniably among the most powerful bonsai … Continue reading Bonsai Monarch

Itty-Bitty Bonsai

This tiny Shimpaku juniper belongs to Yoshiyuki Kawada. We’ve long loved (and featured) Haruyosi’s tiny trees and pots. Yesterday I stumbled upon another Japanese mame* bonsai artist who also makes their own pots. His name is Yoshiyuki Kawada, and though I’m just becoming familiar with his trees and pots, so far I’m impressed. *Mame means bean and is sometimes used for tiny bonsai Continued below… Our Site Wide Sale is still rolling along 20% off orders 1.00 to 99.99* 25% off orders 100.00+* FREE Shipping on U.S. orders 50.00+   This tiny Shimpaku has a very powerful feel for such … Continue reading Itty-Bitty Bonsai

Eccentric or Just Twisted?

Doing the Twist. This tree belongs to Mauro Stemberger (Italian Bonsai Dream). Mauro has one of the most dramatic bonsai collections in the West, and though this one certainly qualifies, is there a line between dramatic and eccentric? Two of the trees in this post are naturally twisted and the other two were twisted by the hands of man. I don’t think you’ll have any trouble telling which is which. Site Wide Sale 20% to 25% off Everything* Including our large selection of Roshi & other Bonsai tools   Even though there’s something unnatural about many of the twisted by-the-hands-of-man … Continue reading Eccentric or Just Twisted?

Need the Right Present for Your Bonsai Mate?

Need the right present for your bonsai mate? even if he (or she) can’t stand on one leg on a locked (let along spinning) turntable they’ll still love their Green T it’s a truly remarkable deal! Though you might expect to pay at least twice as much our amazing Green T professional hydralic lift turntable is only 345.00 with FREE Shipping included (U.S. only) (by agreement with the manufacturer no discounts apply) Not only is it a great tool, but it’s beautiful In Japan hydraulic lift turntables have been the standard for years, but their prohibitive costs have limited their … Continue reading Need the Right Present for Your Bonsai Mate?