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Monthly Archives: October 2015
The Beast, again
There it is. It’s been sitting there, waiting, for well nigh on two years. It’s a collector of spines. It sits on its perch and licks the gristle and flesh left on the vertebrae it’s been hoarding and wears on … Continue reading
Posted in carving, progression, rare finds, refine, updates, wiring, yamadori
Tagged adamaskwhy, bonsai, bougainvillea glabra, bougie, collecting, Florida
2 Comments
How about a native Florida ficus to challenge you?
Stumbling, sweating, staggering through the saw palmetto brush, trying to reach that oak hammock, shade, the shade just might save me, I trip in a patch of sugar sand, landing face first. Sweat and dust in my mouth, up my … Continue reading
Posted in philosophical rant, refine, sculpture, updates, wiring, yamadori
Tagged adamaskwhy, bonsai, ficus aurea, Florida, native, Orlando, Strangler fig
6 Comments
Just a’buildin’ some trees
That’s a lot of bush. Just by looking at it I’m getting tired. I need a rest already. I’m getting too old to be able to handle a bush like that, really. But, as the song says, … Continue reading
Posted in branch placement, Horticulture and growing, maintenance, refine, wiring
Tagged adamaskwhy, bonsai, Ficus salicaria, nerifolia, Orlando, salicaria, willow-leaf ficus
6 Comments
Up a creek without a paddle. I do have a raft though….
The raft style. Not so sure about it….it seems, I don’t know, almost like cheating or faking. Or, it’s what one does with inadequate material. Kinda like when you make a tree with branching only on one side into a … Continue reading
Posted in philosophical rant, rare finds, refine, wiring
Tagged bonsai, juniper, Paul Pikel, raft, salicaria, willow-leaf ficus
4 Comments
Is it really necessary to do that?
Yes, it is. Let me show you. It’s a podocarpus. It’s tall. It’s full. It’s boring. It was styled in a time when bonsai trees were taller. The vaunted 6:1 ratio that the bonsai elite quote as canon … Continue reading
Posted in carving, redesign, wiring
Tagged bonsai, buddhist pine, deadwood, Jin, podocarpus macrophylla, Shari
4 Comments
What kind of bonsai trouble can I get into with a scrap piece of wood…..?
More than ten years ago, my first bonsai teacher gave me some unfinished mahogany boards that had been used as shipping boxes from Central America. He said to me, “Here ya’ go kid, I’m sure you’ll find a use for … Continue reading
One years growth on an Orange Jasmine
Whoops! They almost got me that time. It seems that the wasps have been invading the nursery of late. I’ve been stung, Johnathan and my son Logan too. And they’re not those big, slow, calm ones (that my idiot … Continue reading
Posted in branch placement, progression, updates, wiring
Tagged bonsai, lakeview jasmine, murraya paniculata, orange jasmine, tree
8 Comments