Author Archives: adamaskwhy

About adamaskwhy

Visual artist specializing in bonsai, mostly.

Komorebi Bonsai 2018

Posted on July 23, 2018

This was last weeks announcement on my Facebook and Instagram pages: Just yesterday I learned we are over 500 tickets distributed. The Artist’s are ready…. Ed Trout Mary Madison Sergio Luciani …the exhibit is coming together.. The vendors are excited….. … Continue reading →

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It’s been almost five years and I miss you my friend

Posted on July 21, 2018

Juan was my friend. (That’s his photo above, from Mt. Dora) It’s been about five years since he passed away and I wish I had him here to give me guidance. He was smarter than I and more experienced. But … Continue reading →

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A simple Water Jasmine

Posted on July 10, 2018

Here is a tree belonging to a client, the water jasmine, or wrightia religiosa. The water jasmine is a tree that’s easily found in the online bonsai marketplace or in the tropical section of your friendly neighborhood bonsai shop. They … Continue reading →

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A flowering Brazilian raintree

Posted on May 16, 2018

It all began in 1974, with a matchbox. Sounds like the start of a cheesy film noir, right? The Brazilian raintree’s history in the USA had its start with a matchbox (a match box is a container, about two inches … Continue reading →

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The 2018 Epcot Trees

Posted on March 14, 2018

Well, some of you all may have noticed I didn’t give a report last year on the 2017 Epcot Flower and Garden/Bsf trees in the Japanese Pavilion. I do apologize (I had a few reasons, of which I don’t need … Continue reading →

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Let the tree talk to you, just don’t be surprised if they say they want to leaf……

Posted on February 23, 2018

This is a clients tree, chloroluceun tortum, the Brazilian raintree. It’s a humble little tree really. But she likes it. And that’s all that matters. It had a Jin on it, but this is all that’s left of the deadwood. … Continue reading →

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Did it have to be another juniper?

Posted on February 14, 2018

Stop me if you’ve heard this one…..two junipers walk into a bar, one says to the bartender, hey I’ll have a jin….. We have before us two varieties of juniper. Both do quite well in Florida, the one on the … Continue reading →

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