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Category Archives: maintenance
Let the tree talk to you, just don’t be surprised if they say they want to leaf……
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
Posted in Advanced basics, Horticulture and growing, maintenance
Tagged bonsai, Brazilian Raintree, chloroluceun tortum, defoliation, How-to, trees
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The return of the Bonsai Turkey
Well, my bench looks like a mess. What is happening here? We got trees, pots, and it looks like the beer is hiding behind the trees…..GET OUT THE BUSHES AND IN MA’ BELLY! I do believe I have a few … Continue reading
Parking Lot Bonsai, or, the sum of my choices
In the afternoons, on schooldays, I get to sit and wait for my children to get out of class and then I chauffeur them home. As I wait for them, I sometimes use this time away from the nursery to work on … Continue reading
Developing The Tree
You might remember this tree, its was featured in the epic, groundbreaking and confirmationally biased blogpost, ” I use some fancy words to justify my defoliation habit, go figure“. It’s a ficus microcarpa, sometimes described as a “ginseng”, as though it’s a … Continue reading
Posted in maintenance, philosophical rant, progression, rare finds, refine
Tagged bonsai, ficus microcarpa, Ginseng ficus, retusa, wire scars
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A matter of taste or, the past is prologue
Time for a haircut. In more ways than one…….Yeah, lookin’ like a crazy man here recently. In fact, it’s getting easier and easier to lose oneself in the electric lime green foliage of this tree….. Dumm dum duhmmmmmmm! I’m a … Continue reading
Posted in branch placement, philosophical rant, rare finds, refine, updates, wiring, yamadori
Tagged bonsai, celtis laevigata, Ficus salicaria, Hackberry, nerifolia, salicifolia, sugarberry, trees, willow-leaf ficus
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Some recent projects
If you’ve been following my social media exploits, you’ll recognize some of these trees. If not, why not? I’m twice as clever over on the Instabooks and the Face-a-gram, not to mention I’m a big Twit when I tweet. Let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Horticulture and growing, maintenance, pictures, progression
Tagged bonsai, ficus, repotting
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Ficus Maximus 2: Dark Side of The Nook
Love that trunk, love the tree. You remember it from April, right? This post? And like that post, it seems I have a beer at my right hand again, funny that. It’s been several months and the tree is ready … Continue reading
Posted in branch placement, maintenance, progression, refine
Tagged banyan, bonsai, ficus microcarpa, nitida
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