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Tag Archives: ficus benjamina
A sublime little Too Little
Bonsai doesn’t alway have to be about the drama (unless, it seems, you’re on any of the bonsai forums, or on Facebook, or at the bar, after hours at a bonsai show……). What I mean is, this tree is amazing: It’s … Continue reading
Posted in branch placement, rare finds, styling bonsai
Tagged bonsai, ficus benjamina, kiki, repotting, too little, trees
7 Comments
Not your dad’s bonsai anymore
I wasn’t going to write a blogpost on this tree but, interestingly, when I posted it on the Socialmediaverse, I got a bunch of people asking me to do a write up. A ficus Benjamina.The weeping fig. It belongs to Cosette, who got … Continue reading
Posted in branch placement, progression, refine, roots, wiring
Tagged bonsai, ficus benjamina, trees, weeping fig
5 Comments
How many times have you heard someone call a bonsai a “Frankentree”?
Hmmmmnnnnn?! Pretty impressive, right? At least the base. One of the anthems of my day, when I was young and idealistic, frames this trees proportions with élan and grace…..”Baby’s got back!” That’s why we are even looking at it, to … Continue reading
Posted in goings, Horticulture and growing, rare finds, redesign, tips and tricks
Tagged bonsai, ficus benjamina, gardening, grafting, peg grafting, trees, weeping fig
6 Comments
Ficus Benjamin Cold Fusion, Where’s My Nobel?
New video over on the YouTube channel, a ficus benjamina grafting project. There are some real bad jokes in this one, but some cool guitar riffs and licks.I apologize in advance…..
Posted in rare finds, refine, tips and tricks, videos
Tagged art, bonsai, ficus benjamina, grafting, tree, weeping fig, YouTube
5 Comments
I make a fig weep……
Behold, yonder tree, sitting on yonder table, shaking in anticipatory dread for the tortuous and barbaric bonsai techniques that soon will be practiced upon it. Verily, it’s naming, the Weeping Fig, shall prove true today. Ficus Benjamina, or, as many a bonsai … Continue reading
Posted in carving, Horticulture and growing, philosophical rant, refine, wiring
Tagged adamaskwhy, bonsai, ficus benjamina, trees, weeping fig
11 Comments
This time, I will not fail! #bonsailife
It’s a bush. A big, big bush. It certainly has filled in. I’m going to get Johnathan to defoliate it while I tell you a story. Once upon a time, when hubris was a thing … Continue reading
Posted in progression, rare finds, styling bonsai, updates
Tagged Adam Lavigne, bonsai, ficus benjamina, Old Florida Bonsai, weeping fig
2 Comments
Accepting bonsai from Bohemian bonsai artists
This is not my mess, I know I’ve been incapacitated of late but it was this way when I got it from this mad Bohemian dude I know. I’ll need to clean it up a bit just to see what … Continue reading
Posted in goings, Horticulture and growing, redesign
Tagged bohemian, ficus benjamina, heathcote, kiki, merit, seth nelson, thrips, too little
9 Comments