Tag Archives: trees

Did you just call me escambron again….that’s it, I’m gonna….wait, what, that’s the name of a tree?

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

Escambron, a tree native to Puerto Rico. If you say escambron with just a little bit of the emphasis on the right syllable and slur it a bit, you might just be saying a bad word (shut your mouth…) Let’s … Continue reading →

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Bonsai on Elm Street

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

It’s actually the corner of Randolph and Wallace, but that’s not very euphonious. It is an elm tree. A Chinese elm, for clarification, Ulmus parviflora, which means “small flowered elm”. It is a species from East Asia including China and … Continue reading →

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Face-hugger or Swoosh? You decide

Posted on September 13, 2018 by

Hmmmmmmnnnn…… Inner-est-ing. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, I like to work with non-traditional shapes very often in my art. This is not the first time you have seen this tree…..……nor shall it be the last (….back back, … Continue reading →

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It sometimes seems like I have a Brazilian Raintrees

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

I’ve made it my mission this year to get some of my bigger trees into training pots. I have way too many project trees and not enough time. And I haven’t shown most of them, like the hornbeam and hackberry … Continue reading →

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Taming a She-Oak

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

Today, for your narrative and viewing pleasure, we have an: Aussie pine, she oak, ironwood, horsetail tree, beefwood, whistling tree, and every combination of the above. Here in Florida we call the casuarina equisetifolia an Australian pine. Some call it … Continue reading →

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The wind in the willow…leaf ficus

Posted on August 25, 2018 by

I have two ficus trees for you to ponder today. This sweet sumo: ….and this one that’s in serious training. Let’s look at it first. My daughter removed most of the wire on it already for me…..….but she left me … Continue reading →

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Komorebi Bonsai 2018

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

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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