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How To Bend a Western Juniper
Another great part of Boon’s Bonsai Intensive is doing major work that you might not otherwise have the opportunity to do. This Western Juniper Juniperus occidentalis was the subject of a major…
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Bonsai Intensive – Satsuki Azalea
The last weekend in May was still a bit early for most azalea work, but for some of the larger trees or those still in development it was…
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Bonsai Intensive – Japanese Black Pine
Well, it’s June and that means my favorite time of year for bonsai work. It’s time to decandle Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii (黒松 kuromatsu), flower prune and trim Satsuki…
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9 Reasons for a Winter Bonsai Exhibit
Pictures from the Bay Island Bonsai 10th Anniversary Show An Exhibit of Fine Bonsai Some people unfamiliar with fine bonsai exhibits may be wondering why anyone would want…
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Bonsai Intensive – Fall 2008
I’ve just returned from another Bonsai Intensive with Boon Manakitivipart. Why fly across the country to for bonsai? Well, it’s a great opportunity to work with a very talented…
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Japanese Black Pine Grafting
The following tree was grafted this Spring. The bag has been trimmed to let the emerging candle to fully extend. More of the bag will be removed this…
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Peter Adams Bonsai Demonstration
Last night I attended a lecture/demonstration by Peter Adams. It had been 13 years since he last visited Cincinnati, long before I joined the club. For his demonstration…
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How to Get Started in Bonsai
I’ve heard all kinds of excuses from “I don’t have a green thumb” to “I have a black thumb”. I have even had a woman tell me she…
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Fish Emulsion and Happy Neighbors
For the past few days I’ve been doing quite a bit of thinking about bonsai fertilizers. I’ve posted about my feeding schedule and a recipe for fertilizer cakes. All the ingredients…
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Bonsai Fertilizer Cakes
In my last post on Bonsai Feeding Schedules I mentioned the use of organic fertilizer cakes. I have written about my recipe for fertilizer cakes before, but have since tweaked the recipe…
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Bonsai Feeding Schedule
This year is absolutely flying by. It seems like only yesterday that there was snow on the ground allowing only daydreams about bonsai. So, here we are in…
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10 Ways to Improve Your Bonsai Trees
Improving bonsai trees is our main focus. Why else would each of us spend countless hours watering, fertilizing, trimming, wiring, and repotting our trees? It takes quite a…