Progressions
 
 
 
Progressions
 
Menesteo 37
Menesteo 37
Menesteo 37

Majorcan wild olive “Menesteo” Ramification

Majorcan wild olive “Menesteo,” 3d post. {Translator’s Note: “Menesteo” is pronounced “meh-neh-STEH-oh.” “Jorobao” is pronounced “hoh-roh-BAH-oh.”} Hello, friends. This is the third and last post about this Majorcan wild olive,...
 
 
Progressions
 
repotting
repotting
repotting

 
Progressions
 
IMG_1015_resize
IMG_1015_resize
IMG_1015_resize

Ficus Green Emerald Technique

This root-on-rock tree has been with me for 15 years. I decided to reduce its height, and in the month of January, 2010, I performed an air-layer, to develop some roots that would serve to feed the tree when it was grafted. The...
 
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Carpinus
Carpinus
Carpinus

100 kg Carpinus – Winter session

Styling of a huge, almost 100kg Carpinus yamadori. That task is always difficult. I need a friend with muscles and a lot of good will to move it anywhere. Not very practical, is it?..

 
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Carpinus orientalis
Carpinus orientalis
Carpinus orientalis
 
 
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on bench2
on bench2
on bench2

Creating a Large Arborvitae Group

Making a large forest planting by consolidating some old, large, collected trees and using an old, large pot that had been forgotten about. Many years ago I decided to make a large forest planting of collected American Beech tr...

 
Bonsai Critiques
 
INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall – Episode XIII – Difficult Fagus sylvatica
INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall – Episode XIII – Difficult Fagus sylvatica
INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY with Walter Pall – Episode XIII – Difficult Fagus sylvatica
 
Bonsai Critiques
 
INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY – Episode XII – Big deciduous tree, drastic cut back, first wire
INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY – Episode XII – Big deciduous tree, drastic cut back, first wire
INTERNATIONAL BONSAI ACADEMY – Episode XII – Big deciduous tree, drastic cut back, first wire

 
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The end result, a stunning Araki pine (Pinus sylvestris) styled by Mauro Stemberger.
The end result, a stunning Araki pine (Pinus sylvestris) styled by Mauro Stemberger.
The end result, a stunning Araki pine (Pinus sylvestris) styled by Mauro Stemberger.

The Beautiful Face of Ugly, styling a Pinus sylvestris

amusing how sometimes what in nature would be considered bizarre and grotesque, to us in bonsai, is something beautiful that gives our plants a special charm. In 2006 I had the opportunity to purchase this very interesting arak...
 
 
Demonstrations
 
Bonsai Styling - Juniperus Chinensis - Falko Hamann feat. Viet Luan Tran
Bonsai Styling - Juniperus Chinensis - Falko Hamann feat. Viet Luan Tran
Bonsai Styling - Juniperus Chinensis - Falko Hamann feat. Viet Luan Tran

Bonsai Styling – Juniperus Chinensis – Falko Hamann feat. Viet Luan Tran

Styling a Juniperus Chinensis. Falko Hamann feat. Viet Luan Tran @ Bonsai School Düsseldorf 12 hours nonstop bonsai. Show how the sun goes down.

 
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An updated picture after a month. It's filling in. 8" concave for scale.
An updated picture after a month. It's filling in. 8" concave for scale.
An updated picture after a month. It's filling in. 8" concave for scale.

A Starter Azalea Bonsai…..Ten Years In The Making

This tale starts 10 years ago. I was doing a bonsai demo at a local county park office and when I was all done one viewer stayed to talk a while. It was his first viewing of anything bonsai related other than “Karate Kid&...
 
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San Jose Naka drawing
San Jose Naka drawing
San Jose Naka drawing

Working on a San Jose Juniper that was Originally Styled by John Naka

This is a long story with quite a few pictures so please bear with me… Cheryl Manning was a headliner speaker during the 2002 ABS seminar in Milwaukee . During the convention she restyled a San Jose Juniper that she had s...

 
Demonstrations
 
Jose-Acuna-Bonsa-Pine-Thumbergii-Work-Part-1-Tenerife-Canary-Islands-Spain
Jose-Acuna-Bonsa-Pine-Thumbergii-Work-Part-1-Tenerife-Canary-Islands-Spain
Jose-Acuna-Bonsa-Pine-Thumbergii-Work-Part-1-Tenerife-Canary-Islands-Spain

Jose Acuña Bonsai Pine Thumbergii Work Part 2 Tenerife-Canary Islands-Spain

After removing the old needle, is to place the branches and put some wires where necessary.
 
Demonstrations
 
Jose-Acuna-Bonsa-Pine-Thumbergii-Work-Part-1-Tenerife-Canary-Islands-Spain
Jose-Acuna-Bonsa-Pine-Thumbergii-Work-Part-1-Tenerife-Canary-Islands-Spain
Jose-Acuna-Bonsa-Pine-Thumbergii-Work-Part-1-Tenerife-Canary-Islands-Spain

Jose Acuña Bonsai Pine Thumbergii Work Part 1 Tenerife-Canary Islands-Spain

After removing the old needle, is to place the branches and put some wires where necessary.