Species Specific
Deciduous
Pseudomonas syringae: Read This If You Grow Japanese Maple
Now that I have your attention… This post is about a common bacterial disease called Pseudomonas syringae, which frequently affects Japanese maples yet is relatively easy to control. It is often misidentified as Verticillium wi...
Deciduous
NIBS – Beech Bonsai for Winter Display
Three Beech Bonsai prepared for exhibition at the NIBS Winter Display 4/12/10
Deciduous
NIBS June 2011 Bonsai School Part 1 – Wind Burn on Deciduous Bonsai
This video was recorded during a NIBS Bonsai School in June 2011. The focus of the clip is Peter Snart of Willowbog Bonsai responding to a question from a student about Wind Burn on deciduous bonsai.
Accent Plantings
New Flowering Companion Plants…
The words ‘companion’ and ‘accent’ are used interchangeably to indicate a plant or object used in bonsai display. Last year I made a post of several in my backyard… http://crataegus.com/2010/05/13/accents/ …and here are a few m...
Coniferous
How to Repot a Young Japanese Black Pine
I have been growing Japanese black pine bonsai from seed for the past 17 years. During this time, I’ve done a lot of repotting. This past January, it dawned on me that I had to repot almost 50 young pines. Very few needed repot...
Tropical
PEMPHIS ACIDULA – PEARLS IN THE TROPICS
Pemphis is a shrub living near the sea shore of Indonesian, Philippine and Pacific archipdagoes It is believed to grow from the island of Okinawa down to the northern coast of the Australian continent In any case, the rocky sho...
Deciduous
Acer buergerianum
Scientific Name: Acer buergerianum Common Names: Trident Maple, three pronged maple, san jiao feng, Chinese ahorn, tokaede Cultivars: Acer b. formosanum, the Taiwan or Formosan Trident. ‘Eastwood Cloud’ – Almo...
Deciduous
Acer palmatum
Scientific Name: Acer palmatum Common Names: Japanese maple, smooth barked Japanese maple, kaede, momiji Cultivars: There are too many cultivars of Japanese Maples to list here. For a far more complete list, I highly recommend ...
Coniferous
Pinus banksiana
Scientific Name: Pinus banksiana Common Names: Jack Pine, Eastern Jack Pine, Black Jack Pine, Black Pine, Jerry Pine, Prince’s Pine, Princess Pine, Bank’s Pine, Banksian Pine, Hudson Bay Pine, Gray Pine (usually refers to P. sa...
Tropical
Olea europaea
“O olive tree, blessed be the earth that nourishes you and blessed be the water you drink from the clouds and thrice blessed He who sent you for the poor man’s lamp and the saint’s candle-light”. - Folk ...
Tropical
Bougainvillea
Scientific Name: Bougainvillea Common Names: Bougainvillea, Paperflower Species: B. glabra – most frequently used for bonsai cultivation. Magenta bracts. B. spectabilis – pink or mauve bracts B. peruviana – ro...
Coniferous
Ginkgo biloba
Scientific Name: Ginkgo biloba Common Names: ginkgo, ginkgo biloba, fossil tree, maidenhair tree, Japanese silver apricot, baiguo, bai guo ye, yin gou, kew tree, yinhsing (yin-hsing), ichou, ginnan Cultivars: ‘Aurea’...
