Posts Tagged ‘Ryuga’
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Entry: Wisteria Venusta ‘Alba’ – Wisteria – USA
Before The plant that I use for my cascading bonsai is Wisteria. It is a woody vine that can grow as 20′ x 20′ in size, well known for its beautiful , fragrant, cascading flowers and great looking leaves. Wisteria i...
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Entry: Buttonwood – Conocarpus erectus – USA
Before My tree that I am entering into the contest is a Buttonwood, the Scientific name is Conocarpus Erectus. The tree currently stands 43 inches not including the plastic nursery pot that has been cut down. The width is 29 in...
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Entry: Juniperus horizontalis ‘Prince of Whales’ – Creeping Juniper – USA
Before Before: This tree was purchased recently from a local landscape nursery. The nursery stock was selected for it’s unique foliage, trunk diameter, and decent movement for untrained nursery stock. Although this cultiv...
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And the 2012 Winners Are…
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2012/2013 1st ofBonsai Magazine Progressive Styling Contest sponsored by RYUGA Bonsai Tools and International Bonsai Magazine. The tree with the highest total score of all of the en...
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Entry: Taxus baccata – Yew – Spain
Before I bought this tree five years ago from a local grower in Barcelona. It was growing in a field to create a good garden subject. After repotting the tree was cut back to lower its size. In that state I bought a group of tr...
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Entry: Murraya Exotica – Orange Jessamine – South Africa
Before This plant is exotic (not indigenous to South Africa) bears white flowers in spring and summer and red berries in autumn and winter, and will grow into a small tree in our temperate/subtropical climate. This plant was se...
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Entry: Logwood – Haematoxylum campechianum – Mexico
Before Haematoxylum campechianum (Logwood) is a species of flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. The old wood from this tree is extremely hard, one of the hardest I seen, the wood is dark red (haematoxilin is extracted...
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Entry: Bougainvillea glabra ‘Zuki’ – Bougainvillea – South Africa
Before This is a Bougainvillea glabra ‘Zuki’ hybrid which is 47cm tall from soil to apex and in our temperate / sub- tropical climate flowers all year round with the most profuse flowers from early spring to summer before heavy...
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Entry: Buttonwood – Conocarpus erectus – Mexico
Before Bottonwoods are one of the few broadleaf species that enjoy the acceptance of freedom of movement in the bonsai world. They like junipers tend to twist and move in strange manners quite different from trees that grow in ...
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Entry: Picea Pungens – Colorado Blue Spruce – USA
Before This tree was collected in Colorado a few years ago. It shows the struggle that these trees endure at the high altitude the grow at. I chose this tree because of my love for spruce, their hardiness the beautiful deadwood...
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Entry: Diospyros texana – Texas Persimmon – USA
Before Texas Persimmon, Diospyros texana is primarily a deciduous species but will retain its leaves From San Antonio, Texas and southward. I collected this tree in an area west of San Antonio. The species is very slow about gr...
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Entry: Callitropsis lusitanica – Mexican Cypress – Costa Rica
Before At the present I am ready to start work on a series of potential bonsai using the species Callitropsis lusitanica. These are trees that I have grown from seed with the idea of using them for bonsai starting material. (I ...
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Entry: Callitropsis lusitanica – Mexican Cypress – Costa Rica
Before At the present I am ready to start work on a series of potential bonsai using the species Callitropsis lusitanica. These are trees that I have grown from seed with the idea of using them for bonsai starting material. (I ...
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Entry: Callitropsis lusitanica – Mexican Cypress – Costa Rica
Before At the present I am ready to start work on a series of potential bonsai using the species Callitropsis lusitanica. These are trees that I have grown from seed with the idea of using them for bonsai starting material. (I ...
