The following is an extract Jim Smith has written for the book Bonsai Master Class by Craig Coussins, published by Sterling, ISBN-10: 1402735472 Portulacaria afra is described in “Trees of Southern Africa” by Keith Cotes Palgrave published in [...]
First defoliate the entire tree, then wire all branches that need to be moved, after they have been repositioned shorten them as needed. Make sure you remove all wires before they start to cut into the bark. Remove all terminal buds except those that you [...]
The willow-leaf fig is known in bonsai as Ficus Salicifolia and Ficus Neriifolia none of witch is scientific names. The true Ficus salicifolia is a native of South Africa and has a willow shaped leaf similar to our willow-leaf fig but the leaf is larger [...]
Materials Usually an odd number of trees are used unless there are more than nineteen. The trees should be of different sizes and have the same general characteristics-either all straight trunks or all curved in such a way that they are compatible. Always [...]
