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 inches. The tree was purchased [...]
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 plane fields. Bottonwoods [...]
Before This extremely old buttonwood was collected on the coast of south Florida two years ago. It is a perfect example of their ability to face adverse conditions created by huge surf, tropical storms, and hurricanes while maintaining their resilience to [...]
Before This tree was originally a branch collected about 2 years ago, cut from a large mangrove in a coastal area of Venezuela. After spending 6 months in the greenhouse and in a container without drainage full of hormones, changing the water every 15 [...]
The following progression article was a Professional – Collected Stock entry in the “2007 Knowledge of Bonsai Progressive Styling Contest” and was entered by Enrique Castaño of Mexico. This entry received a score of 26 out of a possible [...]
This article originaly appeared in “Florida Bonsai” the magazine of the Bonsai Societies of Florida. Vol XX, No. 4, pg 6 – 9 and Vol XXI, No. 1, pg 2-3. Reprinted with permission of the publisher of “Florida Bonsai” magazine. [...]
This article originaly appeared in “Florida Bonsai” the magazine of the Bonsai Societies of Florida. Vol XXII, No. 1, pg 4-10. Reprinted with permission of the publisher of “Florida Bonsai” magazine. Some of the greatest bonsai in [...]