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Message from the President – March 2025
President’s Letter – March 2025 Prairie State Bonsai Society Dear Members, One of the major highlights of 2025 was the Silhouette Show, held on February 22-23 at the Morton Arboretum.
Things to do – March 2025
THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH Outdoor: The situation here is the same as it was last month. Leave trees in winter for protection and water as needed. Do not fertilize.
DIY Bonsai Turntable
Cheap Bonsai Turntable Converting a broken office chair into a bonsai turntable is an easy, cheap project for the winter months. All you will need is an old office chair,
Things to do this Month – February 2025
THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH Outdoor: Protect trees from freezing winds that can dry buds and twigs. Water if the soil becomes dry. Trees wintered outdoors should be watered during
Message from the President – February 2025
President’s Letter – February 2025 Prairie State Bonsai Society Dear Members, As we look back on 2024, we ended the year with a wonderful holiday celebration at Larry Magee’s home
Tree of the Month – February 2025
‘Tsukumo’ Japanese false-cypress is a slow-growing, dwarf, needled evergreen shrub in the cypress family (Cupressaceae) that can take up to 20 years to reach a height of 10 inches. Eventually
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Urban Yamadori: Collected Bonsai Tree Second Styling – Part 2
[youtube-feed-single]Part two of the epic styling of this locally sourced urban yamadori juniper tree. AUDIO CREDITS: Snowfall by Scott Buckley
Other News
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- Review: Kimura Techniques Masterclass 2by crataegus on March 21, 2025 at 3:07 pm
The latest online course from Bonsai Empire continues its series with Mr. Masahiko Kimura. The 4.5 hour series of video lectures covers the styling of a huge Japanese Black Pine and the detailing of a Hinoki Cypress for the Kokufu Show. I was impressed with this course. My reviews of the Kimura courses were all
- Japanese white pineby Joe Schoech on February 3, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Great base, strong taper and nice balanced open branching. An altogether excellent Japanese white pine, and it’s from a seedling no less! As you may know, most quality Japanese white pine bonsai have been grafted onto Black pine stock.More
Bonsaiplace Creativity Through Bonsai
- Photo Story: Gardenia Bonsai Update January 2024by Bonsaiplace on January 14, 2025 at 5:13 am
This tree started its journey from throw-away tree to Bonsai in February 2021. I wrote about how I got to be in possession of this tree back then. https://bonsaiplace.net/2021/02/28/off-the-back-of-a-truck/ . Here we are, four years later and the progression is slow but deliberate. This is within the principle of Kaizen which means doing small bits … Continue reading Photo Story: Gardenia Bonsai Update January 2024 →
Bonsai Tonight An educational website about bonsai development
- A visit to the Chinese Garden at the Huntingtonby Jonas Dupuich on March 14, 2025 at 10:30 am
After visiting the Bonsai Collection at the Huntington, I carved out time to visit the adjacent Chinese Garden. It was an eye-opening experience! Taking its inspiration from 16th and 17th century gardens in Suzho (near Shanghai), the 15-acre complex features a large pond, more than a dozen historically-inspired structures, and twelve different paving patterns. Liu
Growing Bonsai Grow your own miniature tree
- Japanese maple early developmentby Jelle Ferwerda on May 28, 2022 at 11:03 am
A short video showing me working a japanese maple! The post Japanese maple early development appeared first on Growing Bonsai.