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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
Tree of the Month – December 2024
Amur Maple Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala The amur maple is the Trident Maple of the north! It has strong root growth, is easy to prune, and forms many buds. Amur
Things to do in December 2024
Outdoor: All trees should now be tucked away in their winter housing. Be sure to water as needed while in winter storage. Do not fertilize. The wiring should be checked
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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
blog – Michael Hagedorn New Post on Crataegus Bonsai
- Reworking A Forestby crataegus on February 21, 2025 at 3:19 pm
This is a forest of Vine Maples, Acer circinatum, that came to the studio recently. Last week we took it apart and redesigned it. This forest has older plants with a few young ones. The age range has promise, but there is a uniformity to the design. I see this a lot in Western bonsai—a
- 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
- Highlights from BABA and California Shohin Seminarby Jonas Dupuich on February 21, 2025 at 11:30 am
Two recent Northern California bonsai events – the Bay Area Bonsai Associates annual show and the California Shohin Seminar – featured some great trees. Here are some of the highlights along with comments about the trees’ designs. Black pine (The apex, the trunk, and the key branch all flow to the right) California juniper(This tree
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.