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Did you attend the Bonsai Exhibition at Destination Asia Festival August 3 or 4?
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Destination Asia Festival 2024 – Annual PSBS Bonsai Exhibition – Morton Arboretum
August 3 @ 9:00 am – August 4 @ 4:30 pm
PSBS News
Things to do – October 2024
Outdoor: This is a time to be preparing for the coming winter. Decide where and how you will protect your trees; mulch bed, cold storage house, cold greenhouse, etc. Acquire
Final Thoughts about the 2024 Destination Asia Festival
It has been a month since we completed the Bonsai Show at Morton Arboretum during the Destination Asia Festival. Most of the bills have been finalized, awards prepared and presented,
Late Fall Black Pine Maintenance
This article will cover the techniques that I use for late fall maintenance on my double flush pines such as Japanese Red and Black Pines. You may want to consider
GROWING YUZU (WINTER HARDY CITRUS) FROM SEEDS
Yuzu is a type of winter-hardy Japanese citrus tree (read more about It in this article: https://prairiestatebonsai.com/tree-of-the-month-march-2023/). It is very similar to lemon trees. Since the plants are so rare and
Message from the President – September 2024
Dear Members, Our general meeting on August 7, 2024, was both informative and engaging. We had the pleasure of witnessing a captivating demonstration by Jennifer Price, who skillfully planted Chinese
Tree of the Month – September 2024
Koto Hime Japanese Maple Photo by International BONSAI Koto Hime Japanese maple originated in Saitama Prefecture in Japan. The foliage is generally light green and is crinkled along the edges.
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Transforming Bonsai
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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
Prairie State Videos
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Other News
blog – Michael Hagedorn New Post on Crataegus Bonsai
- Limber Pine: REWORKby crataegus on September 17, 2024 at 12:00 pm
This week’s post takes a second look at a Limber Pine first styled in 2019. With a mop of new shoots there is the potential to fully clothe the tree this time. Where we began in July 2024. Following cleanup of old needles and wiring. And deadwood was found beneath the bark—more about that below.
- Tour of Bjorn Bjorholm’s Eisei-enby J W on September 10, 2024 at 8:49 pm
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Bonsaiplace Creativity Through Bonsai
- Spring is in the air.by Bonsaiplace on September 14, 2024 at 5:12 am
Yes, we are in the Southern hemisphere and therefore it is Spring here in New Zealand. Words are not necessary to explain the new energy, new life and beauty that is seen across deciduous trees coming out of deep dormancy and evergreens pushing more auxins to the right places for Spring growth to emerge. For … Continue reading Spring is in the air. →
Bonsai Tonight An educational website about bonsai development
- How to judge a bonsai show – highlights from the Minnesota State Fairby Jonas Dupuich on September 8, 2024 at 1:09 am
Last weekend I had the opportunity to judge the Minnesota Bonsai Society’s annual show held at the state fair. An amazing crowd of 225,000 people attended the fair that day, and many of them lined up to see the bonsai on display, a club tradition dating back to 1975. For those who are curious about
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.