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Bonsai Beginner to Bonsai Master
A daring Bonsai Masterpiece from this year's Kokufu Exhibition. No doubt the work of someone you might call a Bonsai Master. Photo courtesy of Bill Valavanis I don't think most of us will achieve mastery in the art of bonsai. But I would never deny the possibility. If you're a...
Bonsai at the Trophy & Discovering Just How Much My Taste (and Maybe Yours too) Is Influenced by the Japanese
I think this forest planting is my favorite for today. Maybe it's just the moss and leaves that make it stand out, or the fine filagreed ramification (something you almost always see in the best Japanese bonsai, but not as much in the West). But there's more of course, including its inviting...
Imported & Home Grown Bonsai - Compliments to Luis Vallejo
Luis Vallejo calls this Yama momji Japanese maple. Yama is mountain and momiji is Japanese maple (Acer palmatum). This and the other trees shown here are from Luis' Museo de Bonsai Alcobendas in Spain Setting the record straight...In our last post I was completely wrong about the tree just below, and only half...
Larches ARE Coming to Rochester! Change of Plans
Retraction! Our larches will at the 6th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition this coming weekend (see below). And we will offer a whole range of other goods for your bonsai, including our brand New Tie Pots (we haven't had a new product that we've been this excited about since we introduced our...
Two Legged Juniper – Before & After
Sierra juniper (Juniperus occidentalis), before and after by Bonsai Mike. You can see the potential peeking out underneath the foliage in the before shot. Still, an impressive transformation Today’s tree belongs to Bonsai Mike, a first timer here on Bark (as distinguished from Michael Bonsai, who has appeared here numerous times)....
Before & After Bonsai – Three in One
Three before and after bonsai styled by Juan Andrade. The trees are from top to bottom: Shimpaku juniper, Japanese black pine and a Needle juniper trunk with Shimpaku juniper foliage grafted on Continuing with our current before and after series… Juan Andrade served as a long term apprentice at Bonsai Aichien nursery...
Bonsai Adventure & a Pot with a Story to Tell
A muscular old Camellia full of flowers and buds. This photo and the others in this post, were taken by Bill Valavanis during a recent visit to Shunka-en Bonsai Museum in Tokyo Shunka-en Bonsai Museum is the home, studio, gallery and growing area of Kunio Kobayashi. All the photos in this post...
Brilliant Beech Bonsai & Tiny Companion
Contrast! This shot has to go in our Bonsai Bark hall of fame photos (if we had such a thing). The big one is a Japanese beech (Fagus crenata) and the small one is unidentified, though it looks a lot like a Shimpaku juniper. Both belong to Mariusz Folda Suddenly we’re...
Beauty Doesn’t Always Conform to Our Expectations
Before and after European olive by Javi Campos Juan. Though it looks as though Javi has somehow managed to bend the trunk, perhaps all he has done is changed the planting and viewing angles. In any case, the improvement is striking Continuing with our Before & After theme from the last few...
Tea Time – Best in Show
Here's the caption that was posted with this photo... "Congratulations Peter Tea, professional bonsai artist and instructor, Auburn, California, for judged bonsai competition winning Best Conifer and Best in Show (California Juniper) at the Golden State Bonsai Federation (GSBF) Convention 41, October 24-28, 2018, Sacramento, California - "Creativity Taking Flight". Photo...