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Tamarack (and Other Wild Larches) Make Great Bonsai
American Larch (Larix laricina - aka Tamarack) by 'Larch Master' Nick Lenz. Unlike the Western U.S., we don't have that many natives here in the Northeast that are suitable for bonsai. But we do have our lovely larches. One of the best Buds just started breaking here about ten days ago...
Six Larches
A European (Larix decidua) from our archives. When the photo was taken, at least four years ago, it belonged to Walter Pall. The pot is by Derek Aspinall. American Larch (Larix laricina - aka Tamarack) by Larch Master Nick Lenz. In addition to being one of our most accomplished bonsai artists,...
Larch Season
Mauro Stemberger calls this European Larch (Larix decidua) Autumn Gold. It's part of his ItalianBonsaiDream collection. Today we've got some larches for you. We live at the southern reaches of their range here in Northern Vermont where then tend to turn about three weeks after the maples, oaks and all...
Great American Bonsai
This humped back Wild apple appears on the back cover of Nick Lenz' Bonsai from the Wild (long out of print). Today, we've got a somewhat random collection of top notch American bonsai. There are so many, so don't despair if your favorite is not here. We're planning to make...
Boreal Bonsai King
One of Nick Lenz' famous larches. The larches we'll be offering this fall (see below) aren't this old or nearly this refined (Nick is in a league of his own), but they are off to a good start. Monday morning, the sun is shinning and buds are just starting to swell....
Naturalistic Bonsai
This Scot's pine (Pinus sylvestris) is from the cover of Bonsai Today issue 104. It belongs to (or belonged to?) Walter Pall. Perhaps you're familiar with the term naturalistic bonsai. If not here's a quote by John Naka on the topic: Do not try to make your little tree look...
Monster Mash
Bud Fulton sent us this scary photo. He took it at the North Carolina Bonsai Expo in Asheville. We don't know who the tree belongs to, but we do know it's a yew (Taxus) and that it suits our annual Halloween post to a tee. Just got this note from Bill Valavanis... "The...
Yamadori Bonsai - The Home of the Most Extensive & Dramatic Collection in North America
This Rocky Mountain Juniper is estimated to be 500-800 years old. It was originally collected in the Rockies by Ryan Neil. The pot is by Ron Lang. Styling by Ryan Neil. It's available for purchase at Mirai BonsaiThough there are other places with quality North American yamadori* (Nick Lenz' comes to mind, but...
Boon’s Tamarack and 4 Pots – Which Do You Prefer?
One American larch (Larix laricina) and four pots (plus the original). Which do you prefer? All this images in this post were borrowed from Boon Manakitivipart (the image above is a composite that we put together). Yesterday, April 21st was our first day of spring here in northern Vermont (not...
Heavenly Bonsai, an Old Larch, a Tree that Never Gave Up & a Terrific Subtext
American Larch (Larix laricina - aka Tamarack) by Larch Master Nick Lenz (from our archives). This brings us to the 6th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition (September, 8th and 9th in Rochester). We will bring some field grown larches of our own. Nothing like this masterpiece. Just some rough stock, mostly...