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Well it looks like it didn't want to flower for me just yet but at least it's healthy. This grows like a beast, that is 3 weeks worth of growth from bud burst. I can almost watch it grow live. I put a bit of wire on it but I plan on cleaning it out at some point soon so didn't want to wire...

I don't think I have seen these mentioned here and thought it'd be nice to share as they have been made public on the CBS website and facebook pages. I have no affiliation with them just want to share some different trees. But maybe some of the Aussie members can share a bit more insight on the...

Hey all, just thought I'd share this as it is coming up in my social feeds but the Unión del Bonsai Español is having their convention this weekend and due to covid it is an all online event. They also have a contest running and open to voting now for all the trees that were submitted via...

Hey all, Just thought I'd share and ask if anyone is using Fuji sand in their soil mixes? While plenty of places sell it I can't seem to find much other info about it other than the brief descriptions on the pages that are selling it with all sorts of different uses from part of a soil mix...

Ok this will start me off, do have more to add. Kinda going to throw a heap of seeds at this and see what sticks/stays alive. Bit cold and wintery at the moment so will probably wait for the inevitable false spring to start sowing. First up some River Red Gums and some Grass tree seeds. The...

Sometimes it's the little things. Lets roll!

Hey all, thought I'd post up my new willow leaf ficus and have a place for updates. It's only a little tree but has enough to work with. It's probably too late to repot it or defoliate it so I just gave it a light trim and style. I can be more selective next year when the temps warm up but I...

Courtesy of Thor Holvila from Sweden and also a touch of Andy Pearson. These are all, I think, of the skull themed pots of his in my collection bar one. I had a bit of an idea for a moody shoot, it turned out ok I think. Could of been better but I'm a little drinky right now. Proof of concept...

Hey all, Stumbled across this new podcast today called Bonsai in Conversation and it is hosted by Tony Tickle and David Segal. Look forward to binging these this evening. So far they have interviews with Mauro Stemburger, Robert Steven and Thor Holvila so quite a good list of guests to begin...

So the other week a heap of trees around us started shedding there seeds ready for the autumn rains(which has largely not come) so I gathered a bunch of them to sow. These are Tetraclinis articulata seeds and I sowed all of these into a tray and now they have started to germinate. Bit of an odd...

I don't know if you have changed the settings and mean it to be this way but now when I get an email to notify me of a new post instead of the email being from 'Bonsainut' it is saying it is from 'Greg P*******'. I deliberately crossed out the surname just in case you don't want it publicly...

Hey all, wondering if anyone out there are familiar with or use Twitch for streaming for whatever purpose be it gaming or something else. It can be a tad complicated and I haven´t got my head around all of it so was hoping someone with more experience could offer advice on any questions that may...

So these are nothing special atm but will hopefully use this thread as a progression thread for them. These are 2 Hakea drupacea I grew from seed I think back in 2017, they probably could be bigger by now had I been uppotting them regularly but that is also why I figure now was a good time to do...

Hey all, So I've been looking at my Grape and pretty sure it would benefit greatly from a bit of a clean up of the trunk. There is plenty of deadwood, flakey stuff, hollows and live veins already existing so I want to try and clean it up a little and also do something about the round cut marks...

So I just came across this virtual exhibition of some of Mark Firth´s work released via Kew Gradens and must say I´m blown away not only at his amazing talent but the specimens he has based his work upon. You can find the exhibition here as well as links to purchase his work. I have no business...

So this is inspired by a similar 3 year project I have going and honestly am surprised by the progress so I figure Ill try another couple of projects and post them here with updates as I go. The idea being to start with some real young stock and see how far you can get it to look like a bonsai...

Thought I'd share this guy with you all. Back in December I came across this at my go to Bonsai merchant and snapped it up. I have only ever seen two proper Callistemon for sale here and, well I have both of them. lol Anyway this was the tree back in April with a few flowers on it, no work had...

Well this is bigger than it looked in the pictures but still very cool. It's got some lovely twists on the trunk and some nice hollows and deadwood that can probably have something done to it. All in all a nice score I'd say. 500ml beer can for scale. I know lots of the in's and out's...

Thought I'd start a bit more of a lighter thread to see how well we are passing the time. Me, I found chickens. It's fascinating.

I have had these guys pop up in my FB feed for a while now and this is the trailer for their upcoming show. Not sure where it will air but I'd probably watch it if possible.

Well figured I'd kick this years thread off as I don't think there is one yet. At the moment I have 4 trays of seed on the go and they are basically going outside in the day time with the propagator lid on and I bring them in before sunset and are being rotated on 2 heat mats or in the warm...

It's officially the last day of my holidays so thought I'd do something productive and decided to dig this boug that was in a silly spot to begin with, plus the neighbour keeps tipping them as they grow higher than the wall so thought I'd do him a favour, lol. This is the sister tree to the...

Thought I'd share my new acquisition of a Wollemi Pine here as frankly I think it's pretty cool. Not a great deal to see really but thought some may be interested in it @AlainK mentioned one the other day. There is lots of info on these here http://www.wollemipine.com/faq.php wiki is not bad...

Just thought I'd share a few starter trees I have that will hopefully develop in time. First up is this Acacia longifolia, these are declared weeds here and this one came from the vacant block next to me as there are loads of them coming up from my neighbours trees. I practically hand ripped it...