Developing The Tree by adamaskwhy

Lhasa · May 18, 2017

Hello,this post is very interesting.
Developing The Tree by adamaskwhy

His name is Adam Lavigne an bonsai artist living in Florida.

Web site look up adam lavigne. Full of info and picture.
very helpful. Will answere questions by email. Show work on lots of trees.

Lhasa · May 18, 2017

Lhasa said:
Hello,this post is very interesting.
Developing The Tree by adamaskwhy

His name is Adam Lavigne an bonsai artist living in Florida.

Web site look up adam lavigne. Full of info and picture.
very helpful. Will answere questions by email. Show work on lots of trees.

look up
Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog.

Starfox · May 18, 2017

I like this blog, although I subscribed and didn't get a notification for this last post.

It's also worth going back and reading as much as you can too. Lots of good stuff in there.

M. Frary · May 18, 2017

It's ok if you have tropical or live in a hot area.
Nothing he does pertains to what goes on in the north.

sorce · May 19, 2017

M. Frary said:
Nothing he does pertains to what goes on in the north

Absolutely!

Sorce

Tieball · May 19, 2017

I read....listen....to his blog concepts and reasons when he does work on trees and then translate and relate that thought process to my own growing zone. He talks through his direction....I find that interesting to follow.

Waltron · May 19, 2017

M. Frary said:
It's ok if you have tropical or live in a hot area.
Nothing he does pertains to what goes on in the north.

pretty true, lotta ficus work, although he does have an american hornbeam.

Anthony · May 19, 2017

Hmm [ teasing Mike and Sorce ] I wonder if this is why Bonsai evolved in zone 7 and lower.

Good Day
Anthony

* Thank goodness for Jack Wickle.

Waltron · May 19, 2017

[QUOTE="Anthony, post: 457093, member: 14228"

* Thank goodness for Jack Wickle.[/QUOTE]

I dont get it, please elaborate.

Waltron · May 19, 2017

oh i get it, you must be aware of his indoor bonsai escapades. I agree.

erb.75 · May 19, 2017

M. Frary said:
It's ok if you have tropical or live in a hot area.
Nothing he does pertains to what goes on in the north.

I've learned a lot from him, and I'm in Ohio. I love the fact that he prefers to apply techniques when he understands why they work, hence adamaskWHY.com

anyone up north you guys like better? I'd love to meet them to compare!

amcoffeegirl · May 19, 2017

I'm a fan of the blog. I get something new from each one he does.
If he ever starts shipping trees I'm in trouble.
I love his work.

music~maker · May 19, 2017

M. Frary said:
It's ok if you have tropical or live in a hot area.
Nothing he does pertains to what goes on in the north.

Not entirely true ... sure, it's a lot of ficus and other tropicals, but people do grow those up north.

But aside from the specific species he works with, there is a lot of great information packed into his posts, and he definitely does his homework on the details. For example, he's done entire posts where the focus is soil composition, or auxin/cytokinin, and other various technical details about plant physiology. And if nothing else, wiring is wiring, regardless of where you live, and you get to see lots of examples of good wiring in his posts.

It's one of the few blogs that I stop and read every time a new one comes out.

flyinmanatee · May 20, 2017

Tieball said:
I read....listen....to his blog concepts and reasons when he does work on trees and then translate and relate that thought process to my own growing zone. He talks through his direction....I find that interesting to follow.

flyinmanatee · May 20, 2017

I would like to believe his sense of humor and humility applies to most zones.

Lhasa · May 21, 2017

flyinmanatee said:
I would like to believe his sense of humor and humility applies to most zones.

Hello, I noticed that your picture shows a desert rose. Do you know how to trim the roots. They make wonderful bonsai looked at a lot of images on the internet. However, no info on how to trim the roots. thank you for any info. Very new to bonsai. Thank you

M. Frary · May 21, 2017

flyinmanatee said:
I would like to believe his sense of humor and humility applies to most zones.

It does. Don't get me wrong.
It's just most of the material he works with isn't what is up here.
Yeah,yeah. Some people in cold climates have inside trees.
But they are under lights inside. Which is different than being outside year round.
I read his blog every so often.
It's cool.
And he's cool for sure.

flyinmanatee · May 21, 2017

Lhasa said:
Hello, I noticed that your picture shows a desert rose. Do you know how to trim the roots. They make wonderful bonsai looked at a lot of images on the internet. However, no info on how to trim the roots. thank you for any info. Very new to bonsai. Thank you

My pic is actually a dorstenia gigas and not bonsai material (I think.) I'm new to bonsai and it's the only thing I got growing that is not cringe worthy. Regarding the desert rose, Wigert's in North Fort Myers has a mad collection. Give them a call/email or better yet make a day of it from Ocala, you would not regret it.

Lhasa · May 22, 2017

flyinmanatee said:
My pic is actually a dorstenia gigas and not bonsai material (I think.) I'm new to bonsai and it's the only thing I got growing that is not cringe worthy. Regarding the desert rose, Wigert's in North Fort Myers has a mad collection. Give them a call/email or better yet make a day of it from Ocala, you would not regret it.

Thank you, I will call and let you know what info,I receive thank you again.

Quince · May 22, 2017

Adams blog is definitely a good source of information, you can't find anywhere else, entertaining too. Yet I always find myself wishing he could get his hands on more interesting species (deciduous or coniferous). Actually makes me thankful to be living in the frozen north.

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