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Hello all, My neighbor has a cork oak that was planted by some squirrels about fifteen years ago in his front yard. He said that he chopps it down every few years because he is too lazy to dig it out. It is about 3-4 inches in diameter and about 8-9 inches tall. The bark is completely corked...

So I was at the BayArea bonsai associates show last night in Oakland and Ryan Neil was doing a demo. As he was working he started talking about Noeleanders trophy in Europe and the Ginko Awards and how they really kick started the improvements of Euro bonsai. He asked the crowd if we had...

As promised I went to the show and took some pics for those of you who couldn't make it. I'll spare you my comments and get with the pics:

Hello all, I bought this rock a couple months ago at an aquarium store. I have some ideas about how to use it but am not too sure. I would love to hear some input. It is about 15 inches tall and has many pockets in the back for trees. Thanks, Rich

There has been a lot of discussion about getting cheap trees to work on in order to learn basic horticulture and technique. I would like to share one of my learning trees and what I have learned (and not learned) in the process. I started Bonsai in June of 2009. So I have not been doing it...

Hello all, I don't know much about display or scrolls but I picked this one up on ebay. Do the crows symbolize Fall? That would be my first assumptionbut I would like to know from those of you that have the experience. Thanks for Looking, Rich

I picked this elm up recently. I have zelkova and a cork bark chinese elm but this is my first cedar elm. It's really my first true shohin potential tree. The trunk is just over two inches and it currently stands at six inches high. I have read that they are slightly slower growers than...

I just wanted to share an amazing find that I make a couple of weeks ago. I was at a local club's white elephant sale and noticed a nicely glazed pot among the couple of hundred cheap chinese pots that were scattered on a few tables. I was blown away when I flipped it upside down! It was a...

Hello, Here is a five trunk trident clump that I picked up today. Its got many issues: 1. The fattest trunk is actually the most subservient (sp?)of the five. 2. The trunks are ramming into one another. 3. Very little taper. The price was right and I believe I can solve these...

Just wondering if anyone has seen this website? http://www.bonsai-art-museum.jp/english/collections/list.php Regards, Rich

I have only been doing Bonsai for a short time and don't have any trees close to showable. I really like the idea of Saikei because it giv es me an oppurtunity to create things a little more instantly. I picked up a few rocks at the aquarium store for ror planting and had a large one left over...

Hello all, I'm pretty new to bonsai but am lucky to love in a very active section of the counntry. I was thinking about going to the GSBF Convention since it is fairly close to me this year. My question is: When you sign up for a workshop, do you get to keep the tree your working on...

I've only been into bonsai for a year now but frequent the few bonsai nurseries in the bay area. Last week I picked up some used pots with chop marks. When I got home I asked my wife to read the marks (she's Japanese). She doesn't know anything about bonsai so most made absolutely no sense but...

I am brand new to bonsai and have found (what I believe to be) a pretty good triple trunk maple at a local nursery. It was cut back by the nursery owner last March. The tree is about 30" high and the trunk is about 4" inches wide. The root spread is about 10". It is currently in a 15 gallon...