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As I posted last week, I had the good fortune to go up an meet Mauro Stemberger along with Hank Faucette (spelling?). Beautiful trees...great garden!! They had been out collecting California Junipers all morning. There was quite a collection from previous outings building up. More on that in a...

I had the pleasure of spending some time with Mauro Stemberger this afternoon. He was just back from collecting a couple California Junipers. Although my phone was charging in my truck, I borrowed this recent post from FB...this is what I saw! There were many more... Magnificent!!!

I picked this up a couple years ago for $15. She said it was a Cherry...not sure though...no more infoo_O. Well...it threw out some blooms this year, so I guess I'll find out. Training a branch for a thread graft. Probably going to cut at one of the proposed red lines... Ideas? Worth it? thanks. J

I got this tree 3 years ago. It was time for a repot and some root work. I was able to raise it up almost an inch. It flares out at the bottom from over 2" to over 2.5". It's not huge but, I like it. While I was repotting...I reached under the pot to clip the wire holding the tree in. As I was...

Ok, I worked a little magic, some cash and 2 bonsai stands lol. I'm looking at (eventually) 3 Tridents in one! I've got a lot of work to do...some grafting, air-layering, carving and some praying:D. What a great idea...I'm very much looking forward to this journey...with all involved!!

I've been planning to post some more of my trees...Smoke's comments on another thread prompted me to do it now! These are some of my bigger trees, most are still in early stages, one is close. I've made lot's of mistakes and I've done some really fun stuff. I'm four years in. I'm not in a...

I was able to attend the "Bonsai-A-Thon" at Huntington library yesterday. As I was leaving this tree caught my eye. For some reason they thought it was a Prostrata and it was priced too low. They then realized their error...I got it for a steal. It's an old tree and I love it's simplicity. It's...

I found this tree at a nursery 2 years ago. It took some time...but I think I have it going in the right direction?? I've reduced the foliage over the last two years and did quite a bit of wiring last fall. I was finally able to get it into a pot yesterday. Candles are moving, pretty happy...

I got inspired by the recent Joshua Roth contest! I felt like I needed some practice on my wiring...I have a long way to go, but I feel I've gotten better. I ran down to see Gary at Chikugo-en (lucky for me it's close). This is what I got (well, I got 2...): If I can find the time...I'm...

I don't like to lose a tree...and in this case, it was a big part of our back yard. An Ash over 70 years old that had been sick for a few years...bad pruning for starters, which brought on insects and disease. Sadly, my deck didn't help matters and of course, the serious drought this year was...

I bought this guy this past spring. I liked the trunk and the base...but it needed some work. I felt there were too many scars and deformaties that were exposed due to lack of branches. I've done a bit of carving...more to be done. I did a thread graft as well as allow a couple branches to...

I bought a nursery liquidambar last spring. It was about 15 feet tall with a 3 1/2" trunk. I chopped it and potted in this box. Now...nearly 1 1/2 years later...it's really taken off. I've found that by clipping the larger leaves frequently, it maintains a smaller leaf and seems to push lots of...

Since I was a little kid I've disliked weeding. it's necessary I know, doesn't mean I like it. anyone else feel like much of their free time is spent weeding their trees? There is one little variety out here that looks like a small clover with a cute little yellow flower (when it blooms)...very...

Here's my new Olive I picked up a few weeks ago. I ordered a new pot from Jack Hoover but sadly, it just wouldn't go in. So I put it in this one for now. I've got a new one (pictured) coming...it'll have to wait till next year. I decided I liked the deadwood from top to bottom...stronger front...

To steal from my daughters new favorite book, "Where the Wild Things Are" :)...she likes my new "tree deck"... and she likes to help water:) So, I needed more space, more sun and generally a place where most of my trees could live:) I had some material. A big Euchalyptus came down and...

I was standing in my kitchen 20 minutes ago waiting for coffee and reading Smoke's thread on his "Ugly Elm" when...you feel the roll...then, wait for it...the big jolt! Nothing too big...a 4.6 according to seismic readings, but big enough to knock a couple things off shelves. A couple breaking...

Embarassingly...I CAN NOT remember the name of this tree. I bought it last spring (cheap) at a nusery here and he told me the name, of course, I didn't write it down...I'm pretty sure it's a type of Photinia. It's not "chokeberry" because it's an evergreen. Evidently they are very popular...

I bought this tree from Gary Ishi at Chikugo-En Nursery last spring. I repotted and did a light prune. The tree seemed very happy and healthy. Because of the warm weather here now, I decided to work on a couple trees. I liked the canopy, very cloud like, but very dense and I couldn't see much of...

I picked this one up almost two years ago. For a "newbie"...I'm pretty excited about how she's coming along. The first photo was back in April of 2012. Then the initial cutback... I repotted into the current grow box last spring. She responded well last year...now I'll continue to develop...

I found this guy at a local nursery last month...very cheap...couldn't resist. My plan is to layer off the top. Hard prune it back (it's throwing buds everywhere) and repot into a training pot. I've done some reading...lots of info, but some conflicting. Should I repot in spring before it...

First...I didn't want to hijack NiBonsai12's thread:) I've done a fair amout of reading on JWP's and their need for the "cold snap" in winter. Of course I purchased this beauty before I did the research. It's a grafted white pine on JBP stock. I've read and been told to get in the cold in...

I bought this guy from a nursery back in March of this year. Supposedly, quite a few of these were dug up in the 60's (Simi Valley CA) to be raised and sold as landscape Black Pines. The nursery lost it's lease and the ones that remained ended up in Gardena, Ca. For the most part... they've been...

Hey there... I've done some reading and read a number of threads here on BN and can't quite decipher if defoliating the above live oak now (repotted very early this year) is a good idea?? I'd like to see some more ramification taking place. I bought the tree from Kimura Bonsai Nursery in...

Having thrown up a few assorted posts and a question or two...this is my first time (in nearly three years of working on Bonsai) throwing up one of my trees to the wolves:) While doing some reading last night, I uncovered a couple older posts on the Alberta Spruce and became inspired to have...

My neighbor gave me his last tree, hoping I might be able to do something with it... I've done some reading, but not familiar with Bald Cypress. I repotted it and will let it go this year...making sure she's healthy. As for styling in the future...ideas? Do another chop and pick one as a...