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Has anyone ever worked with a winter creeper vine as bonsai? I have access to some massive ones… 5-8 inches in diameter. They have attractive foliage, tones of small feeder roots, neat berries, pleasing bark… yet I can’t find anything on them as bonsai. Anyone have any experience with them.

My new deck with a Bonsai display area is almost complete. Looking forward to finally getting my trees set up so people can actually view them. 😁

I collected this American hornbeam 4 years ago as a slender stump. I‘ve just let it grow freely since then. I just did the first trimming and wiring to kind of set the bones of the tree. I’m pretty pleased with the options I had and how it turned out. These trees grow fast and it should fill in...

I‘ve read a number of posts on how is best to collect deciduous trees. So I just thought I’d share my methods, what works for me. I’ve done bonsai for over 40 years and have collected 100’s of trees, mostly deciduous in the East Tennessee area. I don’t consider myself an expert, but I kinda know...

Here is a species that I don’t see used that often... the Bittersweet Vine and my humble example with the neat fall berries.