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There's yamadori and then there's yamadori. Halla Mountain National Park on Jeju Island has some insane scenery and is famous for being a landscape that creates natural bonsai. Fortunately collecting is strictly prohibited thus this pristine environment has been preserved (and it's clean enough...

Dear Mods please feel free to move if this is in the wrong space. Did you miss me? I have been working on the new website for the Korean Bonsai Association and it will hopefully eventually include a lot of neat stuff. The new site literally went online today. I also made a mini-forum (you may...

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It's been a long time coming but we now have an English Facebook page! Please follow for more exciting updates! https://www.facebook.com/KoreaBonsaiAssociation

So I had a meeting with the President of the Korean Bonsai Association and others in the Association and have the go ahead to make an English language bonsai course in Korea. It would be the first such course and I am how accepting expressions of interest. Please let me know if you would be...

Me saying stuff about studying in korea.

I am super happy! The announcement just came out on the Korean Bonsai Association website today! I am the first foreigner to get qualified in Korea! Super happy! Stoked in fact. I think this is more exciting than havng completed my doctorate! This is way cooler. I am now certified in Bonsai at...

I just finished the test. My brain is going to explode from memorising all the Korean, Latin and Chinese. 3 long hours are finally over and now I have to wait for the result. Of course it isn't at all nerve wracking to have an eagle eyed judge with super blank and stony expression standing...

Bonsai is not just about trees but also people who love trees. I am pretty much fascinated with the array of people that are attracted to this art. I want to know your stories. Why did you start etc. In my case I moved to Korea and worked as a teacher. This was pretty stressful at times and...

Another video of Master Kim Young Jong explains some essential knowledge for growing healthy bonsai and penjing. In this video, Gardenia Jasminoides, Juniper Rigida, Azeleas and Quince Check out the video. Also if you haven't entered yet, why not enter the Golden shears competition. It's easy...

Some of you wanted to see my master. So here he is. Enjoy and feel free to comment.

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So the wind got into the greenhouses and ripped off the roof. No one hurt. But some trees are damaged and some decided to go for flying lessons .

Here it goes...... The first got 10,000 views

The history of bonsai does not begin in Japan. Rather, it begins s earlier to the west in what is today China. Bonsai is taken from the Chinese Characters “盆 pen = a bowl or tray” and “栽zai = planted (in). Tiny landscapes called penjing were then also created and caused a split in two distinct...

G'day mate Gamauji here from Gamauji Bonsai in Korea. Do you need pots? All sizes available. Prices vary on type, size and origin (China, Korea, Japan). Wholesale bonsai and pre-bonsai along with Masterpiece trees are also available.* *Please note that quarantine regulations vary from place to...

Here's how to water. Do it now. Do it right. Guide to Water Bonsai

Yo you good old Master Kim helping out....and getting annoyed by his camera.

So I have been living in Korea for quite a few years and doing bonsai for a few too. Got a master to train under and it has finally got to the point where he thinks I am skilled enough to go for the written and practical test to recieve national qualifications. There is only one test day per...

Made a video of my recent trip to Hallim Botanic Gardens Bonsai Museum. Watch. Enjoy. Like. Comment. Forgive my bad camera skills.

Okay so went to the local tree market that opened for spring......looked at this and that......expensive mostly......got to bonsai section......walking....yawn......mostly fruit trees and flowering trees because theyre and I quote "in fashion" not sure how that works...... Hang on...... False...

Had this little fellow for three years. The tree itself is probably four. Wondering how I should proceed...inspired by the literati gowing in the mountains here .....this is what I came up with. It has loads and loads of buds so I can fan them out into a canopy. Womdering if anyone has any...

So I got 30 seeds from an Amerikern pal. Any tips in germination or care? Pruning pinching etc?

Pureun Bonsai Nursery 푸른분재원 It is late on a Tuesday afternoon and I am after a small raw material type juniper......I don't want to pay more than five to ten dollars....... Yesterday I already had a bad experience. Having stopped at a different nursery I had asked about some basic prebonsai...