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I have been trying to learn as much as I can about bonsai overall, and I've decided maybe I'm starting off too broadly. So since I'm struggling to find a lot of information or examples of specimens that are native to my area, I will begin this thread in the hope of 1: Creating a resource for...

Posted a prior thread here on a Honey Mesquite I purchased a few weeks ago at a nursery. I've been thinking about the other one just about every day since, so I bit the bullet yesterday and acquired this beauty: The tree has about a 3" base. Thoughts: - Beautiful movement. The trunk has that...

Posted a prior thread here on a Honey Mesquite I purchased a few weeks ago at a nursery. I've been thinking about the other one just about every day since, so I bit the bullet yesterday and acquired this beauty: The tree has about a 3" base. Thoughts: - Beautiful movement. The trunk has that...

Hey all, first thread here and wanted to show the progression I'll be going through with this Western Honey Mesquite (Prosopis Glandulosa var. Torreyana) 4/23/2023 This was the tree when I saw it a nursery a few weeks ago From this angle the trunk is about 3" however, both nebari and trunk...

Alright it is about time I posted up some natives. There are a great many more that I am sure would make awesome bonsai but here are three that I decided to try. Disclaimer, the oak might not be ideal but I wanted to try it for sentimental reasons. If you have any Southwest US natives post'em...