Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
My daughter got me one for my birthday…I'll take a pic of mine tomorrow to share (when I have better light). I used the same pieces but reconfigured it to make it a better bonsai
So I started a blog
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Chumono
Lookin good Brian! Where is the spring scroll and kusamano? The judges won’t be happy!
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Chumono
When I lived in St Louis, I had the sweetest neighbor. Polite, friendly, eager to say hello, always a smile on her face. She kept her garden tidy and the birds fed. In short, Ms Margaret was the type of neighbor you want and the type of neighbor I aspire to be. This weeks Thursday Bonsai progress post shares an elm orphaned from her home, now living the bonsai life in my garden. And a constant reminder of the sweet neighbor from my previous home.
Here’s Margaret‘a elm, in a sweet Chuck Iker pot. You can read about it here:
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Here’s Margaret‘a elm, in a sweet Chuck Iker pot. You can read about it here:
Bonsai Progression Thursday - Margaret’s Elm
Good Thursday to you & yours! Welcome to another installment of #ProgessionThursday, where I share a progression of one of the trees in my garden. Be sure to check out all my previous progressions here. When I lived in St. Louis, I had the sweetest next-door neighbor. Her name was Margaret...
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Chumono
A quick bonsai breakdown for all the newbies out there!
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A Beginners Guide to Understanding Bonsai in 3 Minutes or Less
Regardless of your location, hobbies, or culture, the term “bonsai” has likely filtered through the endless abyss of ideas you run into on a day-to-day basis, possibly making you wonder what the word entails. It’s often associated with Japan, plants, and sometimes even Feng Shui, but the...
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Chumono
Anyone ever taken a chainsaw to some unruly roots? I have and I wrote about this week for the blog. Check it out!
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Bonsai Progression - The Chainsaw Elm
Welcome back to another installment of #ProgressionThursday, where I take you through a progression of one of the trees in my garden. Just like last week's progression, this is an elm with humble beginnings. If memory serves, this was a seedling from Arbor Day, which is a great place for cheap...
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Chumono
@Fidur Posted about finding peace, finally, by understanding less is more
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I wrote about that concept today for my weekly progression post.
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Finally, peace
So, since I begun my bonsai journey (almost a year) , I've been going to nurseries at least twice a week. In the first 10 times I think I bought 95% of the trees I now care as bonsai projects. Yes, the time in wich I was a bonsai analphabet, was the time in wich I bought my trees. Anything with...
I wrote about that concept today for my weekly progression post.
Bonsai Progression - Shimpaku Juniper from Nursery Stock
Hey, hey, hey all you bonsai boy and girls! Welcome to another bonsai progression. You can check out my other progressions here or subscribe at the bottom of this page for all my future updates! Today, I'm gonna talk about an old shimpaku I purchased from a local nursery. Before we discuss my...
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Chumono
Something a little different this week. As I write, I’m interested in appealing bonsai to a greater audience. Bonsai has been a very important part of my life and I’d like to share that perspective with a greater number of people.
I hope you like it and feedback is always encouraged.
Bonsai & Fatherhood are More Similar Than You Think
-7 ways Bonsai has made a better father
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I hope you like it and feedback is always encouraged.
Bonsai & Fatherhood are More Similar Than You Think
-7 ways Bonsai has made a better father
Bonsai & Fatherhood Are More Similar Than You Think
7 Ways Practicing Bonsai Will Make You a Great Dad Not long ago I was dealing with depression. Meditation helped and I began practicing regularly. A mentor suggested I create a place to meditate; burn incense, play music and have a bonsai tree. A mantle for mind expansion. I had incense and...
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Great article, very thought provoking. My son is 28, so of course he already knows everythingSomething a little different this week. As I write, I’m interested in appealing bonsai to a greater audience. Bonsai has been a very important part of my life and I’d like to share that perspective with a greater number of people.
I hope you like it and feedback is always encouraged.
Bonsai & Fatherhood are More Similar Than You Think
-7 ways Bonsai has made a better father
Bonsai & Fatherhood Are More Similar Than You Think
7 Ways Practicing Bonsai Will Make You a Great Dad Not long ago I was dealing with depression. Meditation helped and I began practicing regularly. A mentor suggested I create a place to meditate; burn incense, play music and have a bonsai tree. A mantle for mind expansion. I had incense and...
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But we still try to steer him in the right direction.
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Chumono
Thanks Carol, mine is 15 and also knows everything!Great article, very thought provoking. My son is 28, so of course he already knows everything
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Chumono
Is the “Black Pine From Seed” article from Bonsai Today issue #20 the most famous (English speaking) bonsai article of all time?
I think so!
A BonsaiNut heavy post this week. Featuring our very own @Bonsai Nut and the “black pine from seed contest”.
Check it out!’
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I think so!
A BonsaiNut heavy post this week. Featuring our very own @Bonsai Nut and the “black pine from seed contest”.
Check it out!’
Bonsai Progression - Japanese Black Pine From Seed
In the English speaking bonsai world, one magazine sits a alone as the creme-de la-creme of all bonsai magazines. "Bonsai Today". And of all the 101 issues and 1000s of bonsai articles published from 1989-2001, one article stands a top. The infamous Bonsai #20, from 1992, page 39, titled...
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Chumono
I made a lot mistakes at the beginning. Here’s a few mistakes I see newbies make and how to avoid them.
I don’t think we talk about #5 enough.
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I don’t think we talk about #5 enough.
6 Mistakes Bonsai Beginners Make & How to Avoid Them
Bonsai is hard. It demands a green thumb, artistic eye and constant oversight. Many people start with delusions of highly refined trees sprinkled throughout their backyard, only to find the time, space and money commitment more than they anticipated. Here’s a list of 6 mistakes I see new bonsai...
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Chumono
Happy Birthday to the Peace Love Bonsai blog! We turn 1 today. Thanks to all of you for the reading & sharing my posts. It’s been a fun year and I look forward to year 2!
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Happy Birthday to Peace Love Bonsai! - Japanese Black Pine Progression
If it's Thursday, then it's time for another bonsai tree progression. Before I update you on the black pine that occupied my homepage for almost a year, it’s time to say Happy Birthday to the PeaceLoveBonsai blog! I launched this site on September 16th, 2020, with very little thought or...
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Chumono
Happy Thursday to all the Bnutters!
Here’s an update on a small Japanese black pine I’ve been developing. I think it’s coming along nicely!
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Here’s an update on a small Japanese black pine I’ve been developing. I think it’s coming along nicely!
3 Year Bonsai Progression - Shohin Japanese Black Pine
I love bonsai progressions! Each Thursday, I give an update to a tree in my garden. This week, a shohin black pine I've had since 2018.I first highlighted this tree last fall. If you’d like to see the initial progression, you can check it out here. I’ve taken this tree through the basic...
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AcerAddict
Shohin
Looking good! How much longer are you planning to leave it in the training pot? I plan for a JBP to be my first "serious" pine bonsai material. Either that or a Ponderosa. Really hoping to get my hands on a good pre-bonsai one at the Winter Silhouette show in Kannapolis this December.
PeaceLoveBonsai
Chumono
Thanks!
I haven’t found the pot I’m looking for…yet! I usually spend the winter months looking for pots. So, if I find the right one, I’ll repot next spring.
But I don’t mind these training pots. So I’ll try to be patient!
AcerAddict
Shohin
Some people hate the look of terracotta, but having practiced horticulture as a hobby long before getting into bonsai, I like it. It's very "classic" and "earthy" to me, and I don't think I've ever seen a flower, tree or shrub that looked bad in a terracotta pot to my eyes. Unflattering or plain, maybe, but never bad or ugly.
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
Go for a JBP...look at those tiny needles. Ain't gonna see that on a Pondy!!
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Shohin
Smaller needles, sure, but man...some of the Ponderosa yamadori I've seen floating around on websites and the Facebook groups lately are just
. Not many bonsai-worthy pines are suitable for my zone because of the summer heat. JBP and Ponderosa are pretty much the only ones I'd be comfortable owning here. Mugo may be OK too.
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Chumono
They’re both good choices, for sure. My pondy’s grow very slow. So, I seem to work them once, then they sit for awhile.Smaller needles, sure, but man...some of the Ponderosa yamadori I've seen floating around on websites and the Facebook groups lately are just
JBPs give you more to do.
That may be good or bad, depending on your situation.
Also, there’s not a species with more online information than the JBP, so if you have questions, you will most likely be able to find your answers quickly & efficiently.
My favorite pine is the Scott’s. Not too much work, but grows quicker than the Ponderosa.
Can you grow those where you are?
AcerAddict
Shohin
Most info pages/care sheets I've found online say they're suitable for zones 3-7. Central and western NC is in zone 7 or lower, so maybe there, but here there may be too much humidity and lasting heat throughout the year. Never tried though, so I have zero personal experience to go by.
