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Hi Sean, whereabouts in London are you and are you specifically looking for a trident maple? I’ve got a few available. Also a nice cork...

you could but there is no reason why you should

tbh, I have NEVER seen these as hedges, and never seen them for sale for reasonable prices. That being said, I do not really like the...

Background: In 2019 I managed to bluff my way through the German Bonsai Price styling competition. and as a result, I was asked to do a...

I think it’s important that you state that. “Collected” implies to most people that the tree was collected from the wild. The word...

Collected from an Old Farm house as a foundation planting in northern Michigan.

True. And skillfully applied wire uses a minimum of wire. Branches that look covered in wire are unattractive.

This is one component of age. As the tree becomes a bonsai, the main structure is set. The branches will not come back up, and even the...

Conifers will almost always have some wire. Deciduous, no wire. Or if there is some, it shouldn’t be visible. In Japan, the...

Keep in mind, copper wire becomes less visible over time. Neatly wire the young branches on a tree for a show several months ahead of...

I do not know what it is. But I see that my trees over time all get covered with something black (In fact, the concrete slabs around our...

WOW you got double lucky! Great tree, and a great mentor. Not jealous. Nope. Not jealous at all. @MACH5 when will you cross the sea...

What water do you use. Can you show a better picture of the substrate? Initial guestimate.. I would say, substrate has become saturated...

Most if not all conifers shown at the nationals will have wire on them- some more then others. Deciduous trees won't have wire, usually.

I have been a fan of his work for many years, and it is a huge honor that he took me under his wing!