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Collecting Trees From the Wilds – Part 3

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:08:32 +0000

Today I put my yamadori ash bonsai into a training pot. I saved a large steel bucket from a skip to use as a training pot to make sure the roots don’t spread too much. As you may know, I haven’t long had the tree. Usually with yamadori you need to keep […]

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Getting Fully Tooled Up With Bonsai Tools

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:05:38 +0000

There are a mass of bonsai tools out there to choose from. I myself have found it quite a struggle looking through the good the bad and the ugly to search out what you need and what is pointless. Here are my findings.
When you decide it’s time to get serious and buy the proper tools […]

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No Life From Oak Halfway Through May

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:05:22 +0000

One of my favorite trees - my Oak has not come into leaf yet this year. It’s getting very late now halfway through May so I decided to try and take some action today. I fear it might be a result of the screw I found going through the tap root a year […]

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Update On Yamadori Hawthorn Stump

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:05:35 +0000

About 16 months ago now I collected this very large Yamadori Hawthorn which I chopped back quite dramatically to allow it to grow branches which were more in fitting with the size of the trunk. It has now grown back branches just where I want them and this is the current result (photo taken […]

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Hinoki Cypress Repotting

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:04:15 +0000

I left the repotting of my Hinoki Cypress a bit late this year but It had to be done because It’s going to be a showpiece at my wedding in July. It was in a round plastic training pot and has now been moved to a light blue china pot. I think it’s a good […]

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Turning A Negative Dieback Into A Positive

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:04:50 +0000

I mentioned yesterday that my willows have all died back through the Winter leaving me quite distressed about the situation! The following one was perfectly shaped and was practically a completed bonsai on collection. Most of the tree had died but one side was still alive leaving growth to carry on as normal right up […]

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Joined A Bonsai Club

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:04:49 +0000

I went last weekend to check out Dragon Bonsai which are based in Ammanford in Bonllwyn Aquatic Centre. It was really good as I got to talk with some other link minded people from the area. I will definitely be going back soon and taking a tree next […]

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Apologies For The Downtime!

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:04:48 +0000

You may have noticed that Bonsai Art disappeared for a week due to a few complications moving to a new host. I’m glad to say that it’s all back up and running now although right this moment it doesn’t look too pretty! I’ll be working on it this week to get it all back to […]

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New Japanese Maple Styling

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:04:48 +0000

Today I bought a new Japanese Maple Atropurpeum from the garden centre. It was very cheap and very big for the price, plus as far as I can see it isn’t a graft which most maples at the garden centre these days are. I got it home and immediately got on with the initial chop […]

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Chunky mame bonsai

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:04:31 +0000

Going today from the biggest tree - (Yamadori Hawthorn) to the smallest.
I have created a new mame bonsai this week. It is a type of willow and it actually quite old for it’s size. It’s between 5-10 years old and is very short indeed. It is under the 10cm requirement for […]

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