http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news Keep and Eye On the Bonsai News, Get Tips and Help From Experts! Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:08:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news/general-news/collecting-trees-from-the-wilds-%e2%80%93-part-3 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 ... http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news/general-news/getting-fully-tooled-up-with-bonsai-tools 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 ... http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news/general-news/no-life-from-oak-halfway-through-may 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 ... http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news/general-news/update-on-yamadori-hawthorn-stump 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.  ... http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news/general-news/hinoki-cypress-repotting 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 ... http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news/general-news/turning-a-negative-dieback-into-a-positive 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 ... http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news/general-news/joined-a-bonsai-club 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 ... http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news/general-news/apologies-for-the-downtime 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 ... http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news/general-news/new-japanese-maple-styling 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 ... http://howtobonsaiguide.com/bonsai-news/general-news/chunky-mame-bonsai