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Featured / olea_europea_3

Olive bonsai chopped

August 25, 2019August 18, 2019 - by - 2 Comments.

Sometimes a tree just is not going to be a good bonsai. And then you need to take drastic measures, such as in this case with the olive.

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A small Olive bonsai

August 18, 2019August 18, 2019 - by - Leave a Comment

Olives are great species for bonsai. Under the right circumstances they grow fast. I am happy I came across a larger sized one!

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Creating bonsai from Nursery stock: Olive Bonsai

July 23, 2017April 1, 2018 - by - Leave a Comment

Getting an olive shrub from a garden centre and training it for bonsai requires putting it in a different substrate and reducing the plant. Here an explanation of the first steps towards training as bonsai for olive trees.

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Blog / olea_europea_02 / Repotting / Roots

Olive pre-bonsai repotting

December 4, 2016April 1, 2018 - by - Leave a Comment

Winter was coming and this olive needed a repot into proper bonsai substrate.

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Winter snow and bonsai

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 - by Jelle Ferwerda

Winter weather is on its way. The Siberean Bear is showing some teeth with half a metre of snow and temperatures dropping below -10c. What to keep in mind?

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Broadleaf / Compound / Opposite / Species

Ash for bonsai

May 15, 2020May 3, 2020 - by Jelle Ferwerda

Ash are fast growing trees with opposing compound leaves. Identification is made easy thanks to the black buds.

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Cutting / Featured

Winter cuttings

January 31, 2020January 1, 2020 - by - 4 Comments.

Having some nice species of bonsai on your benches ean that you may have loads of cuttings in Winter. How I go about growing roots on these you ask? Have a read!

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Juniper lightly wired yesterday. Frozen today
Blog / Featured / Health

Bonsai winter protection

January 3, 2020January 1, 2020 - by - Leave a Comment

People new to bonsai are often concerned in winter. Will my trees survive this harsh weather?

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A few months..

May 6, 2018May 6, 2018 - by - Leave a Comment

Although being absent ffor a few weeks is great, it does put your trees at risk..

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Health / Materials / Repotting / Substrate

Characteristics of good bonsai substrate

February 9, 2018April 1, 2018 - by - 6 Comments.

When growing bonsai, there are few subjects that are more controversial than substrates. To some the concept of not using the Japanese substrates is near blasphemy. Everything that is used …

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