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Author: Jelle Ferwerda

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Japanese maple early development

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 - by Jelle Ferwerda - Leave a Comment

A short video showing me working a japanese maple!

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Cutting / Featured / propagation

Rooting Japanese Bonsai Cuttings

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 - by Jelle Ferwerda - Leave a Comment

Rooting Japanese maple cuttings made easy! 5 steps and a video too explain it all!

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Lilac bonsai in full flower
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Pruning a spring flowering lilac tree

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 - by Jelle Ferwerda - Leave a Comment

For optimal visibility and health of spring flowering bonsai, spring pruning might be needed. An example, my little leaf lilac bonsai.

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Bonsai substrate experiment
Featured / Fysiology / Growing / Materials / Substrate

Substrate effect on Bonsai development

March 25, 2022January 15, 2022 - by Jelle Ferwerda - 1 Comment

What substrate is best for bonsai? What differences are there? We take a step towards better understanding differences in a trial with seedlings!

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branches / Featured / Growing / Styling / Wiring

Guy wires for bonsai

March 18, 2022January 13, 2022 - by Jelle Ferwerda - Leave a Comment

When bending branches, sometimes just coiling a wire around a branch is not practical. Tension or guy wires can then be a good solution.

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Creating a Juniper bonsai rock planting

March 11, 2022January 13, 2022 - by Jelle Ferwerda - 2 Comments.

Putting together a bonsai on a rock planting can seem difficult. In practice, it could be straightforward. Learn how to create a bonsai on a rock planting!

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Grafting Juniper Bonsai

February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 - by Jelle Ferwerda - 1 Comment

Growing bonsai from Juniper is rewarding. However, sometimes the foliage is less than ideal. Grafting could make the difference.

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Larch bonsai side branch growing inwards
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How to trim and wire larix bonsai

February 25, 2022January 13, 2022 - by Jelle Ferwerda - 3 Comments.

Each year I style several Larch bonsai. A little behind the scenes manual on how I develop larch bonsai

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Ficus for bonsai

February 18, 2022January 13, 2022 - by Jelle Ferwerda - Leave a Comment

Because of their mallsai affiliation, many people ignore ficus for bonsai Yet, many secies of ficus are great species for bonsai.

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Repotting a big trident maple bonsai

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 - by Jelle Ferwerda - Leave a Comment

Spring is repotting time. Watch some of the work on one of my trees!

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Manuals

Creating a Juniper bonsai rock planting

March 11, 2022January 13, 2022

Grafting Juniper Bonsai

February 25, 2022February 24, 2022

Larch bonsai side branch growing inwards

How to trim and wire larix bonsai

February 25, 2022January 13, 2022

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