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Author: Jelle Ferwerda

Bonsai Field maple branch tip
Broadleaf / Featured / Opposite / Singular / Species / Undulate

Field maple for bonsai

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

Field maples are often found in hedges and along countryside lanes. Their leaves reduce well. Unfortunately the branches do not ramify as fine as some of the Japanese maples and it is for this they are fairly uncommon as bonsai.

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Larch bonsai ready for plucking
Featured / Growing / Styling / Trimming

Larix bonsai maintenance – Plucking growing tips

April 28, 2020April 27, 2020 - by Jelle Ferwerda - 1 Comment

Larch are wonderful for bonsai. However, keeping them budding near the trunk and inside the canopy can be a challenge. One of the ways I keep them in check is through plucking.

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Privet - L. ovalifolium
Broadleaf / Opposite / Singular / Smooth / Species

Privet (Ligustrum) for bonsai

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 - by Jelle Ferwerda

Privets are a group of plants with somewhat ovate opposite leaves and smooth leaf edges.

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Air layer site
Featured / Layer / Manuals

Bonsai layering – Step by step explanation

April 13, 2020April 5, 2021 - by Jelle Ferwerda

Air layering is a god technique to improve the nebari or to propagate plants. A step by step manual.

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Maple seedlings
Blog / Featured / Seed

Transplanting maple seedlings for bonsai

April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 - by Jelle Ferwerda

In spring seedlings can grow extremely quickly. As such, one should pay attention that they have enough space. When replanting, work the roots.

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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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