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Azalea partially deflowered
Blog / Featured

Removing azalea bonsai flowers

May 26, 2020May 18, 2020 - by Jelle Ferwerda

Spring has arrived. The Azaleas are flowering. Great views in the garden. But.. A moment will come when the first flowers start to whilt. It is time to consider removing …

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Hawthorn spring wiring example
branches / Featured / Growing / refining / Styling

Bonsai spring cleaning and wiring

May 22, 2020May 18, 2020 - by Jelle Ferwerda

Spring time in the bonsai garden means pruning, thinning and wiring. But what to take away and how to proceed?

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Pre-bonsai maple ready for trunk removal
Blog / Featured / mytrees

Removing side branches

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 - by Jelle Ferwerda

From growing fields one can get pretty decent bonsai material and older stock is often affordable. But, like for this maple, sometimes you need to make drastic cuts.

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Arakawa cutting
Cutting / Featured / Growing / propagation

Bonsai propagation by cuttings in spring

May 8, 2020May 3, 2020 - by Jelle Ferwerda

Taking cuttings is a perfect way to get more plants of your favorite type. Thi spring, I decided to try some Arakawa japanese maple cuttings.

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Bonsai material: Digging from a garden

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

For many people finding suitable bonsai material is dificult. One source is often overlooking: Digging from backyards. A guide to doing this successfully.

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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

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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Air layer site
Featured / Layer / Manuals

Bonsai layering – Step by step explanation

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 - 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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Cutting / Featured

Winter cuttings

January 31, 2020January 1, 2020 - by - 3 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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Developing Taxus bonsai

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Bonsai material: Digging from a garden

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Bonsai layering – Step by step explanation

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