Propagation

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Arakawa cutting
Cutting / Featured / Growing / propagation

Bonsai propagation by cuttings in spring

- 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.

Air layer site

Bonsai layering – Step by step explanation

Maple seedlings

Transplanting maple seedlings for bonsai

Winter cuttings

Malus expose root prepre bonsai

Growing bonsai from Seed

My trees

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Tamarix bonsai
Blog / Featured / mytrees / progressions

Tamarix bonsai full of surprises

- by Jelle Ferwerda

Tamarix is a fast growing species featuring a spectacular bark with age. Untill something goed wrong, as with mine..

Pre-bonsai maple ready for trunk removal

Removing side branches

Winter flowers?

Yew first potted up from the field

Yew bonsai from hedging material

Species

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Broadleaf / Compound / Opposite / Species

Ash for bonsai

- by Jelle Ferwerda

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

Bonsai Field maple branch tip

Field maple for bonsai

Privet - L. ovalifolium

Privet (Ligustrum) for bonsai

Taxus baccata and cuspidata

Recent

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Tamarix bonsai

Tamarix bonsai full of surprises

Nature’s little helpers

Azalea partially deflowered

Removing azalea bonsai flowers