Zelkova bonsai forest development
After rebuilding this forest over winter 2020/21 this forest showed a return to health in 2021 summer. Slowly it is coming together!
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Some of the trees I am currently working on. Most of them are collected from backyards, nurseries or grown from seedlings.
Nebari development: Ebihara technique
The nebari is core to developing good bonsai. This is one method to enhance the nebari of your trees.
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Renovating a Zelkova forest part 3
Putting smaller groups together to form one larger one, might be the best way to go.
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Zelkova bonsai forest restoration part 2
Sometimes, you have to return to the basics, to then create something new.
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Zelkova bonsai forest renovation project
At the end of 2020 I obtained a new project. A large Zelkova bonsai forest in dire need of some work.
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Zelkova bonsai: From dead stick to clump
Sometimes we are quick to call a tree dead. And there are moments that a little bit of effort can result in a nice plant!
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Tamarix bonsai full of surprises
Tamarix is a fast growing species featuring a spectacular bark with age. Untill something goed wrong, as with mine..
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Removing side branches
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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Winter flowers?
Getting raintree to flower? STratngely enough, this one started flowering as soon as winter hit!
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