mytrees
Some of the trees I am currently working on. Most of them are collected from backyards, nurseries or grown from seedlings.
Trimming and wiring the little ones
Bonsai is abot small trees. How much smaller than a seedling can you go?
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A raintree in the Rain
Sometimes travel brings nice surprises. So also for this raintree.
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Removing moss from bonsai bark
Moss on your bonsai is nice for display purposes. But when moss grows at other times it can damage the bark. So what to do?
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Spindle repotting time
Repotting trees is core to developing a good nebari. This time, this eonymous shows what is below the surface.
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Spindle from a nursery
Walking around nurseries is alwas fun. Especially if you find a spindle there, for free!
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Fagus bonsai taking shape
Bonsai development is a slow process. Slowly this stick from the forest is taking shape. It will however be several years before this tree is ready for a nice pot.
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Creating bonsai from Nursery stock: Olive Bonsai
Getting an olive shrub from a garden centre and training it for bonsai requires putting it in a different substrate and reducing the plant. Here an explanation of the first steps towards training as bonsai for olive trees.
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Fagus Sylvatica bonsai in the making
After having been allowed to root and recover, in the winter of 2015/2016 this tree was trimmed, and fully wired for the first time. I aimed at making this in …
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Olive pre-bonsai repotting
Winter was coming and this olive needed a repot into proper bonsai substrate.
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