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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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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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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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Shari on Yew trunk. Bottom old, top new
Blog / Featured / Trimming / Trunks

Creating deadwood on Yew

January 24, 2020December 28, 2019 - by - Leave a Comment

Nice looking deadwood looks nice. But how do you g about making deadwood that looks really old? I have decided on another strategy for stock in a growing field.

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Juniper lightly wired yesterday. Frozen today
Blog / Featured / Health

Bonsai winter protection

January 3, 2020January 1, 2020 - by - Leave a Comment

People new to bonsai are often concerned in winter. Will my trees survive this harsh weather?

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Blog / Pithecellobium tortum

Winter flowers?

December 30, 2019December 28, 2019 - by - Leave a Comment

Getting raintree to flower? STratngely enough, this one started flowering as soon as winter hit!

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Yew first potted up from the field
Blog / Featured / mytrees / Taxus_baccata_9

Yew bonsai from hedging material

December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 - by - 6 Comments.

All beginnings are difficult. Here the beginning of a bonsai, a yew originally dug from a hedgerow.

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Blog / Trunks

About taper in bonsai

October 18, 2019October 11, 2019 - by - 1 Comment

Taper in bonsai is important. But how does it relate to true taper in trees you see outside?

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Blog / Featured

New Talent Contest Germany

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 - by - Leave a Comment

Each year the New Talent Contest takes place. So too this year.

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Blog / Health / mytrees

Japanese Maple Emergency

September 28, 2019September 14, 2019 - by - 2 Comments.

Using wood hardener is all nice. But it can stop you from noticing what is really going on. So I noticed..

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Creating a Juniper bonsai rock planting

March 11, 2022January 13, 2022

Grafting Juniper Bonsai

February 25, 2022February 24, 2022

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How to trim and wire larix bonsai

February 25, 2022January 13, 2022

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