progressions
The best way to learn about bonsai, it by looking at other trees. In order to get an idea of the time required to develop trees, looking at progression series may help. Here a few progressions to give you a sense of time and the steps involved to create bonsai when you have plants from a garden centre, dug up from a garden or purchased as pre-bonsai stock.
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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Visiting Kimura Bonsai Garden
During a recent visit to Japan for the World Bonsai Convention, I had the opportunity to visit Mr. Kimura’s bonsai garden. This of course, was a chance I did not …
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World Bonsai Convention 2017
21 Artists. 3 days. 300 trees. Saitama will host the biggest bonsai event of the year. The world bonsai convention.
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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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Deadwood workshop with Christian Przybylski
Participating in a bonsai workshop at the Bonsai Museum Dusseldorf It is the middle of winter. At sunrise winter shows itself again. -5 Degrees celcius. Clear blue skies. And I …
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Winter in Bonsai Museum Dusseldorf
Location of the Bonsai Museum It is still early on the 4th of December when I arrive in Dusseldorf. I am visiting the Bonsai Museum Dusseldorf today. I am participating …
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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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Winter preparation
Over the past week temperatures have steadily been dropping here. And although we do not get deep frosts every winter, there certainly is the risk for temperatures below -10C for …
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