Hi There! It´s been a while but it´s been an evntful year. Maybe not in the bonsai sense of things, but on a personal level. Anyway, hope to kick this blog back to life again. Saw some pictures from this years Taikan-Ten that a friend visited. Looked amazing!! Reminded me of last year when […]
Pinching spring buds on Japanese maple – Bonsai Tonight
Pinching spring buds on Japanese maple MARCH 7, 2017 by JONAS DUPUICH 7 COMMENTS Spring is a busy time for keeping after refined Japanese maples. In order to keep internodes short, I pinch new shoots as soon as they emerge. Shohin Japanese maple – 6.5″ tall, 13″ wide Because the buds open at different times, […]
Part II: Beech Design Puzzle | Michael Hagedorn
Well, then. This is where we made the cut on the beech tree… …to the first strong leader that continues a flowy trunk line. Tony in a festive mood. The new leader continues the flow of … Source: Part II: Beech Design Puzzle | Michael Hagedorn
Part I: Beech Design Puzzle | Michael Hagedorn
This Japanese Beech, Fagus crenata, has been growing in a box for several years. It had some large cuts low on the trunk that needed to be less apparent, and the only way to do that really well is … Source: Part I: Beech Design Puzzle | Michael Hagedorn
Busy with new house and garden
I have to apologize for my lack of blogupdates. I moved to a new house in february and have been busy with both outside, inside and garden. But, i did manage to start with an area for my trees, with benches. They will be further developed next year but they did the job this growing […]