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Cutting Back an Old Pyracantha
2003 This pyracantha was taken from the parking lot of a shopping center under demolition. I dug five and have two left. Two didn’t make it and one I traded for another piece of material. They were...
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Tripper Gets a makeover.
2005 This small California juniper got it’s name back in 2005 after I tripped over it coming down off the mountain collecting a larger juniper. It had a long branch that came out sideways and it caught...
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Flowering Bonsai, Shohin Bougainvillea
2020 Make no mistake about it, I love Shohin Bonsai. My love for the trees has spilled over into the flowering world. This year I have included Crape Myrtle, Pomegranate and now Bougainvillea into the...
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Black Pine Added to the Bunker.
This black pine was dug from Steve DaSilva’s field. It has gone thru major root work and foliage reduction to balance. It has been wired and is ready for summer. Read about it here:...
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An Impassioned Plea to Growers
I don’t think I’m at all alone in this area. Some how over the years, living in Fresno, I became more of a deciduous tree engineer. I say engineer because, due to the fact of a lack of suitable...
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Layers, Root Cuttings and other Stuff
Today was a great day. The sun was out, I wore shorts for the first time in 2020, and the day was ripe for some serious radical bonsai. I am a pretty patient guy but when a tree starts getting the best...
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Cork Elm, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
2020 The Good This elm was dug in 2015, and was grown out in a field. It was pruned and shaped for taper but was dome in segment unfortunately What this does is branches but from one area on the trunk...
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The Trees that Throw Apples?
Early in my life I saw a movie that scared the bejeezus out of me. The Wizard of Oz. As a small child the beautiful parts of the movie ended up taking a back seat to the scary parts of the movie. I...
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The Bunjin Form
My Thoughts on Bunjin. By Jim Osborne “Bunjin is probably the most miss-understood of all the bonsai styles. Actually, it is not really a style at all but more of a feeling. All good bonsai should...
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