It pleases me to share this post with you because it brings closure to a very bad accident this Southwestern white pine endured while en route to the National Bonsai Show in Rochester, NY, in June of 2010. Somewhere between Portland, OR and Rochester, the truck the tree was being delivered in jumped over a curb and the pot for this tree was broken. I don’t know how long it was before the driver discovered it, but maybe it’s best we never know 😉 I was in Bozeman, Montana at the time, out of range of phone service, so I didn’t know what had happened until I returned and the show was over. Look for the full story in ‘International Bonsai’  2012 issue #4. The tree is featured on the cover of that issue, with thanks to Bill Valavanis. It’s amazing how so many fellow bonsaiists worked together to make…

Just stepping into the video age, and uploaded a few “3D photos”. Check them out here!

Pyracantha:

“New” Itoigawa juniper:

And the subject of next week’s post…ume, or Cousin It:

And…Scene.

New website launched by the guys over in Fujikawa. After having watched all the Bonsai Art of Japan videos it gives you a sense of ease that what you order will be of top quality and sent with the up most care. The website itself is very easy to navigate. Well done and i look forward to making a purchase in the future 🙂

Just last Sunday Ian ask if I could lend a hand to dig a few trees up.

These had been in the ground for at least 13 years. Sadly the guy who owned these was downsizing his collection.

Once back in Ian’s garage -workshop, we could really see just what he had.

Ian taking out unwanted branches.

When these five were put togather I think they make a nice group.

After the major period of flowering in the cooler months of the year, ‘Chojubai’ Dwarf Flowering Quince will begin to grow. At the end of this period the plant is usually multi-tasking, flowering and growing. What you will see first are whorl growths of several leaves. These do not have an extension. About the time the tree begins slowing down on flowering, the major growth period ramps up and it will create extensions. They start as a pinkish white bud that grows fatter.

Two types of growth on Chojubai: Whorl growth which does not extend, and shoot growth which does. There is only one shoot growth in this photo. All the others are whorls. These may produce flower buds, or might later in the year extend themselves.

In spring you want to see many extensions on your Chojubai. Not all tips will extend, though, just about 10 percent of them.

What…