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At least....I think so. I've had this for about 10 years. Never really did anything to it other than trim and repot it. Now i'm starting to think something of it...maybe because its in a bonsai pot for the first time. Its a perfect fusion of 2 different red maples. I think its kinda cute now.

Is this ready to seperate...or shall I wait for more thickening? Its definitely thickening at the right side...which is the new branch side. Left is the "doner" side. Its only my 2nd graft i've ever done....so I kinda feel like i'm still on shaky ground here. The 1st one failed 2 years ago on...

I took these pics off facebook. Slope point. The most southern end of NZ. Bit windy down there.

With their adopted child I'm going to ground layer both of them together in a few weeks. Both their roots deserve to be better.

I only noticed it now. Something is eating my cut paste....birds, rats or maybe slugs...? Has anybody seen/experienced this?

I'm dipping into Coniferous trees for the first time. I bought this little Kaizuka juniper... I've done some research and came up with a plan....that's where you good people come in.... to evaluate my plan...😉 This is what I have now And this seems like something nice to progress towards for...

I really am in 2 minds about layering this Camelia...Knight rider. I love this tree. Had it since it were but a adolescent. Its about 16 years old now. It always had this weird root base....but I kinda got to like it over time. It has a different kind of beauty....I think. It stands powerful in...

I have several layers to do this year and i am NOT using sphagnum again....ever !!! This is one i'm definitely going to try. Last year I did this layer (pear) by putting in about a tablespoon of finely ground sphagnum around the top cut....and filled the pot with a 50/50 perlite/vermiculite...

Damn, look him up on utube...you'll be amazed. He is truelly one of a kind....why haven't I stumbled apon him earlier? His coniferous work is mind blowing. I just selected this random video, but all the others are of the highest quality. A true Tree Whisper...!

I've been actively ignoring coniferous trees...basically for ever. Just never had an interest in them...don't even know why. All I really knew was, there's pines..and others. Even more bizarre everything changed almost overnight...a few weeks ago. Out of the blue I started looking at them with...

Erythrina lysistemon Beautiful when in flower. I've grown the 1st one from a seed and the other 2 from cuttings subsequently. I'm still learning through trial and error what works and not with it. They are a bit of a challenge for bonsai...especially in this colder and wet winter climate, but...

I'm looking at this poor bonsai, thinking....they're actually just like us people. All have their scars. Some have way more healing to do than others though....🤪

I remember a talk here some time ago about the fastest way to thickening a branch...can't remember the concenses though. The two "methods" were... 1. Leaving all growth on the branch, and let it grow wild in all directions. 2. Removing all side growth and let the single branch shoot as long...

It might seem like i'm over thinking this, but its something to think about....I think :p Up to now i've exclusive used deeper pots...commercial and plastic bonsai pots as well as other containers. This year (with the repot) i've started using some proper shallow pots, for the first time...

I've been growing this from a stick in a pot....some 15 yrs. Its coming on nicely lately...but it has a major flaw. Above the nebari, the trunk is "flat". I obviously should've paid better attention when it was growing in the ground...but that's spilled milk now. Any ideas as to how to correct...

I thought i'll share with you an interesting observation I made.... I'm repotting atm. This is a Trident that was potted last spring...the moss was left to grow rampant over winter...I usually take it off. To start off...this is what the surface always looks always like at repot. This is the...

Haha, I walked past this serving dish in a second hand shop....and a thought came to me. I can maybe make a bonsai pot from this....🧐 Drilled some holes and glued on "feet". They're pink pumice balls I got from the bead shop...where all the cool kids hang out....😁 I'm happy with the pot...the...

I'm not fimiliar with Ginko, so I thought i'll reach out with some questions. This one has been in a HUGE garden pot for a long time. A year ago I smashed the pot to get it out. Sawed off and removed all the soil and big roots. Planted it in bonsai mix and it bounced back really well. Now its...

Back story....I received this tree about 10 years ago. Had it in the ground for some time to...hoping for proper taper and nebari. It didn't really turn out that way...it grew into a large pole. I lifted it, chopped the trunk and started building a flat top. I did some initial carving...but...

Yes we have Redwoods down here. This one is the talk right now. https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/06/hidden-gem-century-old-twin-leader-tree-wows-in-canterbury/

I don't really know what to think of this TBH....🤔 Never really seen anything like it.

Man, this worked way better than expected. I did a layer on a pear tree I planted some time ago...exactly a year ago this week. I mixed up 50/50 perlite/vermiculite, and used that as the air layer medium....as an experiment. I topped it with a 1/2 inch layer of sphagnum to keep the moisture...

Variegated Pohutukawa...native to the Kermadec islands. I've had this tree since a stick in a pot...some 15 years. Initially trained it for bonsai, then just planted it into a big terracotta garden pot. I let the roots escape into the ground and decided to leave it as a house potted plant...