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If anyone follows Matt Ouwinga on Facebook you know his house got dinged pretty bad by a strong thunderstorm and tornado a couple of weeks back. He is slogging through recovering from that storm. Take a look through his pot store on ebay. He’s got a 22 percent off sale on all his pots. There...

The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in DC is having its annual satsuki exhibit. Big small and in between. This exhibit includes on June 1 as the last of the trees flower. Get there soon. It’s worth the trip. These photos are from today.

My Hino maru is about 80 percent out. Had fears this one was done in by the rough winter.

Another Contract bonsai thief arrested https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15760386?fbclid=IwY2xjawKR1m5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlIphMyWqDwONbyEYkYRtqteUd80pWHMWJdrlo0zL3JHVlJEUq27vdBcm9f__aem_nXypuF4F7gBBHXGeWGsb9g

Guy Guidry was a headliner at the Potomac Bonsai show this weekend. He w Resigned and repotted his big Bald Cypress he donated to the museum back in the early 90s (or late 80s). Got this photo as he was doing preliminary work before the demo. Pot selection? I was partial to the one on the left

Great turn out for the Yamaki Pine birthday at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. A big crowd for the ceremony including the Japanese ambassador. Have never seen this many people at the museum. Guy Guidry and Chase Rosade reunion too. 😁

The Potomac Bonsai Association show and sale is this weekend at the National Arboretum. Shaping up to be a great weekend for it I’m headed up Saturday. Looking forward to it as I do every year

The Mayor of Washington DC declared May 10 World Bonsai Day I the District. This coincides with the Potomac Bonsai Association show and sale at the National Bonsai And Penjing Museum May 9-11

needed rennovation of the entry walk to the museum https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2025/3/27/garden-renovations?mc_cid=8aeeeab878&mc_eid=3ed315ca2c&fbclid=IwY2xjawJSu85leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHapPL8tYQC5LhOiPpFpn7_80p1XBg8Q-nhE3VIvZFXk2fPLV8Pg5h3sS2A_aem_nxFeIocLByxSvmupkwIEIQ

Interesting full circle for this tree. Variety was pioneered and developed at the National Arboretum a long time ago. The arb is part of the Agricultural Research Service that has developed many disease resistant cultivars of many species...

Repotted this extremely root bound collected winged elm today. I got it last year at the Potomac Bonsai Association show. Cool little tree collected ten years ago in Oklahoma. It was sold because a falling overhead tree limb fell on it and broke the apex out. I plan on redeveloping the apex over...

Beautiful new tree at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/new-donations-2024/blue-spruce?mc_cid=828d9556fb&mc_eid=6ce3af8b51&fbclid=IwY2xjawJANgtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQ_u0I-ctFhTFqxf7m_VQoRmWwdYOksCcWYl_twuqF-cRJAwkLqmOePERA_aem_FFrp-o9cdq59Z_qeiRDx6g

New trees to see at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, all North American works https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/new-donations-2024?mc_cid=6ee5631fc2&mc_eid=3d9604057f

This is an eye opener on the increasing theft of bonsai in Japan. SE Asia connection to contracted thefts from established nurseries there. Selling the stolen trees in Vietnam after hiring down and out people to do the actual burglary...

Show is looking good Guy Guidry and Andrew Robson headlining Vendor list growing: https://potomacbonsai.com/pba-festival/

As you all know DOGE is cutting federal agency staff budgets and entire federal organizations. That effort has turned to the Department of Agriculture. The Ag Depts’ Agricultural Research Service runs the National Arboretum which is a research facility. The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum is...

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/bonsai-treehouses-by-bobs-burgers-designer-featured-in-federal-way/

The winter silhouette exhibit is in full swing at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in dc. Some shots from Saturday

winter storm warning for the gulf coast. New Orleans 3-5 inches. Get the trees on the ground and let the snow cover the pots

Along with spectacular bonsai and Penjing the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum has beautiful suiseki and scholars stones in it collection. If your a chrysanthemum stone (kikkaseki) lover you will recognize the value in the almost shoulder high stone in the display area of the museum 😁

Chris Cochran was a legend in bonsai. He was a fixture on the IBC bonsai group a long time ago. He knew suiseki, and bonsai. His knowledge of the intricacies of displaying both was vast and deep. He will be missed...

Don’t be afraid of snow with overwintering trees. It is the perfect mulch insulating roots and providing moisture. It can also shield more vulnerable trees from the coldest temps if it’s deep enough to cover them completely. Photo show BC,elm, maples. There are also some azaleas under the snow...

Sadly Tony Tickle posted on Facebook that Andy Pearson (aka Stone Monkey) has passed away. He will be greatly missed. I remember when he began as a potter over on IBC and Gardenweb. He grew into a great Innovative bonsai potter. One of the best He was also a fellow bull terrier owner so he...

I've had this scroll for a long time. It is one of my favorites. It's of a firefly (hotaru).

A fun interview with Tommy Lee who "gets" bonsai. This was posted on FB by the Northern Va. bonsai club recently. Hits the highlights, no indoors, lots of work etc. Working with Bjorn. Has 40 trees. Good to have a high profile spokesman who understands things.