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Wasn't sure why I put this sucker I pulled out from under my lilac shrubs in a pot, until now. Had a tiny Paul Katich (Bellota) pot laying around... Begin: Bend 1 by my 6 year old daughter: Bend 2 by my 4 year old son: And more squishing by me: Let's pot it, because why not...

Found this Chinese Tallow growing in a nearby ditch last year. I've read that Tallows don't do well in pots so we'll see how long this lasts.

Used Bloom fertilizer last fall and winter. Had many more flowers this year. After the blooms I'll once again prune. Also in a much smaller pot this year.

Just put this in blue and white porcelain pot. It's a yardadori I collected a few years back.

June 24th 2022 Todd Schlafer Workshop MABA 202two Limber pine had been collected three years earlier and put into solid pumice. How it started Partway through the workshop. I normally work with smaller material so wiring this was interesting. At the end. Wasn't fully happy with it but...

Juniperus Virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar) penjing after some wiring Sept. 2023

110 cm (44") tall. It was difficult to get it entirely in the picture and focused. Needs many more years of age and development.

Repotted in February into a pot that it could be wired into place better. Also made it a little more upright. It's 22 inches tall but was around 10 feet tall when collected in 2020.

Eastern Redcedar Literati 45 cm tall

30+ years old with added growth and blossoms in 2022! Will prune back when blossoms are finished.

38 inches tall - 30+ years old My father planted this tree in the back yard in the early 90's. It was slowly dying. I fertilized it for a year and eventually collected it when it seemed to be healthier in 2021.

Two versions of this tree, as it is now and a virtual, taking off the lower left branch. I think it feels lighter and more elegant without the branch, but my concern is with the health of the tree; too little foliage and junipers struggle. Should I jin it anyway and hope for the best? As it is...

Hello Bonsai people! One question for you, I'd like to understand if in your knowledge you could understand if this JRP I just purchased is grafted (possibly on JBP) or not? In my opinion, I have no elements to say it is, but I'd also like to know from your experience. The "knob" at the base...

@MACH5 started a maple literati thread and many of us, myself included, didn’t notice that it was a maple only thread! Thought I’d start a Literati thread for all tree types. Once again, let’s keep it similar to “the tree thread” or “ the shohin tree thread”. IF YOU COMMENT YOU'VE GOT TO...