katsura

I had this katsura in a shady spot for most of the summer until September when I got a frame and 50% shade clothed the full frame. Since the frame it's been in full sun (the scorch was there before hand..) What has thrown me for a loop as to if it's healthy or not is my new growth has a...

Hi, I’ll start by saying I’m super new to bonsai I am gradually learning how great this community is and how shared ideas, thoughts and opinions have made me that much more endeared to bonsai. I bought a Katsura back in late April and really fell in love with the cultivar. When I got the try...

Hello all, I am at the tail end of my first bonsai winter! I just picked up this Katsura maple from a nursery the other day and I'm a little stumped on what to do first with it. These were the options I have cooked up in my head. Any thoughts on these as well as new suggestions? 1) The soil...

Hi y’all I recently got into Bonsai world and dove in head first. I’m looking for someone with exp to guide me on the next few steps to get these tree towards the right direction. i repotted the seigen and arakawa (in wooded box) over a month ago before realizing that’s not the right thing to...

Air layer started in spring 2021 and harvested in the fall:

JM katsura from Morisons (supermarket) - looking very sorry for itself! But worth trying to save for £4.50. Guessing repot is wise because of the roots being wrapped (burlap if that's what you call it?) I have eracenous soil, akadama and a kaizen bonsai mix on hand. Not able to go out to get...

This Cercidiphyllum japonicum stump spent several years in a corner of the back yard in the garden centre where I work, and for the last 3 I've been watching it rot, hoping it would gain character. The owner told me I can have it, and to show him what I can do with it, so I started some work on...

Hello all, I wanted to share and document my Katsura tree. First purchased back in February 2019 at an old nursery. Junk stock I wanted to play with, got it for $10 and chopped on sight. I chopped a bit high to some low growth, I wasn’t sure if it would back bud on mature wood. Turns out it...