American Hornbeam Bonsai Progression from Seedling
The Long Haul Growing bonsai from young trees is an especially rewarding project. You may even discover that it can...
Dwarf Barbados Cherry Bonsai
This dwarf Barbados cherry bonsai was acquired as a fairly old prebonsai. I then let it thicken up in the...
Sand Pine Bonsai – Using an Uncommon Native Variety
Exhibiting delicate thin needles, sand pine bonsai are an interesting and difficult to find species. Perhaps one of the main...
Developing Japanese Black Pine Bonsai – Long Term Projects
Developing Japanese black pine bonsai is a rewarding and sometimes challenging process. When I first started, Japanese black pine was...
Chickasaw Plum Bonsai Progression – a Native Yamadori’s Journey
Chickasaw Plum is a native species that produces beautiful white blooms in early Spring while the tree is still bare....
Sweet Acacia Bonsai – Starting Bonsai from Seedlings
Often I work with seedlings because good quality stock can be very hard to find for uncommon species. Using a...
Creating a Live Oak Bonsai – A Nursery Stock Tree in Year Five of Training
Living in Florida for the greater part of my youth I’ve climbed and admired Live Oaks just as any respectable...
River Birch Bonsai Development – Dealing with Bonsai that Die Back Easily
I trained this River Birch bonsai from a seedling. This bonsai first spent about three years in the field on...
The Farm Has Been Moved!
For me, this new year came not with the sound of crackling fireworks or bubbling champagne but it crept in...
Fall Update
Here are just a few of the trees that have been worked on recently. Yes, some of these will be...