Things seen at a Bay Island Bonsai workshop

There are a number of things I expect to see at Bay Island Bonsai workshops – good trees, good work, and enthusiasts of all levels enjoying the day. For those unfamiliar with bonsai workshops, this is what a good one looks like.

Cleaning up a Mendocino cypress surrounded by great junipers

Boon Manakivipart working on an olive

Jeremiah Lee (Yenling Bonsai) working on an awesome coast redwood

Reducing deadwood with concave cutters

Wiring an azalea

Super bark – Monterey pine

Heavy bending

The set-up for the bend

Lots of wires

After bending the lowest branches – Monterey pine

Cleaning up a red pine