In recent years, Masahiko Kimura has created a number of compositions that use young trees planted on stones. Some of these creations suggest landscapes. In other cases, the stones suggest large trunks or more abstract shapes. These creations are fun to look at, and are a great use of young material. Enjoy! Hinoki Shimpaku Shimpaku Shimpaku Shimpaku […]
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Pollen cones on young red pines
A few of my young red pines were covered with pollen cones this year. Two year-old red pine with lots of pollen cones The appearance of so many cones is typically a sign of stress. The small number of young needles emerging above the cones offers further evidence – it looks like this pine had […]
Cutting back a Japanese maple
I’ve been working for the last few years on a Japanese maple my mother collected as a seedling. The last time I worked on the tree, I removed a couple of large branches. Since then, the tree has grown freely to help heal the scars. Japanese maple Now that some of the new sacrifice branches […]
Bonsai Society of San Francisco 2016 exhibit
The Bonsai Society of San Francisco held their annual exhibit last week at the San Francisco Garden Show in San Mateo, California. Hats off to BSSF members and officers for putting on a great event. The trees were fantastic – full, healthy, and beautiful. Enjoy! Bonsai display at the San Francisco Garden Show Japanese maple […]
BABA’s 35th Annual Exhibit
Last weekend the Bay Area Bonsai Associates held their 35th annual exhibit at the Lake Merritt Garden Center in Oakland, California. Due to a slightly different cast of exhibitors this year, more trees than normal made their BABA debuts, and some of the trees we’d seen before were looking better than ever. Two beautiful examples […]