The shore pine is kin to the lodgepole pine. Both are native to California and parts north, but the exact relationship is open to some debate (see Pinus contorta for details). Shore pine bark is great, if slow to develop, and the needles are relatively short. Not strong enough to withstand decandling, it can be trained like white pine […]
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A pot for an elm
Last week I posted three pot alternatives for an old elm. The voting was mixed, but as of last night, pot #1 proved the favorite with 9 votes, while #2 and #3 received roughly 6 and 7 votes respectively. Adding in some Facebook likes for each put #1 further ahead with a total of 48 […]
Pot selection
As the run-up to Bay Island Bonsai’s 15th annual exhibit continues, more attention is given to the pots in which our trees are planted. Here are three options for an old elm – have a preference? Pot #1 Pot #2 Pot #3
Making a big cut
While maintenance work like minor cutback or wiring can make a tree shine, it’s the larger cuts that really speed along development. Of course, we don’t always enter workshops expecting to make these big cuts. Such was the case for a tree that showed up to last weekend’s Bay Island Bonsai workshop. After selecting a […]
Refining a black pine
One of my longer term projects has been a black pine grown in the ground at Lone Pine Gardens. It looks like a somewhat normal tree save for a few extraneous over-size branches. The large branch in the front is the new apex – the branch on the right is helping the trunk thicken. Black pine […]