The fun mix of trees on display at Yamato Bonsai Kai’s recent exhibit included a winterberry with plenty of fruit. Depending on the weather, winterberry can be shown with fruit as late as February. Winterberry One of my favorite trees on display was a ginkgo with a touch of fall color. Ginkgo is a fun […]
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Yamato Bonsai Kai 42nd Annual Exhibit
Earlier this month, Yamato Bonsai Kai held their 42nd Annual Exhibit at the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church in Union City, California. Yamato is one of the mainstay bonsai organizations of the Bay Area. The club’s sensei, Johnny Uchida, helped found Yamato in 1969, and in 1971 he opened Grove Way Bonsai Nursery in Hayward, CA. He is […]
Tamping the soil into place
After wiring a bonsai into the pot and filling the pot with soil, I’ll usually give the whole a few gentle taps to make sure I did a good job with the chopsticks. A few gentle taps can quickly reveal faulty chopstick work as the soil will quickly settle in neglected areas. I usually tap […]
Wiring a tree into the pot
Some of the final steps when repotting bonsai are among the most important – especially when it comes to wiring trees into the pot. I typically wire trees into the pot after setting the tree, but when repotting partially or completely bare-rooted trees, I first work some soil into the exposed roots. If no soil […]
Setting the tree
When repotting bonsai, I try to keep roots exposed to air for as little time as possible. When I know what pot a tree will be planted in ahead of time, I’ll add wire and screen to the pot before I begin the rootwork. I knew I’d plant my sawara cypress into a terra cotta […]