I don’t always know what I’m going to see when I walk out of Boon’s workshops. During a recent visit, I stumbled upon what looked like a bonsai ray gun. Bonsai ray gun? Turns out the green pistol is a water pik like device that’s great for removing loose bark on junipers. Alternatives to this […]
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Extended bonsai study with Boon
Last fall, two bonsai students from the Southern United States visited Northern California for an extended bonsai study with Boon Manakitivipart. Tim and Tyler became fixtures at Bay Island Bonsai workshops where they worked on their technique in advance of trips to Japan. Tyler is from Hickory, North Carolina. He’s been studying bonsai for two […]
Restoring a Japanese maple grove
Working on old or neglected bonsai is one of my favorite tasks. At a recent Bay Island Bonsai workshop, an old Japanese maple grove got the works. The owner is working to make something of these old trees whose roots have fused together long ago. Japanese maple grove The project is not inspired by wonderful […]
More from BABA’s 29th Annual Exhibit
Bay Area Bonsai Associates’ 29th Annual Exhibit featured large bonsai as well as smaller trees. Here are some of the medium and small bonsai on display. Korean hornbeam Crabapple Olive Boston Ivy Japanese black pine Korean hornbeam Zelkova Grape Pomegranate Crabapple Accent Accent The exhibit opened with an impressive demonstration by Ryan Neil on Saturday night. […]
Bay Area Bonsai Associates 29th Annual Show
The Bay Area Bonsai Associates held their 29th Annual show on March 12-13 at the Lakeside Garden Center in Oakland, CA. BABA hosts a good show every year and this year was no exception. BABA’s 29th Annual Exhibit I was struck by a number of the large trees in this year’s exhibit, including the red […]