The Bay Area Satsuki Aikokai’s 16th annual exhibit included evidence that good satsuki azalea bonsai stock is available if you look in the right place. In this case, the right place is Japan. A number of the club’s members visit Japan regularly to study bonsai with Suisho Nakayama. The trees below were purchased at his […]
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Bay Area Satsuki Aikokai 16th Annual Exhibit
The Bay Area Satsuki Aikokai (BASA) held their 16th Annual Exhibit on May 22 & 23, 2010, at the Lakeside Garden Center in Oakland, California. It was another colorful exhibit – here are some of the trees that were on display. Chiyo no Homare Kinsai Hana Botan Kanuma no Mai Shiryu no Homare For comparison’s […]
Trident maple bonsai – spring cutback
Trident maple bonsai grow quickly. It’s a characteristic that can yield great ramification in a relatively short amount of time. Daisaku Nomoto, a very talented Japanese bonsai professional and student of Kihachi En, suggested a mere three years can be enough to prepare trident maple bonsai for Kokufu. I asked how this could be possible. […]
Developing Japanese winterberry
Spring work for this small ilex serrata is straight forward. I want the primary branches to thicken so I let them run. Aluminum wire helps them set in place. Japanese winterberry – before Japanese winterberry – after If you look closely, you can see that the apex is much smaller than the main part of […]
Spring accent plants
Here are some of the accent plants exhibited at the Sacramento Bonsai Club’s 64th Annual Show. Mixed planting Crab pot Mixed planting Fern and moss Spring color Iris More color Just missed the blooms Bonsai and accent, or accent with accent Related links – posts about the Sacramento Bonsai Club’s 64th Annual show: Sacramento Bonsai […]