Recent content by Brian Van Fleet

A Japanese Red Pine I started from seed around 2007. Really haven’t started working on it yet.

A ginkgo I’ve grown from seed I collected in 1996…never had a scrap of wire, 100% clip & grow.

Here are a few examples for you.

Junipers just take a while to build up a head of steam.

Here are some great resources for you to use to identify your pots. https://japanesebonsaipots.net/japanese-artist-marks-and-hanko/ https://americanbonsaiceramics.com/

1st image are DaSu pots: Dave Lowman. https://bonsaitrees.com/ 2nd one might be Jim Gremel?

Lookin good Judy!

Japanese Maple clump, Koyo pot.

A dwarf hosta sitting on the bench showing some signs of fall.

Without true provenance, yes…it’s some chinensis variety,

The only comp I could find was this one at $750 on eBay, which is 16” tall and less refined than the one in your photo. I’d guess the right buyer might pay $1500-$2000 for the one in that photo. Tropicals seem to come at a discount for a similarly-developed “traditional” species.

Your garden is putting on a show Serg! Nice new beech you snuck in there…wow!

Ginkgo make great bonsai and become very interesting as they age. They don’t follow the “rules” and traditional training techniques aren’t always reliable. They bud back easily, but buds doesn’t always produce branches, cuts are slow to heal, and they don’t get bark the same way in pots as in...

First glimpses of color here… Persimmon: Stewartia: