Ruddigger
Omono
Progressing along this Itoigawa I bought at an auction last year. Had to basically regrow everything, since then. Wired and styled, then potted into a glazed Tokutake pot, mostly to watch my sensei flip out. 
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I finally ordered a crape myrtle. I’ve loved the dwarf cultivars from afar for some time but after looking long and hard at @VAFisher ‘s progression, and especially the bark photo, I had to pull the trigger. I ordered from Wilson Brothers as I ordered a Toyo Nishiki quince from them and was happy with the material at the price and the decent care in shipping (especially considering they do free shipping!) and how well it was packed. Worth mentioning they use paper and cardboard to secure plants so no styro peanuts for those that care. Anyway, the downside, kind of… I ordered the 3 gallon option and was expecting one larger trunk but received what appears to be 6 smaller trunks. That said, some definitely have potential but I won’t really see why I have until I separate them come spring. These are the Pocomoke dwarf variety.
crab apple
Shohin
Thats how those drawf crapes are packaged for landscaping purposes. A buch of little trunks cramed in one container to give bulk to the planting. Hopefully whoever you got them from didn't claim to have done any root work. Thats how you would buy them from Lowes or another box store. Atleast in the south.
No claims were made that this was bonsai material. I’ve dealt with Wilson Bros before and know that they’re a landscape material nursery. These are out of my zone so most crapes can be difficult to source in my area (northeast US).
Winter trees for the photo tax
GreenGrowTheRushes
Sapling
Funny, I was in the grocery today and saw a woman with one in her cart. And I thought, hunh, maybe I'll wait until they are marked down.There's a sucker born every day.View attachment 576379
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Cut back some branches to last years grafts.
TomP
Sapling
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
BrianBay9
Masterpiece
A very foggy club workshop with Julian Tsai.
I was working on this San Jose juniper. Last Feb I grafted kishu onto it - got 5 of 10 grafts to take.
So today was the next step, starting to reduce the San Jose foliage.
Kishu grafts look really strong.
I still need grafts to take on the lowest part of the cascade, so more grafting in Feb.
I was working on this San Jose juniper. Last Feb I grafted kishu onto it - got 5 of 10 grafts to take.
So today was the next step, starting to reduce the San Jose foliage.
Kishu grafts look really strong.
I still need grafts to take on the lowest part of the cascade, so more grafting in Feb.
WavyGaby
Shohin
I had a blast. It was great to see everybody. Thanks for covering for me, @@19Mateo83I went to the silhouette show today. I got to see some familiar faces and meet some new ones. @johng and @MACH5 , it was a pleasure to meet both of you!
Photo tax, my 5 minutes of being a vendor@WavyGaby
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Weta
Shohin
Decided to repot a Kowhai in my Thermal pot, can handle all the extra water and shade.
The Barber
Chumono
Pruned, removed the dead foliage and added a couple guy wires to this Weigela. 
Fidur
Chumono
Today, I bought my second operculicarya decaryi (my first is my avatar), wired and gave a bit of movement to the trunk line. Also, I was working on a juniper cutting I rooted almost 2 years ago:
The cutting:
The cutting:
Wulfskaar
Omono
DonielDoom
Mame
I put a stick in a pot next to a rock.
Shibui
Imperial Masterpiece
Assembled the latest bonsai stand.
Now needs to be stained a darker colour and sealed.
Now needs to be stained a darker colour and sealed.
IzzyG
Shohin
The first of the 5 tree spruce collection was completed a couple weeks back and photog just got done with the photos. This is the matriarch/queen/mother out of the five and I just finished styling the daughter as well(winter came fast so won’t have the chance to shoot it until repotting in spring).
Note: The actual front is slightly left of the After photo.
Before
During
After
Note: The actual front is slightly left of the After photo.
Before
During
After
Kaden Becker
Seedling
Wow! That is the best Oregon white oak bonsai I've every seen
Not a species I see very often as bonsai, how does it compare to other Quercus species for you?
TomP
Sapling
Cool bark
