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Yes, its that time of year again. When the witch hazel blooms and some early birds start to show there feathers... ... its time to be prepared... having the bags of akadama and bims (pumice) sifted and graded, some pots ready, ... fingers start to itch to dig down in the soil and find...

It has been a while since the white stuff fell from above like this. Happy trees ulmus procera acer palmatum ukigumo Acer palmatum arakawa Fagus sylvatica atropurpurea Pinus sylvestris branch pinus sylvestris buxus buxus

This pre-bonsai started some years ago together with 20+ brothers and sisters as a one-year old seedling, planted in the ground for 2 years. Girdled below ground level. 5 or so survived the first 2 years. The non responders (roots not good enough) were tossed the rest was put in pond baskets or...

This pre-bonsai started some years ago together with 20+ brothers and sisters as a one-year old seedling, planted in the ground for 2 years. Girdled below ground level. 5 or so survived the first 2 years. The non responders (roots not good enough) were tossed the rest was put in pond baskets or...

This pre-bonsai started some years ago together with 20+ brothers and sisters as a one-year old seedling, planted in the ground for 2 years. Girdled below ground level. 5 or so survived the first 2 years. The non responders (roots not good enough) were tossed the rest was put in pond baskets or...

This pre-bonsai started some years ago together with 20+ brothers and sisters as a one-year old seedling, planted in the ground for 2 years. Girdled below ground level. 5 or so survived the first 2 years. The non responders (roots not good enough) were tossed the rest was put in pond baskets or...

This pre-bonsai started some years ago together with 20+ brothers and sisters as a one-year old seedling, planted in the ground for 2 years. Girdled below ground level. 5 or so survived the first 2 years. The non responders (roots not good enough) were tossed the rest was put in pond baskets or...

After reading another post on display I would like to show this tryout of a 3 point display made a few weeks ago. I lack a table for under the zelkova at the moment. There are 2 options regarding the movement of the juniperus squamata both focussing on different elements. Open for comments and...

This is the twin of Big lump. After putting this one and it's brother in a grow box (2012), big lump got it's deal of attention (workshop, carving, branch selection, wire, rewire). This stump got neglected in a shady part of the garden. To big to move around, i spend my sunny day with...

From the tree big taxus, the top was airlayered. I left it in the pot and since this spring it started to decline. I did an "emergency" repot. I was thinking it stayed to wet so was careful to water. It was still soaking wet after a week, i hope it might bounce back. The start in 2015? Pot...

8 years ago (approximately) i planted a hedgerow of taxus. I pre-selected some and put them aside in the ground for 6 years. I had to cut them back hard and potted them up a few years ago. Part of them died. This is one of the survivors. Last few years my yews don't grow that well. I guess it's...

Developped from 1 year old plant. Planted in the ground and groundlayer one year later. This is the second repot after that. It's basically a stick in a pot with a rootbase. I planned to groundgrow this one but I was afraid to lose the rootbase so I put it back in the box. If I want a tapering...

One of the batch of 2015. Did them in small pond baskets and larger ones like this. Growth is obviously etter in the larger and roots are ok. This is the result of seedling cutting and no interference for the rest. Hope to get better results than this with an extra repot. On some pines the lower...

Made time at Noelanders Trophy to look for some pots and a dai for accents.

I want to devote a thread to my trees that didn't made it under my care. Not only it does provide me to give them a proper virtual funeral, but it gives me the time to think what i've done wrong to deserve this. Some others might pick things up i didn't see or thought about. Trees that are...

I took a cutting from my first mallsai tree. I think i made the cutting in 2006 and put it in the ground in 2007. Both winters the top of the tree froze off, so i potted it in 2009. It grew so i was happy. 2010 The top section died. 2011 Lets try again July 2011 Start of 2012 September 2012...

Somewhere in the heat of summer 2009 i found 2 big yews that needed to be removed from a property. They were free, but a bottle of wine was the least i could do. Needed a drink myself after getting one tree out the ground and in my normal sized trunk of the car. The man was thinking i was nuts...

Not having a little broom in my collection is not an option and what is better than starting a zelkova for that matter. In 2013 i found a zelkova stick in the local bonsai nursery. I looked for straight trunk this time and this was as straight as i found that time. April 2013 Repotted and first...

I've never bothered labeling trees. Since i'm planning to start some pines from seed it would be handy to label the container or the plant at some point in the development. What works best? I would go for the middle one i guess?

Half of the trees are inside. Note to myself, clean greenhouse before it gets colder.

Ordered seeds from "Les Semences du Puy" just like in 2015. Order Date: November 20, 2017 3 times 5g for me (+-840 seeds) 2 times 5g for Defra (+-560 seeds). We will meet at Noelanders in februari.

Besides an ulmus parvifolia this was my first purchase in my bonsai journey. Being a beginner it wasn't clear for me that a tree like that in a small size was somewhat of a challenge. 2006 Of course i had a good eye for the perfect rootbase at that time... 2008: Having read that airlayering...

It must be the slowest developing tree that i have. The start in 2007. A young cheap plant. The subtle movement, the base and the scar-less trunk attracted me as a beginner. In the first year i let it grow. In 2008 i tried defoliation. The tree stayed bare from june until spring 2009. I put it...