ground planting

I have 10 or 12 small Eastern Red Cedar trees in the early stages of development as bonsai. Four are in containers approximately single quart size, the trees four to five inches in height. The attached picture of a single tree is of one being trained ROR style. The others are in a shoe box sized...

I’ve heard about how ground planting can greatly help in growing trunk and just growing in general, but never really got any specifics on doing it. I tried searching it up and I didn’t find anything too in-depth. I was told by an experienced bonsai artist in my local club just recently that I...

I recently discovered this species and immediately decided I had to have one. As a true beginner, I am not in a huge rush to hack this guy down and stick it into a bonsai pot. Happy to let this one develop slowly over time while I practice on more readily available/cheaper nursery stock. My plan...

I have quite a few small trees I took as saplings a few years ago and potted them in various grit mixes. They are doing great but are getting too big (and there are too many) to keep potting up, I simply cant make that much grit. I want to put them in the ground for a few years to let them...