Understanding Season Change And The Techniques That Follow. August 4, 2025There is often a short coming of Bonsai teaching and that is the use of seasons as an indicator for timing of techniques, there is an obvious flaw in this...
Critical Thinking And Bonsai August 4, 2025Practicing Bonsai for some is just as simple as putting a tree in a bonsai pot and keeping it watered, while for others it can go as deep as being...
Is Akadama Bad For Bonsai? August 4, 2025I am seeing this topic come up more and more and its crazy to me how much information that is incorrect on the side of " Akadama Is Bad For...
Cutting Japanese Black Pine Needles, Should You Do It? August 4, 2025Much like the discussion we had about pinching junipers concerning the fact if we should pinch or not the same discussion can be had for Japanese Black Pines and needle...
Comparing Trees In Nature To Bonsai And Why It Could Be Harmful. August 4, 2025We always hear about people who do things to bonsai trees with the justification being " Look at how they live in nature " but is this really a good...
Sacrifice Branches And Bonsai August 4, 2025When practising bonsai you might often hear of people having or removing sacrifice branching. This can sound like some crazy ritual where we are removing parts of the tree as...
