The Bonsai Files
Your free access to general and how-to articles, The Bonsai Files. Detailed and filled with bonsai pictures, Zach shows you step-by-step how he designs bonsai and provides before, during, and after images.
The Bonsai Files
Bonsai Odds & Ends – Eleagnus and Muscadine
bonsai odds & ends - eleagnus and muscadineSneak PeekMonster sumo-style bonsai take time to develop, but the end-result is well worth it. This Eleagnus is two years out of the ground, but just at the beginning of the process.Bonsai Odds & Ends - Eleagnus and...
Twin-Trunk Sweetgum Work
twin-trunk sweetgum workSneak PeekDeveloping bonsai from collected trunks takes time - meaning years, not months (I wish). This twin-trunk Sweetgum is in year four now. Twin-Trunk Sweetgum WorkI lifted this twin-trunk Sweetgum in May of 2018. Here it is in November...
Bald Cypress Development – Two Styles, Two Points In Time
bald cypress development - two styles, two points in timeSneak PeekThere are two basic styles of Bald cypress bonsai - pyramidal (formal/informal upright) and flat-top. Their development and the speed at which they develop could not be more different.Bald Cypress...
My Big Cedar Elm Gets A Pot
my big cedar elm gets a potSneak PeekWe collected this big Cedar elm in 2017. It's taken five years to build the apex and branch structure. Time for a pot now.My Big Cedar Elm Gets a PotWe collected this large Cedar elm (Ulmus crassifolia) back in 2017. The base,...
Fun With Boxelder
fun with boxelderSneak PeekBoxelders are no one's first choice for bonsai. But they can make nice trees, even if you have to redesign them from time to time.Fun with BoxelderBoxelder, or Ash-leaf maple (Acer negundo), is no one's first choice for bonsai. They are...
The Way Of The Forest: Chinese Elm
the way of the forest: chinese elmSneak PeekForest bonsai are wonderful! And Chinese elm is one of the best species you can pick for the style.The Way of the Forest: Chinese ElmI love forest-style bonsai! In fact, they are probably my favorite. You can make forest...
Bald Cypress Initial Styling And Potting
bald cypress initial styling and pottingSneak PeekThis specimen will make a nice larger flat-top BC bonsai.Bald Cypress Initial Styling and PottingLarger Bald cypress specimens almost always lend themselves to one of two styles - either the classic pyramidal (informal...
Potting & Repotting Season – Beech And Crape Myrtle
potting & repotting season - beech and crape myrtleSneak PeekSpring is all about potting and repotting. Here are an American beech and an old Crape myrtle getting some attention.Potting and Repotting Season - Beech and Crape MyrtleI've been working on this...
Potting & Repotting Season – Bald Cypress
potting & repotting season - bald cypressSneak PeekLet's make a formal upright bonsai!Potting and Repotting Season - Bald CypressThe BC's are coming out - these are trees from south of me that "remember" where they're from, so usually nothing comes out before they...