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

Twin-Trunk Sweetgum Work

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...

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Fun With Boxelder

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...

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