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
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #3 For 2022
bald cypress collecting trip #3 for 2022Sneak PeekMore specimens from this week's trip.Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #3 for 2022It's a given that I'll have Bald cypresses budding out each year before just about everything else - Chinese elms usually being first. ...
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #2 For 2022
bald cypress collecting trip #2 for 2022Sneak PeekMore specimens from this week's trip.Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #2 for 2022The weather has taken a cold turn recently. Though we do alternate with moderate days, it seems that every weekend it turns cold again. As...
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #1 For 2022
bald cypress collecting trip #1 for 2022Sneak PeekThis BC collecting season got off to a late start due to weather, but things are starting to look up.Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #1 for 2022I love this time of year - but only for the opportunity to collect new...
Season’s End – Apple & Oak
season's end - apple & oakSneak PeekThe 2021 season has come to an end. The year was a strange one out there in the world, but in the world of bonsai we continue on. Here are two late-season show-offs.Season's End - Apple & OakThe 2021 season is now over,...
Bonsai Odds & Ends – Hawthorn, Cypress, Spekboom
bonsai odds & ends - hawthorn, cypress, spekboomSneak PeekFall brings a little color to our part of the Deep South. The growing season is over, but it's still fun to work on tropicals.Bonsai Odds & Ends - Hawthorn, Cypress, SpekboomHere is the Deep South we...
Bonsai Odds & Ends – American Elm, Lantana
bonsai odds & ends - american elm, lantanaSneak PeekHere's another American elm that's coming along, and a Lantana in bad need of a haircut.Bonsai Odds & Ends - American Elm, LantanaI've written about American elm before. It's sadly under-utilized for bonsai,...
Bonsai Odds & Ends – Dogwood, American Elm
bonsai odds & ends - dogwood, american elmSneak PeekLast time I showed you a Roughleaf dogwood that was eligible for the burn pile - only I saw some potential in it. Here's the result. Plus a small American elm.Bonsai Odds & Ends - Dogwood, American ElmLast...
Making Bonsai Lemonade – Roughleaf Dogwood
making bonsai lemonade - roughleaf dogwoodSneak PeekWe all have trees that don't grow as planned. This usually involves dieback. But sometimes you can make bonsai lemonade out of a lemon.Making Bonsai Lemonade - Roughleaf DogwoodI've written about this Roughleaf...
Sweetgum Fast-Track Styling
sweetgum fast-track stylingSneak PeekI usually only have as much patience with a tree as it will force on me. When they seem to want to develop quickly, I do take advantage.Sweetgum Fast-Track StylingI lifted this Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) from my...
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