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bald cypress
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,...
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...
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huckleberry
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,...
The Beech Code?
the beech code?Sneak PeekBeech make wonderful bonsai. American beech, however, is nowhere near as amenable to development as its European or Japanese counterparts. But that might not be the end of the story ....The Beech Code?I collected this American beech, Fagus...
Rebuilding A Live Oak Bonsai
rebuilding a live oak bonsaiSneak PeekSometimes you have to start over with a bonsai. That has been the case with this old Live oak I was left by a bonsai friend who passed.Rebuilding a Live Oak BonsaiI've shown you this Live oak bonsai before. I received it as a...
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riverflat hawthorn
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,...
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...
The Beech Code?
the beech code?Sneak PeekBeech make wonderful bonsai. American beech, however, is nowhere near as amenable to development as its European or Japanese counterparts. But that might not be the end of the story ....The Beech Code?I collected this American beech, Fagus...
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willow oak
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,...
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...
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,...
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Hi Zach,
When is the next availability of Bald Cypress. I live in Michigan.
I would like to get one booked.
I am retired from the bonsai business, Aby. Sorry.
Is bald cypress Cypressbonsai20 available for sale?
so this is the 1st time in a while I’ve been to the site just showing it off and im super impressed.
Thank you, Josh!
Zach, I see you train bonsai BC in flat top style but am not sure what to picture. Is it supposed to mimic a tree that lost its conical top from wind damage or lightning? Does it look like a bald head with hair/branches growing out from the sides only? Do you have finished ones like this to show as an example?
Thanks, Danny
Danny, the so-called flat-top Bald cypress is simply an older tree that has lost most of its lower branches as it’s grown taller and older, and having reached its genetically limited height the growth in the crown spreads laterally. Check out this post to get an idea of one in training.