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I’m Seeing BC Buds!
This winter has been pretty awful. In addition to being colder than usual, it's also been wetter than usual. That does not make for a pleasant time. Just over the past few days we've seen temperatures moderate a bit - and by that I mean it gets into the 60s during...
February Sucks, Styling Helps
Every August I think August is the suckiest month, then along comes February and I remember there are worse things than killer heat and humidity. To help make February less sucky, there is some work that needs doing on trees being developed. If you have some...
More Great BC Material – Collecting Trip 3
The weather was dodgy today, meaning we had a torrential downpour all across South Louisiana. We did have the good fortune to be able to collect a few nice trees before the sky really opened up, however. Here are a few photos to give you an idea of how we did. This...
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riverflat hawthorn
Developing A Green Hawthorn
I collected this green hawthorn, Crataegus viridis, back in February. Hawthorns are very easy to collect, with about a 90% success rate. As expected, this one exploded with growth in spring. You'll notice there are two existing branches on this one. I usually...
Willow Oak Update
The saga continues for my awesome willow oak, Quercus phellos. You may remember the tree got its first bonsai pot back in April, which was roughly four years after I'd collected it. The tree had not yet budded out for spring, so I was anxiously waiting to see what...
Mayhaw Repotting
We've been following the progress of this Mayhaw, Crataegus aestivalus, for a while now. Back in winter I did a hard pruning of the branches in order to continue development of the tree's structure. As with any such work, I then let the tree alone to grow untrimmed...
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willow oak
Winter Pre-Bonsai Development Work
Winter is supposed to be a time where all sorts of bonsai activities more or less come to a halt, but the fact is there are a number of chores we can and should do in order to move our trees along. One reason to get these chores out of the way is to keep from having...
Remembering A Good Bonsai Friend
I first met Allen Gautreau ("Go Tro" - it's one of those Cajun names) in 1986, when my rekindled interest in bonsai had me seeking out local enthusiasts. He was new to the art, as was I. While I don't recall that many details of our early encounters, I know we went...
Growing Future Bonsai
While I love using collected trees for bonsai more than any other source, I also grow trees from cuttings and seeds. There's really nothing at all wrong with bonsai grown from cuttings and seeds. After all, our goal is to create the impression of a larger and older...
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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.