2023年6月17日 · In my limited experience, the struggle for survival, and triumph, seems to be a common theme. Seeing the way a tree sends its roots precariously over a rock to the soil below, a healthy green tree growing around its deadwood, or the branches of a cascade reaching toward the light despite being bowed down, speaks to me about being a survivor and a conqueror.

2023年8月9日 · I am relatively new to Bonsai (have been learning about the art for a few months now) and looking to get a second tree to take care of The first "bonsai" that I bought was from HD and was the dreaded ginseng ficus. Not much of a bonsai as according to here and other resources, but an...

2020年12月7日 · Consider the size of the geode compared to the final size of the tree you would like. There are some limits on the size of the tree depending on the species you pick. Think about the proportions between finished tree and rock. Consider the type of roots your tree makes. Some trees make better roots: more fleshy, naturally longer and more pliant ...

2024年4月3日 · The most popular Bonsai Community in the WORLD! New Jersey Bonsai Societies "Art of Bonsai" Exhibition and Sale - Lincroft, NJ - July 20-21, 2024 Valavanis Demo and Critique | Bonsai Nut After the massive success of the show last year.

2017年9月9日 · Just remember - they ARE normal trees. You can take your juniper and stick it in the ground and in a couple of years it will look like any other landscape juniper. The trick - the ART - of bonsai is to take a normal tree or shrub, and style it so that it looks like an old tree in nature. If you pull it off, the impact is sublime.

2024年2月5日 · Only tree. Just trust picture." It's subjective and the "art" part of bonsai. It takes a while to learn. Even those who have been doing this for quite a while struggle with design and finding the best path forward with trees. I have friends who own a bonsai nursery, but when they began they were contractors for a bonsai merchant who did mass sales.

2007年6月23日 · Amy Liang's Living Art of Bonsai is one of my favorites for inspiration. The ones I spend the most time looking at for inspiration and shear pleasure these days, though, are two from China with no discernable authors, Bonsai of East Asia (ISBN 7-5426-1560-8) and Selection of Famous Works of Chinese Miniature Tree and Rock (ISBN 7-5426-1119-4).

2021年2月28日 · The part about marijuana as bonsai neglects to emphasize that the criteria of the top portion of the article needs to me met before the plant can be called bonsai. Bonsai is art. Art, in general "evokes an emotional or intellectual response". When one looks at a bonsai, one should feel a reaction to the bonsai.

2024年7月23日 · This weekend at the NJ "Art of Bonsai" show, I met a vendor that I had never seen before. He had this great pre-bonsai Seiju with a 2 inch wide trunk, taper, cool bark, and nice movement. Nice start to a shohin Seiju elm. The red pot was not high fired, so I slip potted it into this 3D printed pot.

2019年1月14日 · I have no experience with bonsai but, have always appreciated the art. I recently decided to start learning about bonsai in the hope of picking up a new hobby. I’ve read enough posts on this forum to know that ERC makes for poor bonsai material but, figured since I needed some trees to practice on anyway . . . Why not.