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Have you ever wondered "How big do bonsai trees get? There is no one answer to that question. Bonsai sizes range from trees that take 4 adults to hold, all the way down to poppy...

Yaupon Holly is typically used as ornamental shrubs in landscaping, and bonsai enthusiasts appreciate them for their small shiny evergreen leaves, numerous red berries (on femal...

While not a traditional bonsai species, Blue Atlas Cedar seem to be good subjects for bonsai. They have short needles naturally; grow quickly under good conditions; and seem to ...

In the San Francisco Bay Area, Fall is the ideal time to work on Japanese Black Pines. This article examines three small black pines before and after Eric worked on them, focuse...

Have you ever attended a yamadori-style juniper workshop, where the teacher takes young trees and wires them into crazy shapes? The concept of the workshop is great fun, with on...

Where did the rule that Juniper bonsai must be twisty and contorted come from? What makes one tree better than another in bonsai? Is it a convention or is it a fact? Bonsai come...

To create a well-designed bonsai requires finding a balance between two competing factors – human perception and the natural form of a mature tree. While a tree in nature exists...

If you want to learn how to design good bonsai trees, selecting the material to work on is your first, and arguably most important, task. The ultimate potential for quality in a...

Proper proportion can make the difference between an exceptional bonsai tree and one that is merely mediocre. Bonsai is more than the idea of creating a perfect miniature tree; ...

In their Sunday afternoon panel discussion Ryan and Chelsea Neil expressed a desire for creating professional standards in bonsai and for consistency and transparency in judging...