8th National Bonsai Exhibition Retrospective
Every other year, all the greatest bonsai artists in the Unites States gather in Rochester, New York to display some of the most amazing works bonsai enthusiasts can lay their eyes on. The 8th edition of this event happened the weekend of September 9-10, 2023. Hosted by the legendary owner of the International Bonsai Arboretum, William N. Valavanis is the premiere and one of the largest bonsai shows in the United States.Â
45th Annual Mid-America Bonsai Exhibition August 18-20, 2023
Member tress from the PSBS did an outstanding job at the Mid-America Bonsai Exhibition. Click below to view more photos of our trees at the exhibition.
PSBS News
Message from the President – March 2024
President’s Letter for March 2024 Silhouette Show at Cantigny On February 24, 2024, we held our fourth Silhouette Show at the Cantigny Park Visitor Center. The first show was held
Bonsai for Beginners – Leaf Reduction
Bonsai for beginners Bonsai leaf reduction. Just how much will leaf’s reduce in bonsai soil and a bonsai pot? These are both Dwarf Umbrella Trees/ Schefflera Arboricola from cuttings I
Tree of the Month – March 2024
Larch/ Tamarack Photo of club larch from club show Larix laricina Larch are a deciduous conifer tree that grow in wet areas as far north as Canada and as far
Things to do in March 2024
THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH Outdoor: The situation here is the same as it was last month. Leave trees in winter for protection and water as needed. Do not fertilize.
Methods to Increase Trunk Diameter
Ground growing options If you want ABS show quality trees with out spending hundreds or thousand of dollars, growing your own trees may be the way to go. If you
Tree of the Month – February 2024
Dwarf Barbados Cherry (holly leaf)Malpighia glabra The Barbados Cherry is a beautiful, flowering tree that makes a stunning bonsai. Native to tropical America, the Barbados Cherry is an evergreen with
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Urban Yamadori: Collected Bonsai Tree Second Styling – Part 2
Part two of the epic styling of this locally sourced urban yamadori juniper tree. AUDIO CREDITS: Snowfall by Scott Buckley
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- Shohin Schoolby crataegus on March 12, 2024 at 12:00 pm
This January we had Daisaku Nomoto with Jonas Dupuich and Andrew Robson in Portland, Oregon for the Shohin School. I’ve enjoyed watching this event take shape the last two years, matched by the enthusiasm of its 50+ students. Andrew Robson, Daisaku Nomoto, and Jonas Dupuich at the Shohin School this past January. Many of you
- Making Bonsai Pancakes with Peter Teaby J W on March 14, 2024 at 2:30 pm
If you don’t know Peter, one of our most accomplished young bonsai artists, you’re in for a treat. And if you do know Peter, you’re still in for a treat. One thing that jumps out for me with this remarkable tree, is the well developed ramification all the way out to the tips of the twigs. Here’s Peter Tea’s caption, “The deciduous work begins! Defoliated this Korean Hornbeam and a slight thinning and cut back.” Another one with good ramification. Here’s Peter’s caption, “Ramified Seiju Elm in a Sara Rayner pot! It’s going to get a repot in February.” Here’s what Peter wrote about this tree, “Chinese quince getting more refined! The roots are also starting to fuse and we’ll show more of that in the next repotting. Graft I did in early 2023 up top is growing and looking forward to fill the hole there. Pacific Bonsai Expo 202?” I’m looking forward to seeing this tree in few years after Peter has worked some of his magic. Here’s what he has to say about it, “Japanese flowering apricot is blooming at the garden! We’re going to graft a few branches closer to the interior in March and dense this guy up!” We’ll let Peter do the talking, “Eli, Max and myself headed down to the Bonsai Garden in Lake Merritt and repotted this 1500+ year old California Juniper. It took three of us to lift the tree out of the pot and we were able to get the tree into a smaller oval pot.” By the way, Lake Merritt in Oakland CA is the home of the Golden State Bonsai Federation’s bonsai garden. Here’s Peter’s story with one, “Eli and I making some pancakes! Repotted a number of Black pines in big nursery containers. Whipped out the Sawzall to take slices of the rootball away to save time. Once we got close to the roots we planned to keep, we went at it with hand tools.” Peter’s caption for this one, I purchased this Seiju elm back in 2017 at an auction and the first thing I did was cut all the branches to stubs and repotted it into a smaller pot.  I did this because the branches were very leggy and pot was huge! After a few years of branch development I sold it to a client of mine and has been under his care for the last 5 years. He has since decided to downsize his collection and now the Elm has retuned to the garden! The tree is now just starting to bud out due to warm days in Sacramento last week. I plan to continue its branch development and hope to show it in the future! 🤩 The tree stand right at 17inches tall.” One more by Peter and it’s a doozy. Here’s what he wrote, “Rebuilding this funky little Black Pine! Looking forward to a good 2024 and the continued refinement of this tree. “I feel like I should give this tree a name. What do you think?”  Sources:Peter Tea on FBPeter’s websiteGSBS Bonsai Garden at Lake MerrittPeter Tea on Bonsai Bark
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- Setting the future direction of a Bonsai Hinoki Cypress.by Bonsaiplace on March 9, 2024 at 8:42 am
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- Early spring workby Jonas Dupuich on March 17, 2024 at 7:52 pm
If you ask me what my favorite time of year in the garden is, I’ll say early spring, right after repotting. It’s the one time of year when everything looks good and there’s little work to do. Or so I used to think. In recent years, I’ve found that spring is a busy time for
Growing Bonsai Grow your own miniature tree
- Japanese maple early developmentby Jelle Ferwerda on May 28, 2022 at 11:03 am
A short video showing me working a japanese maple! The post Japanese maple early development appeared first on Growing Bonsai.