This summer has not been particularly hot in Sydney. The humidity and the showery weather of late, has meant that I have had plenty of issues on my trees with such pests as scales of various types (white wax scale being the worst on some natives) and the usual caterpillars and fungal infections on susceptible […]
This year has started with some very hot and windy days and several milder ones, broken in between by stormy weather. Some of my trees have received a dose of sunburn on the leaves, with the hot sun suddenly emerging from behind morning cloud and catching me unawares! Happily, this has mainly been my Lilly
Summer is one of the busiest times of year for all bonsai artists. One needs to keep vigorous trees, particularly deciduous species, trimmed to encourage shorter internodes. It’s important to keep the balance between pruning and allowing for growth just right, though, as trees that are constantly cut back may lose vigour, which is not
After a dry September, October has had a mix of showery and sunny days, some quite cool as well, but all your trees should be in active growth by now. This will continue in the coming months, and one must be mindful of keeping vigorous trees trimmed to encourage short internodes and an improved design.
September was an unusually dry month, with quite a few windy days, so hopefully you’ve all been able to manage the demands of your trees to keep them healthy and thriving. I repotted several natives and junipers in my collection last month, and it’s been challenging regularly spraying the foliage to increase humidity and prevent
The end of winter has been quite warm weather wise, and I’m sure many of you (like me) have taken the opportunity to continue with developing your bonsai trees. There is certainly plenty to keep one occupied now that spring is upon us! Deciduous trees will be coming in to leaf (if they haven’t already)
I, like many of you, I’m sure, have been very busy repotting trees every chance I get! July and August, at least in my collection, are the months when most root pruning and repotting take place. We are starting to get some warmer days, although there are most likely some cold nights still to come.
It’s been a cold start to winter this year but a break from the rain has been welcome, and I’ve been able to commence repotting my deciduous bonsai, as I’m sure many of you have as well. Some of the species you should be working on include crabapples, maples, elms, wisteria, liquidambars, flowering prunus of
May has been quite cold this year, but at least we haven’t had too many windy days. Hopefully, you have enjoyed some autumn colour from the deciduous trees in your collections, especially as we have had a bit of a break from the rain. The sun moves lower in the sky during the colder months,
Autumn has finally arrived with cooler nights and crisp mornings. It’s a good time to take a breath for now and take stock of how the trees in your collection have improved during the last year. We’ve had a lot of showery weather of late, so watering thirsty trees has probably not been a priority
