You know it’s time to repot when the roots have pushed a tree (or in this case, a small Taiwanese maple forest) up and out of its pot but when the pot cracks, there is no more procrastinating! But finding a suitable vessel is more tricky; this forest had very specific needs- a beautiful, shallow,
So, after some time nurturing and styling your bonsai, the time has come when you think it has reached a stage where you would like to put it on display for others to appreciate what you have achieved. At this stage, presentation is very important to make your bonsai look its best regardless of whether
BSA Annual Exhibition SALESMembers, Bonsai World, Denise Edgerton and Snowfire Ceramics DEMONSTRATIONSSaturday 11am EVAN MARSH and Sunday 12pm ANDREW EDGE ADMISSIONAdults $7.00 and children under 12 is free.
Elder statesman of Australian bonsai and winner of the Bonsai Open (2024), John Marsh has been practising bonsai since 1971. A founding member of the Nepean Bonsai Society (where he continues to teach), an inaugural member of the AABC and its vice-president for many years, John has demonstrated at AABC seminars and conducted workshops and
August was a fairly dry month with some warmer days predicting the spring ahead of us. There hasn’t been much rain, but also we haven’t had too many windy days to dry out the trees in our collections. I’m sure many of you (like me) have taken the opportunity to continue with repotting and general
During July, I was kept very busy trying to catch up on some winter repotting that I had neglected for the past few years, particularly some natives. My lilly pillies in particular, of which I have several, really needed attention. Although I had basically kept up with trimming the tops, a couple of my larger
Air layering is a very productive form of propagation to get a compact miniature tree with a decent trunk and a nice spread of roots.Trees to layer: Best time to air layer is spring onwards when the sap is flowing, however, anytime as long as the tree is actively growing. Things to consider: APPLYING THE
The new format Bonsai by the Harbour was a great success. Demonstrations on Saturday, workshops Sunday and a Sydney wide club display worked well. Saturday started with Ray and Clinton Nesci. Ray brought four of his maples, ranging from enormous to shohin and entertained the audience with their histories and habits. Jarryd Bailey (Montane Bonsai),
