Archive for May, 2011


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Foemina Juniper Group

16 May // juniper

Pre-Grouping Foemina Junipers As I am starting out in bonsai, I have yet to try my hand at a grouping. So decided to try a juniper grouping with some Foemina’s that I picked up. We are in Southern California, and it hasn’t been extremely hot here consistently yet, so repotting wouldn’t be the worse thing to do right now, especially if I kept them in the shade.

 

The Junipers pictured have been plucked a bit, but not wired, you will see the wiring below (which I could have done a cleaner job of. The pot I liked as it wasn’t too shallow, and allowed me some error room with the roots.

 

Foemina Juniper Group Now to just wait for foliage to come back in the proper places, and once the roots take hold throughout the pot, I will wire, and maybe play with a few small pieces of deadwood.

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Blooming Maples

05 May // japanese maple

It’s been pretty hot here in Southern California this past week with temps touching the low 90s. Keeping maples shaded is pretty important in our weather, and I mist them daily. Would love to connect to more maple folks and here your stories! Below are photos of some of the maples I have (need to look for and add an Aureum):

Acer Palmatum seedlings
Green Maple seedlings
 

Katsura & Orange Dream
Orange Dream & Katsura Maple

 

Tamukeyama
Tamukeyama Maple

 

Red Dragon
Red Dragon Maple

 

Waterfall
Weeping Maple

 

Crimson Queen
Crimson Queen Maple

 

Seiryu
Seiryu Maple

 

Orange Dream
Orange Dream Japanese Maple