Bonsai Progressions

For many years i have been using progression series containing images of the same tree over a number of years to illustrate the effect of bonsai techniques over time.

Bonsai progressions. In order to get an idea of the time required to develop trees looking at progression series may help. In may of 2004 i visited david fukumoto at his kurtistown hawaii nursery fuku bonsai. Here a few progressions to give you a sense of time and the steps involved to create bonsai when you have plants from a garden centre dug up from a garden or purchased as pre. I am always exited when new material arrives at my shop.

Hosted by jason chan. This riverflat hawthorn crataegus opaca was collected in winter 2012. Some of the photos are style changes others are bonsai that were in need of a trim. How to care for juniper bonsai.

Featured progression riverflat hawthorn. A great way to learn the basics of styling trees. Mycorrhizae the symbiotic relationship. I study it find their positive and negative aspects and think about.

It budded profusely allowing me to select branches in almost ideal positions. This short progression series is intended to show the importance of pruning back nursery stock garden centre material hard if it is to be used for bonsai. Photos are a tremendous asset in learning how to bonsai. The best way to learn about bonsai it by looking at other trees.

In this video jason demonstrates the progression of a maple bonsai from late winter to early spring. He discusses the future plan of the tree and what branches he will save to create the final design. The before and after bonsai pictures on this page will show how a bonsai tree can change with help and a little time. He includes video clips of the bonsai tree as the foliage develops week over week until its current state where he prunes back growth.