When Do We Turn Trees? The common admonition “Turn Your Trees!” is a good one. It’s even better when framed by a few qualifications.  Turn trees every week or two when trees are: Dense Next to walls, such as close to a house In the growing season Taller, where the height of the tree might shade lower portions Yet: Broad, […]
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New From Bonsai Empire: Shinji Suzuki and Luis Vallejo It is not easy for me to impartial about this course, which, being partly about my teacher Shinji Suzuki, I naturally think must be good. But it is good. The new course covers bonsai display. Suzuki and Vallejo are widely regarded as two of the top outdoor bonsai display artists. And it is engagingly balanced […]
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Derek Aspinall bonsai pots for sale These pots are all 25-35 years old and were made by Derek for me for trees I had at the time. All measurements are in centimetres and external. If you are interested in any of the above pots please message me at john@johnhanbybonsai.co.uk
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Pacific Bonsai Expo ‘24 Highlights How quickly can a bonsai show become a classic? I’ll let you decide. Here is an informal tour of the exhibition, photos courtesy of Vince Smith. (You will need a good connection, there are a lot of them.) Best in Show, a cryptomeria. My studio had a hand in this one, a client tree.  Another […]
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