Acquired late 2024 – at PBE from Copper Creek Bonsai First set of candles in 2025: July 2026 – Pre/Post-decandling
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P. Afra Bonsai No. 1
Acquired 2020 from cutting Picture from July 12th, 2026 I cut some small bits off of a neighbor’s jade and grew this. From what I gather they’re really easy bonsai as they can tolerate pruning, repotting, and not getting enough water very well. If anything, I tend to overwater mine.
Lavender Starflower
Grewia Occidentalis #1 and #2 Acquired 2020 – Lavender Star Flower (Grewia Occidentalis) I bought two of these in 2020 from https://www.bonsaify.com/ for $25 each. They’ve been a bit challenging as they need a lot of sunlight and water, in comparison to some of my other trees. I bought two of these in 2020 fromContinue reading “Lavender Starflower”
Juniper No. 1
I bought this from a nursery and styled with the help of Addison in December 2022. Repotted winter 2023 year and did a 2nd styling in summer 2024.
Juniper No. 5
I bought this tree as a small whip at a show and added some bends in it to start with. I’ve mostly been growing it out to thicken the trunk, but also started adding shari in 2025. In 2026, I repotted it into the pot show up top. The plan now is to keep growingContinue reading “Juniper No. 5”
Ficus No. 1
Acquired 2020 I bought this ficus as one of my first bonsai. It’s got the classic mass-produced bonsai trunk s-curve, but rather than replace it, I’ve been trying to work with it. 2020: ~2025 July 2026 – after a cutback
Japanese Black Pine No 1
Acquired 2024 Just before decandling in 2025: I bought this tree at an auction in February of 2024 for fairly cheap, knowing that it would be a good deal of work to condense it into a more showable tree. I didn’t have any Japanese Black Pines at that time though and wanted to try oneContinue reading “Japanese Black Pine No 1”