April 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
Here is a slick way to tie in a tree that has a very solid root pad. I was first taught this technique by Michael Hagedorn at a Seasonal several years ago. Once you remove some soil and roots from the top and bottom surfaces and the sides, you can take a chopstick and drive it […]
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March 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
It is February 25, 2018, and I am moving north-northwest deep into a ravine to visit some of my favorite trees. This is a regular activity. I visit them through the year. Through the years. And as I progress in my thinking, I notice things I never noticed before – so that, Always, the Woods […]
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February 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
When repotting, make sure you tie your tree in so it is very solid in the pot. It should not wiggle. If it does, then the wind will move the tree and tear up the tender new roots just as they are trying to be established. February– 2017 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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January 2018 – IBA NEWSLETTER
When your tree grows you will often have a long trunk and then a nice mess of broom style branching. In this situation, you can air layer the tree at an appropriate point below the branching. January – 2018 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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November 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
Gary Wood, long time bonsai teacher from Alabama, announced his retirement recently. For those who do not know Gary, he has been a nursery man, a potter, a revered bonsai teacher, the key figure in planting and growing 12000 top notch bonsai trees at Telperion Farms in Oregon, a cook, a character, a philosopher, and […]
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October 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
There are times when putting a tired old tree or a damaged tree (due to loss of limbs or foliage from accident or disease) in the ground or into a large growing container and letting it grow wild is the best thing to do. I have an Ume that I can’t seem to get going. […]
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