Bonsai – Your Necessary Tools

Posted by Tonedango on Jan 31, 2012 in Bonsai, Sites | Comments Off

By Kyle Pabo There are some bonsai supplies that are required in order for your plant to be as healthy as possible. Caring for a bonsai involves a lot more than just watering your tree every now and then and watching it grow. Bonsais are works of art that require careful pruning and management in order for the tree to take the shape that you desire. When you...

Creating Bonsai Soil Mix – Part 2

Posted by Tonedango on Jan 14, 2012 in Bonsai, Sites | Comments Off

Creating Bonsai Soil Mix – Part 1

Posted by Tonedango on Jan 14, 2012 in Bonsai, Sites | Comments Off

400 -Year-Old Bonsai Survived Hiroshima Bombing

Posted by Tonedango on Dec 23, 2011 in Bonsai, Sites | Comments Off

400 -Year-Old Bonsai in this great 300 tree collection (with a 57 year old forrest landscape.) “Sixty five years ago , during World War II, a B-29 bomber known as the “Enola Gay” dropped the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima, Japan, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Among the survivors was a small tree, a Bonsai, which ended...

Introduction To The Art of Bonsai

Posted by Tonedango on Dec 29, 2010 in Bonsai | Comments Off

by Andrew Kozlowski When people think of bonsai, they tend to picture tiny trees, gnarled and twisted into odd shapes, displayed on the living room coffee table. Many think that bonsai are a special breed of dwarf tree. In reality, a bonsai is almost always an ordinary tree, such as a juniper or maple, pruned and trimmed back to maintain its small size and...

The Secret Techniques of Bonsai: A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping Bonsai

Posted by Tonedango on Oct 30, 2010 in Bonsai | Comments Off

“Incorporating advice from his son, a tree doctor, the author teaches how to produce splendid specimens.” — The Washington Post The Japanese art of bonsai is practiced worldwide, but while basic techniques have been more or less effectively taught, many of the more intriguing ones, as well as recently invented ones, have not. THE SECRET...