Bent Tree Bonsai

Oliver 2nd posting

2012-01-14T07:44:00.000-08:00

Oliver the following are the pictures you requested

Oliver

2012-01-07T12:33:00.000-08:00

Oliver this is a small sample of what you'll find at my nursery

Welcome 2012 !!!

2012-01-02T21:01:00.000-08:00

Now is the time to go on a dig. If you have a relative,a friend or some one that owns propertyand will allow you to dig trees, then you are lucky!From December to early April is the prime time to dig trees. I have taken advantage ofthe weather's cool days & cold nights to go tree hunting.Click on the picture for a larger imageThis is a white honey suckle it is buried in veryrocky shale.I dug

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY

2011-12-20T20:27:00.000-08:00

I hope everybody has a happy Christmas...count your blessings everyone has them:your family/health/friends/your trees ..LOL! click on the pictures to enlargeThe following are shots that I've neglected to post earlier this year:James is holding the Chineseelm if you look closely it'salready been cut.this is the same treeabout a week laternotice the budspeeking outthis is the same treenow in the

2011-12-20T19:02:00.000-08:00

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Eastern red cedar dig

2011-11-29T20:35:00.001-08:00

This is the creek bed where this eastern red cedar was dug from, sorry some of the pictures are out of focus the banks along these creek beds are lined with magnificent old trees like this oak the trees along the banks are very picturesque with their fall colors I found this Eastern red cedar growing at the base of an old

Old Tree Trunk

2011-11-25T17:43:00.000-08:00

We don't usually dig up tree trunks this big, but since this trunk wasgoing to die in a couple of years if we didn't dig it up now. It was growing on theedge of an over hang to the creek bed. The roots were hanging down in the air. It is a magnificent old trunk that is broken in half & has beennaturally weathered for years. There are two branches that we cut off & wehad to do

Dig on local creek bed

2011-11-18T21:45:00.000-08:00

Jacob & I went to a local creek on a scouting trip & found several trees.As you can see it is a very scenic creekThis is another section of the same creek we were able to find some trees close togetherThis is another angle of the same treeshowing the curves & dead woodThis is an ash tree that has had it's trunkbroken at one timeA close up of the trunk showingwhere a new leader has grownJacob

weather is changing

2011-11-01T21:41:00.000-07:00

The weather is changing now ,we've had one cold night and another is on the way on Thursday night. Now is the time if you haven't already done so,to get your tropicals inside .Also your evergreens & deciduous trees in small pots should be protected by placing them on the ground & covering them with mulch to protect the roots.I've spent the last couple of weeks trying to do some last minuet

The karate Kid & Bonsai

2011-10-10T21:45:00.000-07:00

I have a nephew named Ben & he's into Karate big time . He recently won a silver medalat a regional competition & last Saturday he was in a local tournament .I told him if he didgood I would post him on my blog, so I'm keeping my promise.The start of the tournamentBen's first match & that's Rita , Ben's momtaking pictures.These kids aren't afraid of any thing, theremixing it up pretty good!

Blooms & fall colors

2011-10-06T22:14:00.000-07:00

This time of year with the temperatures at the mid eighties & night time lows in the sixtiesit kinda of feels like spring. Some of my trees get confused they don't know if they should windtheir butt or scratch their watch.Any way so much for humor...some of the tropicals are blooming like it's spring & junipersare coming out of summer dormancy and putting on a spurt of growth. While the rest of

Dallas annual auction

2011-09-18T21:48:00.001-07:00

Heads up every one ...Dallas bonsai society will hold it's annual club auction on Oct. 1st.At north Haven Gardens from 9:00 a.m. till 12:00 noon...it's open to the public. It's a good opportunity to pick up a bonsai and /or bonsai related material so come on out. Since the weather's been so nice & the trees are coming out of summer dormancy I decidedto do some long awaited

100 degree heat wave finally over

2011-09-06T18:46:00.000-07:00

Man was I glad when I heard the weather man say this 100 degree weather wasfinally over!!!!! A lot of my trees were suffering from this heat. Not to mention myself.It was get up super early to water & then for the rest of the day work for a couple of hours,then go inside & rest for awhile. Then go back outside to work for a couple hours ,well youget the idea.These kingsville boxwoods turned

Ft. Worth Bonsai show & sale this week end 08/12/11-08/14/11

2011-08-12T16:05:00.000-07:00

Ft. Worth's Bonsai show and sale will be held this week end at the botanical garden in Ft. Worth. It will begin on Friday & Saturday 9:00 to 5:00 p.m.and Sunday 9:00 to 1:00 p.m. (08/12/11 thru 08/14/11) How about this heat wave!!!! Hope your trees come through this ok. My tropicals are loving this heat wave & are thriving. As for the rest of the

2011-07-06T20:59:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't posted any thing this past month (June) I lost my camera andI've had some personal family problems but hopefully that will clear up. I will post something soon.

Watering system for pine bed

2011-05-16T23:14:00.000-07:00

I had to show you this, last Easter Sundaymy #1 side kick"Bella"had her first encounterwith the Easter bunny. He was ok from afarbut when he came closer "Nana get him awayfrom me"!!! After laying pvc pipe & adding some risers withsprinkers We had a watering system going! Sure beatsthe heck out of watering by hand not tomention saving time. Now maybe we have time to weed out

Pine & Shimpaku growing bed

2011-04-20T21:08:00.001-07:00

In an earlier post I made mention of putting some pines I had acquired into agrowing bed. So I started to plant the new pines along with some shimpaku's . The growing bed had to be plowed &then raked. The hole was dug then a tile was placedat the bottom to keep the roots fromgrowing straight down. This encouragesthe roots to grow horizontally. After the tile is put in place

Spring color

2011-04-20T20:18:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy with several projects this spring, that I haven't posted any thing.Spring has definitely sprung and color is every where! This wisteria is located in the cornerof my nursery.As you can see it has almost taken over theeastern red cedar I'm going to have to pruneit pretty soon. My bougainvillea is in full bloom There are several shades of pink a few lavender also. My

new trees

2011-03-26T08:42:00.000-07:00

This is some newly acquired trees. Some are black pines, some red pines & someshimpaku's. The majority of these trees will be put into a growing bed for a few yrs. to gainsome girth.#1black pine#2black pine#3red pine#4Red pine#5black pine#6black pine#7black pine#8black pine#9black pineThe rest of these are shimpaku junipers.

Bob Castronovo

2011-03-21T12:53:00.000-07:00

Hi Bob here are some pictures I'll send some more this eveing.

Bob Castronovo

2011-03-18T21:31:00.000-07:00

Hi Bob I was having trouble with my e-mail so I thought I would just send you thepictures on my blog. Just click on the pictures to get a closer view.This is a boxwoodA zelkovaA privetA Chinese elmAnother zelkova . If any of these meet with yourapproval please let me know.

Collected chinese elm

2011-03-02T21:32:00.000-08:00

This is one of my chinese elms which I planted in a bed in my nursery about 8 to 10yrs. ago. After 4 yrs. I had vowed to dig them up but after finding my self to busy with otherthings in my nursery. I always found that spring had past & I said "Oh well I'll dig them upnext yr." then next yr. Then next yr.......Well next yr. has finally arrived!!!! This tripple trunk next to

Lakewood botanical society

2011-03-02T20:02:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday March 1st. a meeting of the Lakewood Botanical Society washeld at the home of Mrs. Christie Davis. I would like to thank Mrs. Davis for invitingme into her beautiful home & for being such a gracious host. I would also like to thank Mrs. Karri Nicols for contacting me to make theBonsai program to the Lakewood Botanical Society.

Repotting a collected elm tree

2011-02-24T22:03:00.001-08:00

I made a new friend today, Jeff from Mississippi. He said he didn't have a lot of time ,he works in the oil industry in east Texas & he hadn't had a day off since around Thanksgiving & was on his way home. He has four days off & has to be back at work Monday. Jeff is a relative newcomer to Bonsai & has previously bought some Bonsai, but

Dig on Thursday Feb.17 2011

2011-02-21T21:01:00.000-08:00

Since my good friend Gabe is off on Thursdays I scheduled a dig at a near by creek bed. On an earlier excursion with an other friend (Jacob) we had spotted a couple of trees on the same creek bed. Three of the trees were on the edge of a cliff about 15 feet above the creek bed. In front was an eastern red cedardirectly behind it was an ash tree & to the right was an other ash. All

Update on elm tree dug up in Feb.2010

2011-02-20T18:53:00.000-08:00

After the snow & cold , we have had some warm weather.So I decided to fire up my sprinkler system. Only to find out that two of mypumps were broken & a number of my lines were broken by the cold. The sprinkler works fine afterreplacing the two pumps & repairingthe broken lines. Last Feb.2010 we dug out this oldelm. It wasn't easy ....we had to dig

Feb. snow fall 2011

2011-02-19T22:16:00.000-08:00

The first week of Feb. brought the Dallas & Ft.Worth area to a virtual standstill withsnow & record temperatures. With snow and Icy conditions traffic was treacherous & then on top of that we had rollingblackouts!!It's hard to believe that a week earlierwe had near 70 degrees temperatureswhile digging for ash junipers. Here we are a week later with"Bella" my #1 side kick preparingto

Ash Juniper in Glen Rose,Tx.

2011-02-06T13:09:00.000-08:00

Collected Ash juniper from dig on the 29th of Jan. Ft.Worth & Dallas Bonsai societies held a joint dig on Sat. 29th of Dec. in Glen Rose.I would like to thank our hosts Mel & Jim for allowing us to dig on their property for the past several years. Again thank you for being gracious hosts & gentlemen. Ash Juniper #1This is the smallest tree that Jacob& I dug. We dug

Saturday morning dig

2011-01-30T07:18:00.000-08:00

Ft Worth & Dallas Joint Dig @ Glen Rose Tx. Ft.Worth bonsai club invited the Dallas club on it's dig in Glen Rose ,Tx.Jacob and I arrived at the dig site Saturday & we were blessed with a beautiful day.Every where you looked there was anAsh juniper , Jacob was like a kid in a candy store. David & Garrett are hard at workdigging up their up tree. Whew ! that worked up a sweat,

Winter watering part 2

2011-01-26T20:11:00.000-08:00

Winter watering indoors can be challenging also. If you have a greenhouse try to keep it well sealed so no cold air can seep in.Check your trees often ,do not let them dry out completely.In addition to white fiberglass panels on the outside (that permit sunlight in) I have plastic sheeting on the inside that acts as a vapor barrier.Not only does it trap air between the fiberglass but it

January almost gone

2011-01-20T19:52:00.001-08:00

WINTER WATERING Watering your trees in wintertime is just as important as the summer time. Since it's colder in winter most people think it takes longer between watering cycles. Wrong!!! In winter time you have to consider the sun still can become hot when it hits your pots. The cold winds can also dry out the soil. I usually put a layer of mulch around my

WOW! DECEMBER ALREADY

2010-12-04T19:46:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't posted any thingfor Nov. It's been a whirlwind monthfor me.What with the addition of a new granddaughter Kaylee Reneborn Nov.3rd. My original side kick 18 month oldIsabella wasn't too sure about the new comer. Is she just visiting?How long isshe gonna stay and

styling a shimpaku

2010-10-19T22:49:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago Adrianbought a shimpaku juniperonline. He called & wantedme to style it for him. I started to work theinterior of the tree & madea few jinns. Next I wired some of thebranches I Then I made a Shariline up the truck to meet withsome of the jinns. This is the back view. This is a another side view. This is probably the bestfront if you eliminate the

Dallas Bonsai Auction

2010-10-04T20:59:00.000-07:00

Saturday October 4th at Glen Haven Gardens - Dallas Bonsai Society Auctionwas held. Diane Lowe signs in Bill Webber's registration for the auction and gives him a bidders paddle. Garret checks out bonsai trees to be auctioned off.Gabe & Se are looking over bonsai pots while Dave waits for them move.People

Dalas Bonsai Society Auction

2010-09-29T20:35:00.000-07:00

Dallas Bonsai Society annual auction will be held at North Havens Garden this week endon September 2 2010 & is open to the public,from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Bidders are urged to come early ...see the trees and Bonsai related articles (tools,pots,books, ect.) to be auctioned off . Be sure to register & receive your bidders paddle. This has become one of

Boulevard Cypress

2010-09-12T00:58:00.000-07:00

Gabe came by ,wanted to know if I needed some help? Well I had this boulevard cypress for a couple of yrs. I've wanted to style it, but hadn't gotten around to it.So Gabe started to work on thetree. Pick out the branches youwant to keep & get ridof the rest. I want to keep these branches....... now what do I do? Take a sip of that Bud lite

Hollywood juniper

2010-09-11T23:38:00.000-07:00

This Hollywood juniper has had the roots pruned for the last three yrs. enabling meto put it in a shallow container. It has had only minor branch pruning & essentially this is it's1st. styling. This is the before picture. Good healthy foliage Se and I picked out theprimary branches then startedto wire. The tree is wired and has

Ash Juniper

2010-09-08T19:10:00.000-07:00

This Ash Juniper was styled by Roy Nagatoshi in October 2003 in Ft.Worthand it was raffled off. It was won by Maria my wife(dressed in black) and her edict was"it's my tree don't touch it" So seven yrs. later after repeated requestsshe relented and said we could work on it. Se and I worked on the tree while his wifePanda

Sat. a.m. Roy's demo. on a juniper

2010-09-07T16:05:00.000-07:00

Dallas Bonsai Society and Ft.Worth Bonsai Society Saturday morning we're at North Haven Gardens for Roy Nagatoshi's demonstration.He must be behind that juniper? I see a hand behind all that foliage He cut away some branches, I can almost make him out---Maybe he's kind of shy! Hey! there's Roy he's not shy at all!After cutting most of the

Sat. afternoon workshop with Roy Nagatoshi

2010-09-07T14:20:00.000-07:00

After lunch we came back to North Haven Gardens and Roy proceeded to schoolus in the art of Bonsai. Roy,Garret & David pose for a picture in front of their bonsai Richard is shown happily wiring his tree Bill proudly posing along side his ponderosa pine Roy shows Dave how to bend a wired branch on his ash juniper Diane is following wiring instructionson her

Sun with Roy Nagatoshi at Ft.Worth

2010-09-06T22:38:00.000-07:00

Sunday Roy came to the Botanical Gardens in Ft.Worth & conducted a demo. on aJapanese boxwood for the Ft.Worth Bonsai Society. Here Roy talks about the growth habitsof the boxwood & how it can grow a dense canopy. After cutting away a lot of the foliagehe recalled a saying his mentor John Naka hadwhen styling a tree "you should leave openspaces for the birds to fly

Roy Nagatoshi visits Dallas & Ft. Worth

2010-09-02T21:08:00.000-07:00

Well known Bonsai artist Roy Nagatoshi will be in Dallas Saturday at north haven gardens.Sept. 4th He will be doing a styling demonstration on a Juniper for the Dallas Bonsai Society. It will begin at9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The public is invited it is free no admission. In the afternoon 1:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. he will conduct a bring your own tree work shopthe price is

2010-08-22T02:14:00.000-07:00

Another recuit and good friend is Randy Harris, he comes by to help outwhen ever he can. He picked up a bonsai for his fatheras a gift so they'll have something to do together. Here Randy is working on a privet This is a Texas Ebony that I planted from seedfive years ago & it is just now blooming. Here is a closer look at the blooms. Randy on an other

2010-08-22T00:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't been posting to the blog . I been having someproblems with my computer and my camera also, but hopefully that's behind me now. Earlier this month Gabriel Soto came by my shop and expressed an interest inlearning about bonsai & he said he would be willing to help out around the nursery inexchange. There's always work around the

Sunday July 25, 2010

2010-07-25T23:14:00.000-07:00

Jacob and his friend James came over to spend the day with me. We decided to work on this ficus, its too tall& we also removed a large branch from themiddle of the tree. After trimming the top and removing thebranch this is what the ficus looked likeafterward--- what do you think James? What is it? I don't know. What he gonna do with it? I don't know.

hollywood juniper

2010-07-14T19:29:00.000-07:00

Wednesday the 14, 2010 I was supposed to report for jury duty but when I calledthey said my "presence was not needed" so I didn't have to go. Good thing too cause myfriend Se called and said he had some free time,could I use his help? Sure I could use some help, I was planning to work on this Hollywood Juniper. Before side one before side 2 In preparation to

Weekends at Benttree Bonsai

2010-07-10T21:58:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday Jason dropped by to help out with a rather large bonsai that I had beenmeaning to re pot but I wasn't able to get around to it. The Brazilian rain tree was about7 to 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide. After much discussion we decided to chopthe tree at about 3 1/2 feet. We pruned the root ball and transferred it to this tray,then wetrimmed the branches. Will report on

Fort Worth Bonsai Convention

2010-06-24T20:56:00.000-07:00

Convention day isfinally here....& were packing the trailer and getting ready to go!!!! The sheriff Steven Hendricks & deputyLadd Kelley are at the registration desk. Later the rest of the registration posseis present consisting of Mike Prachyl/DianeLowe/Steven Hendricks/&Dan Leblanc. Headliners Peter Warren from the UK/Matt Ouwinga from Chicago,Ill./Peter Tea from Calf.and

Fort Worth Bonsai Convention

2010-05-24T11:56:00.000-07:00

Ft.Worth bonsai "Cowtown" Convention 2010We're excited the Ft.Worth Bonsai convention is just around the corner !!!! It will be heldon June 11,12 & 13. at the Radisson Hotel on I35 & Meacham Blvd. We will be vendors along with many others , we invite you to come participate in the festivities. Come and enjoy the art of Bonsai at it's best!!! There will be many programs , the exhibit

Hectic time at the nursery

2010-05-04T20:07:00.000-07:00

We have been busy the last couple of months ,what with collecting trees and getting them potted up. Then we set up the shade cloth /set up the benches /empty out the greenhouse / now we are clipping & re potting like crazy. I couldn't have done it with out the help of good friends like "Se"/ Jason / Mr. "B"/ and Jacob !!! Thanks guys I really appreciate it!!! These maples were

UPDATE

2010-04-06T22:31:00.000-07:00

POMEGRANATE & AZALEAAfter being trapped in my collapsed cold frame I rescued them & theywere re potted.After bare rooting this pomegranate & cutting thetap root . It was potted up in my soil mix using aStyrofoam box. This was done Feb /20/2010. Now about six & a half weeks later it hasput out new shoots & leafed out. Will keep youposted on its progress & future development. This

Texas Red Oak

2010-03-23T21:24:00.000-07:00

Monday 3/22/2010This was an 18 to 20 ft. red oak that I decided to dig up this yr. instead of next yr. The buds were starting break open so I chopped the top off & got the root ball out. This is what it looked like after I bare rooted it. This is what remained after I cleaned it up, with most of the tap root intact. This is the view from opposite side, it has a nice

Dig in Febuary 2010

2010-03-20T11:55:00.000-07:00

Jason and I were going on a dig and I told him that two customers of mine had never been on a dig. So I invited them to join us, "B" & Jacob were raring to go! There are some steep cliffs on this creek bed and I had tie to a tree & lower my self down to an interesting elm tree . Notice how clear the water is in this creek.Jason is climbing up from the bottom verycarefully!"B" starts to

Twisted pomegranate & Azalea

2010-02-20T22:09:00.000-08:00

These two trees were rescued from my damaged cold frameThe first one is a twisted pomegranate that had roots growing out of the bottom of the pot & into the ground. when I moved the pot, the root continued to grow in the ground over the next 2 yrs & became this small tree. It had a deep taproot which needed to be cut off. This left it with few feeder roots.

Let it snow ,let it snow_____Bah ! humbug!

2010-02-15T16:38:00.000-08:00

Enough with the snow already!!!! I thought it was pretty cool two snow falls, one in December & now one in Feb. I went to bed thursday night thinking every thing was alright........wrong....this is what I woke up to Friday morning! This snow laden branch had broken off and landed on the juniper below it & some of the other

record snowfall in metroplex

2010-02-11T14:44:00.000-08:00

I was supposed to attend the Ft.Worth Bonsai Society meeting tonight & I was on my wayuntil I had a flat tire. I pulled off the freeway & got stuck in the snow; I had to call a tow truck tobring me home. This is the second snow fall this year so I thought I'd record it, since it was a record in Feb. Here are some pictures of my nursery. The troppicals are safe & snug in the green house and

White Honey suckle bush

2010-01-31T21:20:00.001-08:00

Mid December /January/February are prime months in the Dallas/Ft Worth area for collecting suitable trees for Bonsai. If you know someone who owns some acreage & they allow you to collect trees from their property, consider your self lucky. When the weather turns cold every bonsai enthusiast I know starts hunting for a new

new green house

2009-12-29T16:07:00.000-08:00

My old green house was pretty much torn up by fall storms this year & I decided not to rebuilt it at this time instead I built a new green house.I started with cinder blocks for the walls & 2"steel pipes for reinforcement for the walls and center posts. Then I used 2x4's for the trusses to hold up the fiberglass panels for the roof. Dirt was used to fill up the holes in the cinder blocks & to

Excerpt from Dallas bonsai society newsletter

2009-09-28T15:00:00.000-07:00

" Click to enlarge articles"This an excerpt from the Dallas Bonsai society newsletterpublished in September 2009.The tree is a twisted pomegranate which received preliminary styling ,wiring ,root pruning & was potted in a chinese pot,usinglava rock mix , compost & worm castings.This twisted pomegranate belongs to the Dallas bonsai societyand is destined to be raffled off in the Dallas

Boxwood

2009-06-25T20:34:00.000-07:00

Boxwood before/after repot and trim.

Brazilian Rain Tree Repot

2009-06-20T20:46:00.000-07:00

Before/after repot and root/foliage trim. Still haven't wired. Healthy tree, ready for repot early spring. Japanese potBase drainer lava Second layer (can't really see) is home cooked compost and worm crap. Got stick, poked air pockets, and topped with mix of calcined clay, lava, pine bark and Akadama.

Scary 'Fukien' Tea

2009-06-18T23:29:00.000-07:00

This is my scary Fukien Tea about 30 yrs old it looks scary huh?

Trident Maple Make Over

2009-06-17T23:47:00.000-07:00

I got this Trident Maple looking bad in a slab. After a few minutes contemplating I got my shears and this is what became of it. Can't wait for fall now.

Buttonwood

2009-06-10T12:33:00.001-07:00

I got this buttonwood from a friend and he offered me a "good deal" which I've come to consider more of a gift. Reason was because he didn't have time to train it as it deserves and trusted I'd do a good job on it so he practically let me have it.When I got it, it was in bad shape, it had scale and leggy growth. I got it in early spring and after 2 months in my posession it still had no signs of

Bougainvillea Treasure

2009-05-29T10:47:00.001-07:00

This weekend I went Bonsai nursery hunting for a couple of hours, you know, mom and pop nursery shops with hidden treasures among their stock. After visiting a few, I ended up at an Asian nursery in Irving, TX. In their store entrance they had a small Bonsai stand with like fifteen 3-5 yr old Ficus and Junipers. These "Bonsai" were overpriced, had glued rocks in the soil and Home Depot's

Desert Rose

2009-05-22T21:19:00.000-07:00

Adenium obesum - Desert rose It is an evergreen succulent shrub in tropical climates and semi-deciduous to deciduous in cloder climates. You will have to use a xeric watering regime much like watering cacti. Plant in an acid soil mix with plenty of peat moss and coarse sand. Make sure your soil mix drains really well.Responds to sunshine and fertilization, I like to use time release

Special: Pineapple guava

2009-05-08T22:28:00.000-07:00

I have a Feijoa (pineapple guava) which I have cultivated , it has bloomed for me only 4 times in the last 10 yrs. none of the blooms have fruited. However the blooms are spectacular & makes it a special event when it does bloom. My pictures will follow out the article from wikipedia: Feijoa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Feijoa

Boxwoods

2009-05-03T20:35:00.000-07:00

I was on my way back from running a errand when I spied an old pickup truck with a load of shrubbery so I stopped & asked the owner when did you dig those up?. This morning he replied I was going to plant them in my yard. It was past 4 p.m. Hmm, I thought oh well I could chance it, old boxwoods are pretty tough shrubs!I asked if he would consider selling some of them? Make me an offer I can't

Pinus Mugo

2009-04-28T23:32:00.000-07:00

Mugo Pine after early spring repot, bud selecting and minor candle pinching. No major styling because pines are to be insulted once/twice per year. So will pinch more in the fall and style/see where I go with this next spring. Make me an offer, might sell.

Crepe Myrtle Bonsai

2009-04-22T02:03:00.000-07:00

Hey Ray here is my Myrtle after repot and trim.But the one I was refering to was this one, do you still have it?

Spider Mites

2009-04-18T22:26:00.000-07:00

I had a customer come by, a new comer to bonsai. He had received a gift, a bonsai juniper! He was concerned because his girlfriend had given it to him & he didn't want anything to happen to it. He had a lot of questions, I told him how to water, fertilize, trim & shape also that it would need to be re potted every 3 to 5 yrs. and to keep it outdoors. He said will you look at it, it's in my

Chinese Elm

2009-04-13T20:07:00.000-07:00

Chinese Elm before and after repot. This is what I potted it on: I set a base layer of lava rock size 1/4th of an inch as drainer, followed by a layer of organic compost around the root system topped with worm castings. Then I filled the pot with a layer of my mix which is 1/8th -1/4th sifted lava/pine bark/Akadama and topped with a thin layer of 1/8th calcined clay for dressing. I also

Pomegranates

2009-04-07T20:19:00.000-07:00

These are pomegranates that were dug from my raised bed in Feb 2009. They haven't been trimmed yet and were bare rooted & potted into these containers where they will remain for 1 year. In the mean time they will be trimmed & styled and next year they will be root pruned again and placed in a bonsai container.

Trident & Japanese Maples

2009-04-05T15:51:00.000-07:00

Hi I'm sorry it took so long to post these pictures but I'm working from a new computer & new photo equipment but anyway these pics are of my japanese & trident maples that were dug from my raised bed in febuary 2009. They were bare rooted & potted in lava rock a layer of compost along with worm castings & covered with more lava rock. Fertilizer cakes were used the last two weeks of March.

Maples & Twisted Pomegranates

2009-03-26T08:37:00.000-07:00

Hi- I'm Ray Hernandez from Bent Tree Bonsai & I have started this blog to promote interest and learning in bonsai. I invite you to post questions, comments, pictures of your bonsai or any other bonsai related items. I have recently dug up trident & japanese maples and twisted pomeganates from my raised beds. I will post pictures of them soon, your questions/comments will be welcome!!!

Bent Tree Bonsai

2009-03-23T16:42:00.000-07:00

With more than 35 years of experience, Artist and Dallas/FtWorth Bonsai Club member Ray Hernandez invites you to visit Bent Tree Bonsai©, a 4300ft² Bonsai nursery. Carrying a wide selection of over 100 common, as well as rare and exotic Bonsai trained species (some over 30 years) at very competetive prices. BTB also offers a variety of Bonsai supplies including pots, tools, books, Bonsai stands