maintenance – Bonsai facere est

Silver Birch: November 2024 update

In September I repotted the Silver Birch in an attempt to restore some vigor.

The Bottle Tree has been growing very well, despite a chronic oxalis problem in the […]

I did some heavy wiring in May… lets see how that worked. Going to try […]

Last month I took some photos and checked a reference on how to prune a […]

How’s that mulberry going? Well… But wasn’t there some cuttings? *sigh* Well, let’s get this […]

The second of the Prickly Paperbarks to start budding after potting, and the third most […]

Another one that’s been in perlite for a year, and now ready for late spring […]

So much better since the repot a year ago – only one year ago! And […]

There’s been a definite cycle for the Cherry Plum… fair bloom in spring, scorched in […]

After some rocky years, this is back on track enough to warranty some pruning. I […]