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Ichii – Japanese Yew
One of our long-time customers brought this 100+ year old collected Japanese Yew into the shop this past week and requested it be detailed up for his collection. The tree has an excellent hollow trunk...
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Surgical Precision
So the title might be a little over-exaggerative, but this chuuhin Black Pine required a level of care and detail that most trees don’t. It was purchased at a recent auction by Mr. Fujikawa and...
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The Dark Horse
This solid chuuhin Black Pine was purchased at a recent auction and needed a quick restyling to bring out the best of its natural features. At its original planting angle, the impressive deadwood was...
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An Old Friend
This Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora) has been around the block a few times, so-to-speak. It was purportedly purchased for an unbelievable sum of money from Kyuuka-en in the Omiya Bonsai Village...
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Shake n’ Bake
This Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora) came into the shop this past week fresh from a recent Nagoya-based auction. Despite the overly expressive movement, the original front was relatively...
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Tosho Galore
For the past week we’ve been inundated with Tosho, or Needle Junipers, at the shop. Fujikawa-san went on a Tosho buying spree of sorts and came back from a recent trip with what seemed like a...
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Introducing…
Naoki Maeoka is an apprentice at Kouka-en, alongside myself and David Martinez. Maeoka-san has been working with Fujikawa-san since 2010 and has been steadily building an excellent portfolio of...
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Left Fielder
Fujikawa-san came back from a recent Nagoya auction with this chuuhin field-grown Shimpaku. The previous owner had potted it on a relatively severe angle, presumably to bring out its cascading...
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It’s Raining Chirimen
For the past week, we’ve been working non-stop on Chirimenkazura, or Dwarf Star Jasmine, at the shop. This species is actually a slow growing vine that rarely thickens into hard wood. In most cases,...
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Update
As promised, here are a few updated pics of trees from previous posts in their new pots/planting angles. I’ve also included a few new trees from the past couple of weeks. Enjoy!
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European Bonsai Interview
Please check out my recent interview for the European Bonsai Forum here http://www.europeanbonsai.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1210
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Obi-wan Hinoki
…you’re my only hope… I’ve been nerding out on behind-the-scenes/making-of Star Wars youtube vids lately and thought the title of this post both inspired and befitting of the work we’ve been doing at...
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This week in bonsai…
Just a quick update of what we’ve been working on this week at the shop. Enjoy!
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Bonsai Empire Profile
Check out the profile Bonsai Empire put up for me! http://www.bonsaiempire.com/origin/bonsai-artists/north-america/bjorn-bjorholm
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Summertime Bonsai Fun
The rainy season is finally over, which means it’s heating up in Osaka. Being the concrete pit that it is, Ikeda City is one of the hottest and most humid parts of Japan, and the trees are growing...
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Hear ye, hear ye!
After three successful years of “The Bonsai Art of Japan” video series on Youtube and after so many requests by all of our awesome viewers and fans, we’ve finally put together an official DVD featuring...
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White Pine Season
Goyoumatsu season has officially started in Japan. The new growth has finally hardened off enough to allow the trees to be worked on, so we hit the ground running this past week with a couple of...
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Hometown Bonsai Fun
I’ve been back in the US for about 5 days now and have been getting my own collection back in check before heading out to start the tour circuit. Here are a couple of projects I’ve managed to complete...
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Midwest Bonsai Exhibition
I had an excellent time this past weekend working with the clubs and folks up in Chicago for the Midwest Bonsai Exhibition. The quality of the trees was excellent and the vendors had some great...
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American Yamadori
I had the privilege of spending the last couple of days in Murfreesboro, TN working on the private collection of Mike Blanton. Over the past few years, Mike has amassed one of the best private...
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