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A Week In Okinawa
Here is an interlude post about my trip to Okinawa. Next week, back to bonsai, where I hope to share some wonderful old bonsai on Honshu. The city of Naha, at the southern end of Okinawa. At the top of the main island is a large laurel forest. I went up there for a few […]
Japanese Black Pine Styling: #3
Here’s one more rough Japanese Black Pine. There hasn’t been much taper on these 3 pines. A large cut to a new leader is in order for this one as well. After cutting back. The big shoot comes off a promising new leader. After setting the branches. We left that strong shoot on to thicken […]
Japanese Black Pine Styling: #2
Here’s another Japanese Black Pine with major choices ahead. Let’s take a look. A scruffy little Black Pine with a few promising lower branches and a lot of nothing halfway up. After several initial cuts the pine is half the size. The top came back hard, and the two lowest branches were shortened. A slight […]