Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven. ~Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies, 1928
Southern Bonsai Blog
Blog about lessons learned growing bonsai in the South
"What I like about bonsai is that it has a beginning but no end. A bud today becomes a branch tomorrow. --John Y. Naka
You Be the Judge
Stone Lantern is holding a unique bonsai contest where you can be the judge. Vote now as there are only two days left in the competition. You can also receive a $5 gift certificate to Stone Lantern for participating in the contest. Click below to view the trees:
http://bonsaibark.com/2010/02/03/you-be-the-judge-well-grease-your-palm/
Air Layering Resources
Bonsai Bark did a nice series in the past couple of months on air-layering. If you have mature yard trees, a well-developed branch you need to remove, or would like the chance to start over with your nebari, then air-layering is definitely something to look into. Here’s the links:
A Simple Air-layering Technique Part 1
A Simple Air-layering Technique Part 2
A Simple Air-layering Technique Part 3
Here’s an explanation of the process and why it works over at EverGreen Garden Works: What is Air Layering?
Some other resources:
Layering Techniques for Bonsai
Airlayering by the Texas Agriculture Extension Office
If you have any other resources about air layering and it’s relationship with bonsai, send me the links and I’ll add them to this post.
