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Bending Big Branches by Notching
Last week, Teacher Wong demonstrated how to bend thick branches of a Brazilian Cherry bonsai tree by notching. “So, what is notching?” you probably will ask. Notching is a technique of bending a branch by cutting a “V” shape across the width of the branch and bend it into position Notching is especially useful for bending thick branches.
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Sealing Cuts with Aluminum Foil
A Happy Bonsai reader asked me how do I attach aluminum foil on my bonsai trees when I seal cuttings (refer to post – Sealing Cuts of Bonsai Trees). Although it seems obvious to me, it probably isn’t so clear for many others. So here, I have taken a photo of the aluminum foil that
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Bending Big Branches by Notching
Last week, Teacher Wong demonstrated how to bend thick branches of a Brazilian Cherry bonsai tree by notching. “So, what is notching?” you probably will ask. Notching is a technique of bending a branch by cutting a “V” shape across the width of the branch and bend it into position Notching is especially useful for bending thick branches.
How to Appreciate Chinese Lingnan Penjing
I am currently working hard on building the official website of Institute of Lingnan Penjing, Hong Kong and have just finished the post about how to appreciate Chinese Lingnan Penjing (“Lingnan” means Southern, “penjing” is bonsai in Chinese).
How to Keep a Rock Standing in Landscape Penjing
A reader asked how to keep the rock standing in landscape bonsai after reading my post – How to Choose Rocks for Landscape Bonsai. Here I would like to answer Kamini’s question and show how can we keep a rock standing stably in our landscape penjing.
Zhong Kui – The Ghostbuster in Chinese and Japanese Mythology Only until recently have I learned from a Japanese bonsai friend that Zhong Kui (鍾馗 in Chinese) is not only a well-known mythology character in Chinese culture, but also in the Japanese culture. Well, I shouldn’t be too surprised since there is so much in common between the two cultures.
Can’t Wait! Want My Bonsai Trees Grow Faster! As you may know, I have a piece of 10 x 10 square feet land and a rack in the bonsai workshop (for more, check out the post My Bonsai Land Update – What is the Black Cloth for? and More Bonsai Trees on My Rack). I am growing a few big trees that need thicker trunks and more branch in the ground and putting the rest of my trees on the rack…
Videos of Lingnan Penjing Show in Daliang, China Here I have uploaded two videos taken in the Lingnan Penjing (Southern bonsai) show held in Daliang, China. In this video, you can see how a bonsai tree has seamlessly grown into a rock in a landscape bonsai. Visit this post – Lingnan Penjing Show in Daliang China – for more about the bonsai show
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The Characteristic of Chinese Lingnan Penjing What is Lingnan penjing? What are there in Lingnan penjing that are so different from other penjing schools? What is the “Grow and Clip” method? These are the topics Teacher Wong talked about in my first Lingnan penjing class two years ago, and now I would like to share with you
Ever Seen a Red-Leaved Buddhist Pine Before? Have you come across a Podocarpus macrophyllus (aka Buddhist Pine, 羅漢松 in Chinese) with red leaves? While most Buddhist Pines only have leaves in green, the Buddhist Pine in Hainan Island has Buddhist Pine with red leaves. New foliage of most Podocarpus macrophyllus comes in a light green color that gets darker as time passes
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