My Bonsai Obsession

When I took my Schotia Brachypetala to my bonsai club for help with its initial trunk chop back in 2012 one of the senior members told me i...

I can't believe it's already three weeks since our club show. Time is really flying and as we move from spring into summer some of m...

It's showtime at my bonsai club this weekend. In bonsai terms that should be one of the highlights of my year, but unforeseen circums...

Sometimes it's not easy to decide when to prune a tree and when to leave it to grow undisturbed. I've been accused of over-pruning...

I first discussed this Schotia and its development from a five foot nursery tree in a post I wrote late last year, shortly after it had bee...

This little tree is a Schotia Brachypetala , also known in South Africa as a Weeping Boer-bean or Huilboerboon. It is one of the two varie...