My Bonsai Obsession

In August 2015 I decided to fuse some of my long, straight Ficus Natalensis cuttings together to create one larger tree. In order to plant...

Although I've been known to do a trunk chop from time to time (with mixed results), when I chop my trees I often err on the side of cau...

I thought I had my clip and grow Ficus Natalensis all sorted out. It's been hard work getting it to where it is without ever using wire...

With so many trees to care for I have some which have been sitting in my bonsai area for years receiving little more attention than what is ...

A few days ago, while pruning one of my trees, I came across a praying mantis on my work surface. I'm pretty sure it's not the same ...

Among the trees growing in my bonsai area is a skinny fig tree which I started from a cutting off a neighbour's tree when he pruned it i...

My last post inspired a bit of discussion among my Reddit readers, some of whom were insistent that one can chop trees below buds. When I ...