May 2022 – Foliar Destiny

Foliar Destiny
Pre-bonsai in Victoria, BC, Canada

Grafting to save young maple rootstock

Posted by FoliarDestiny May 2, 2022May 3, 2022Bonsai

About a month ago I ordered a young Acer Palmatum ‘Koto Hime’ and a similarly young Acer Buergerianum (trident maple) from eastern Canada. Both were probably started from cuttings one year earlier and still had very small root systems. When the plants arrived, what few leaves they had were dead. Presumably they started leafing out […]

Pre-bonsai maples in Victoria, BC

Posted by FoliarDestiny May 1, 2022May 2, 2022Bonsai

Over the next few years I hope to establish a hobby nursery for pre-bonsai. My focus will be on Japanese maples, particularly cultivars that are widely regarded to have excellent characteristics for bonsai. Access to high-quality pre-bonsai maples within driving distance of Victoria, BC is currently very limited. I am initially developing pre-bonsai for my […]