Foliar Destiny
I would describe myself as a bonsai enthusiast, but I don’t own or care for any bonsai trees. If I chose to, I could buy a mature bonsai tree, or I could develop a mature garden plant into a bonsai, or I could collect a gnarled tree from the wilderness and put it in a […]
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 […]
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 […]