Bay Island Bonsai

Members at BIB show on Sunday

chuhin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:27:13 +0000

BIB Exhibit 2012

chuhin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:29:24 +0000

Pictures from the show

japanese maples

chuhin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:27:20 +0000

sango kaku

Kiyohime

Japanese balck pine from the workshop

chuhin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:21:56 +0000

grown from seed about 15 yo.

New Bonsai Training Video

chuhin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:42:14 +0000

The new bonsai video dedicated to the training of scale junipers was just released a few days ago.

Here is the link to the new DVD and other training videos: http://bonsaiboon.com/pages/shopping.html

Bay Island Bonsai 2012 Bonsai Exhibit

chuhin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:11:24 +0000

January 14-15, 2012

Bay Island Bonsai: Annual Bonsai Exhibit. Oakland Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave. (New Location, Again!) Auction on Saturday, with preview at Noon and auction at 1 PM. Guided tours of the exhibit
both Saturday and Sunday. Benefit Drawing (need not be present to win).
Vendor sales, Club sales, Educational bonsai material for sale. Hours: 10AM – 4PM Saturday and Sunday. Entry to exhibit is free, donations accepted.

For more information: (510) 919-5042

Hinoki Cypress

chuhin — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:21:41 +0000

Every year our trees will need to be worked on. This hinoki cypress came from rooted cutting. It is about 30 years old.

Last year it was in BIB show in January. it also was shown agin in November at GSBF convention in San Jose.

it is very dense. that is the way this dwarf hinoki grows. if we keep it this dense, interior buds will get weak from lack of light and air circulation. it need to be thinned. we takes a couple hour thinning it using sharp fine tips scissors

this is the look after we finished

The Akio Kondo Bonsai Award Is Coming

chuhin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:39:25 +0000

Akio Kondo is Boon’s senior colleague. They both came out of the very famous bonsai garden, Kihachi-En in Japan. Kondo is a busy and succesful bonsai master in Japan. Among his awards is the very prestigious Nippon Bonsai Koku-Fu Award.

This year he will attend our Bay Island Bonsai Exhibit this weekend (15th – 16th of January) in Pleasanton, California. At that time, he will choose one tree from the exhibit and give it the “Akio Kondo Bonsai Award.”

Along with the award, the winner will also receive a $ 300.00 bonsai pot carried back from Japan. Which tree will it be? Come and see.

The 2010 Bonsai Show Book Is Here!

chuhin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:14:18 +0000

You can now buy the “Bonsai Exhibit Book 2010″ from our last show. Michael did a great job on the book. The photography was great. With just over a hundred pages of quality bonsai, this is a book worth having.

To buy the book, go to: http://bonsaiboon.com/pages/shopping.html

Of all the show books out there, this one has one added value. With every bonsai there is also information about the pot that was used with each bonsai. That makes this book also a pot-study book.

My favorite pot is on page 37. First of all, the bonsai is ancient. It is a variety not often seen: “Mino Yatsubusa” trident maple (these refuse to ramify). But more importantly, the glaze on the pot matches the flaky bark of the bonsai well. It has my vote for best matching pot and tree.

Journey of a California Juniper Bonsai

chuhin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:27 +0000

The Journey continues for James’ bonsai. In 2009 he did the first primary work as seen in this picture (from an older post on this site)

Now after a years of growth and a bit more work on the jins, it looks happy and healthy – and it has a bit more shape. It is also easier to see where the style of this bonsai is moving.

James is doing the right thing here. He is letting the young branches run. He knows he is making the structure that the final vision will rest upon. It is only after the 3rd or 4th styling and cutback that he will in the end start pinching this juniper — for refinement and final look.