Bay Island Bonsai

I want to congratulate Tom Knoblauch.   He won the best of show at PNBC in Washington.   It is the Japanese white pine below.  This tree was also in the  first national show in Rochester, NY.  The picture is from our 2008 B.I.B. bonsai exhibit. Today it is much improved and more refined.

As part of the greater B.I.B.  Bonsai Boon family, Tom is a graduate of the three year Intensive Program.

One of the greatest satisfactions I get is when students and friends do well. Like Tom , many students are now becoming leaders in their communities. They are beginning to teach – and they show great trees.

Again, congratulations Tom. This is why I teach.

junipers from the workshop last week

after work

This one belong to a new member.  after one day of work.

procumben nana before work

after work

i worked on these trees in Seattle

Dogwood

before working

after work- thinning and wiring

trident maple

before work

after work

Chinese elm in training.  start from an airlayer

After work

Itoigawa shimpaku  – perfect time for pinching

From the side

After work include some light thinning of old needles

Hawthorn before

Before

close up of the flowers

After thinning downward growing branches and wire

J. Black pine candle is growing

Full moon maple is budding

Cedar is growing

Tips of ‘Ascending Dragon’ is turning green

Illex is still soft

Magnolia flower is over

Pleony orchids are pretty.

Sawara is still sleepy

J maple -shishigashira is flowering

Cryptomeria is growing

Western juniper is sapping

and the JBP  cone is cute.

I hope your enjoy spring

Do you believe that your bonsai teacher is fifty years old! And, that he took the whole day off.