Today is May 31, 2023 and the temperature reached 32 C in Montreal and the forecast for tomorrow is 34 C. May was in my memories the month of the buds opening and the return of the migratory birds. Now the trees are already enduring a heat wave while the leaves have not hardened yet. The beech has burn marks on some leaves and I installed the 50% sun screen in a hurry. ...
I had the very bad surprise to discover a colony of mealy bugs hidden underneath the bark. The small insects found a nice spot to overwinter. I start by removing them before wiring the tree. ...
Last year I air-layered a branch from a Magnolia liliflora ‘Susan’. What a surprise to see it flower this spring in my house. ...
I did not know what to do with that long branch on this young Japanese Black Pine, so I styled it into my very first cascade ! The buds are ready to open but I wait for the spring season rains to end before taking them outside. Those conditions are too favorable for fungal infections on pines. ...
I sowed those Black Birch seedlings two years ago. Since I did not know what to do with them, I decided to have fun and created a new forest! ...
I started those Ginkgo biloba seedlings about 4 years ago. After only two years the pot is root-bound and I had to repot. ...
This Crabapple was created from a small cutting a few years ago. After two years in its training pot it really needed a repot because of draining issues. I decided to offer this tree its very first bonsai pot. ...
I named that Mountain Maple in a raft style “Hallucigenia”. This strange name refers to a worm living in the Cambrian seas 500 millions years ago that had multiple legs and spines. Collected in spring 2022, I carve the main trunk to start its healing and wire out the main leaders from this mess. ...
I styled and repotted this prunus. The previous owner did not remember if it was an almond tree or a Japanese apricot. We will have to wait for its blooms to know. I repotted the tree in the same pot since water was not draining well anymore even if the container size is appropriate. ...
Even though I repotted this American Beech only one year ago, I opted for a repot again this spring because of the following reasons. ...