This is the second bench model and the third bench I built this summer. It has a very stable height to width ratio to withstand strong winds as my bonsai garden is located on the roof. ...

I collected this Spruce in 2014 (to see older pictures of the tree). This spring I reduced the growth to two per junction and applied a small amount of wire. Some lower branches were removed. ...

Bonsai is typically defined as a compact and tortured tree with a heavy trunk. However I was always drawn to pictures showing slender and small trunks bearing flowers. As if youth and wisdom had encountered for a short time lapse. I finally succeeded to create this image using root cuttings from an older crabapple tree. Most fruiting trees will only flower after 10 to 15 years from seed. ...

Every spring I impatiently wait for the flowering of this crabapple. Mid-May it becomes a living bouquet. ...

Buds appear in tight clusters before they start to grow and look like boxing gloves. Only then begins the floral show. A constellation of starry flowers. ...

Even though it resembles Acer palmatum with its palmate leaves, Acer shirasawanum is a distinct species that can be identified by its erect flowers. ...

This Eastern Hemlock was collected in a forest and planted in a wooden box filled with perlite, without disturbing the roots. After three years the perlite has become a compact soil with poor drainage. It was time to reduce the rootball and transition into a training pot that is easier to handle. ...

The flower clusters of Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’ appear as if they were made of satin. The tree ignites itself in the morning sun. ...

Repotting Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) seedlings that are one year-old. I cut the tap root to develop radial roots. ...

Those one year-old Oak seedlings were repotted into individual pots or in group plantings. I cut the tap root and add some movement. ...