Melting live vein over dead. Future landscape material. Old as dirt Manzanita4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
150 year old Mountain Hemlock by Bob King at the Portland Japanese Garden. Second pic is the same Bonsai from a different angle to show the amazing structure he developed.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Look closely, otherwise you’ll miss what’s around you. Found this little guy hiding in a pot of moss on the side of an accent rock.4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
See you in about 10-15 years. Ponderosa Pine sapling I collected over a year ago. It was about six inches tall. Wired it into some very tight curves and twists today.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
500 year old Rocky Mountain Juniper by Michael Hagedorn. Second pic is the same Bonsai from a different angle to show the age and deadwood.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Update: Crabapple air-layer cut from the mother tree fall 2021. Starting to pop some new growth.2yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
The struggle is real. Starting this Chili Pepper (Aji Charapita - Capsicum chinense) Bonsai young. Growing in a natural hole in a lava rock.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Shari just finished. Plan on potting this up next year. Roots should be plenty developed and strong by then.4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Cutting some feet into the low profile Bonsai pot. Also finishing up the drain and wiring holes.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
One of my favorite tools when finishing Bonsai pots. Ponderosa pine brush from the yard.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
New Piece // Brown Basalt Cascade Bonsai Pot // Handmade by me, one of a kind // Vitrified Stoneware unglazed with Iron Oxide wash4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Update // I was asked by a few of you to update you on some new Bonsai pots. Just loaded a bunch to the website today. Deals to be had.4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Going into year 3 since I collected this Ponderosa seedling. Roots are really taking off. Hoping the base at ground level starts thickening up like some of the other ones I collected at the same time.3yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Post Chop Growth - 3.5yr old Hawaiian Chili Pepper Started by seed in the ground5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Work in progress - Succulent or Bondai Pot. Last one for a bit while the next batch of clay ages and they all dry in prep for a bisque fire 🔥 and glaze. - Part of my Basalt Series5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/succulents
Drying // Bonsai and Succulent pots waiting their turn in the kiln. Hopefully this weekend.4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Bonsai Inspiration: Photoshop Mock-up using @apomatsuura white pine bonsai in a raw clay (pre-fired and glaze) pot from my Basalt series. Gives me a great way to see what it will look like once complete.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Round and round down the drain hole 🕳 Plenty of drainage and wiring hole options on this semi cascade Bonsai pot.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Working on a new Bonsai pot design. Just trimmed and will add wire holes tomorrow. Dia. 6.5”5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Wow! Look at all the branching on this 1 year old Japanese Black Pine (Mikawa). Started the seedlings last year and then cut the top and grew out the cutting to get the branches extra low.3yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Apex air-layer I removed from a larger Western Larch last year. Growing strong and looking like it’ll take shape over time.3yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Progress on my Charapita Chili Pepper Bonsai. - Repotted into one of my carved Basalt stoneware bonsai pots.4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonchi
Almost time to load the kiln, just a few more Bonsai and Succulent pots to finish up.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/succulents
55 year old Japanese Boxwood by Michael Hagedorn. Second pic is the same Bonsai from a different angle to show the bark and structure details.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Charapita Chili Pepper Bonsai (About 1yr old Bonchi) Starting to bud for the 3rd time. Looking forward to some mini peppers .4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonchi
Frosty Berries on my dormant Juniper Yamadori - Waiting for spring is like going to the dentist... it’s so painful5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Spring is just around the corner..... Right? 😂 Looking forward to start training this pre Bonsai Juniperus occidentalis (Western Juniper) Yamadori5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Au Naturel Juniper Yamadori - Start to my 300 yr project. 29” from the top lip of the box to the apex.6yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Crying Onion, are you out there? One of you won this Bonsai Pot, but haven’t claimed it yet. I emailed you about it a few days ago.4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Clockwise before and after weekly trim and cleaning of foliage. Recovering slowly after the aphid attack. 3.5 yr old Capsicum Frutescens Bonsai (Hawaiian Chili 🌶)5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
1st Air-Layer taken off the Crabapple tree today. A lot of roots, hopefully it’ll survive and thrive and become a beautiful Bonsai someday. (6/7/19-9/6/19) Exactly 3 months. I’ll be planting the mesh pot into the ground for the winter to keep the new roots protected.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Bird Nest Spruce I’ve been nursing back to life. For scale the basket in front is 10x10” pond basket with seedlings multi-trunk Ponderosa Pine growing in it. The Spruce probably has a couple more years of recovery before any Bonsai work will start on it. Possibly start cleaning it a bit next fall.4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
A few air layers on a Mountain Ash and Crabapple today. Hope they take... looking forward to roots 👀5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
To soon 🥶 7 month old Japanese Black Pine (Mikawa) w/fallen Ponderosa needle in the background for scale. Hope this guy enjoys a cold cold winter and comes out stronger for it.4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
For the birds 🦅 Found half the moss from this pre Bonsai on the ground this morning. Birds are digging it up looking for food.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
4 Year old Hawaiian Chili Pepper getting wired for the first time. Been slowly chopping it down.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonchi
Ponderosa Seedling // Sprouted in the wild around 03//19 // Collected 05/19 // Exploding with new growth and lower branches // Worlds smallest Ponderosa Pine Bonsai 😜4yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
First major trim today. Training starts young. Bonchi or chili pepper Bonsai. About 90 days old and starting to bud.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonchi
The struggle is real. Starting this Chili Pepper (Aji Charapita - Capsicum chinense) Bonsai young. Growing in a natural hole in a lava rock.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/BotanicalPorn
Pre-Bonsai Shimpaku Juniper seriously needing a repot. Probably will slip pot now and repot spring 2020.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Just trimmed my 250 yr old Juniper (kept outside) also repotting it. Any design or feedback welcome.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
One of todays mini Yamadori finds while searching for Junipers... not sure what type of pine it is.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Almost time to load the kiln, just a few more Bonsai and Succulent pots to finish up.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Italian parsley started from seed 6 months ago... will cultivate into a kitchen herb bonsai5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Tree ID? In the spring it puts out a ton of white flowers. Next spring I plan to air-layer some large branches off for Bonsai.6yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
April 2019 this Hawaiian Chili Pepper will be 4 years old. Over the next 4 its character should really start developing.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonchi
Commissioned Semi Cascade Bonsai pot work in progress. Rotting banana 🍌 for scale 😬 By the time it’s done it’ll shrink about 10%5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Some micro cleaning after a major aphid attack. Finally got the infestation under control and looks like the plants will survive. - 3.5 year old Hawaiian Chili Peppers (Capsicum Frutescens)5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
First major trim today. Training starts young. Bonchi or chili pepper Bonsai. About 90 days old and starting to bud.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Replanting lettuce and found another Ponderosa Pine to collect on the edge of the raised vegetable garden bed.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
On the table for surgery today... 100% Experimental a very young self started Western Juniper I dug up to eventually turn into Bonsai. Copper wire to the top to hold the shape and aluminum wire to the bottom so I could keep and coil as many roots as possible.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Aji Charapita Chili Pepper Bonsai Groot Rock has taken hold and is growing strong 💪🏼5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Natures way of bending and training Bonsai. Yamadori collected earlier in 2018 growing in one of my garden beds.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
Yamadori ID? I found this growing out of large loose lava. Next spring might be able to collect.5yr ⋅ MUD-VEIN ⋅ r/Bonsai
