Bonsai Journal 2023

2023-01-09

I did some branch selection pruning on the oaks.

2023-01-18

It snowed around 3 cm.

2023-03-11

I repotted Acer buergerianum #1 and it was more than time to do it, its roots were circling multiple times around the pot.

2023-04-08

Acer buergerianum #1 is leafing out.

2023-05-26

Pyracantha coccinea #1 is covered in flowers at about the same time as last year.

2023-06-10

I cut back the branches of Pyracantha coccinea #1.

2023-06-12

Rhododendron indicum hanazono #1 has started flowering, one month later than last year.

2023-06-18

Rhododendron indicum chinzan #1 has started flowering, also late compared to last year.

2023-06-22

Rhododendron indicum hanazono #1 is absolutely stunning, completely covered in white flowers.

2023-07-01

I removed the flowers from Rhododendron indicum hanazono #1.

2023-07-30

I cut the new branches not needed on Ficus microcarpa #1 and pruned the olive trees (in hindsight a year later it was too late in the season for them, they grew well in the greenhouse in autumn but the new leaves didn't have time to become dark green).

2023-10-30

The leaves of the Japanese maples are becoming orange.

2023-11-02

The major storm removed many glass panels from the greenhouse without breaking them but did not damage any bonsai trees as I took the previous day to prepare. Lots of fallen trees, but not in the bonsai area.

2023-11-05

The leaves of the Japanese maples are bright red.

2023-11-13

I pruned Acer buergerianum #1 but kept the first branch longer to let it grow more and did not cut its top branch to enlarge the top of the trunk.