Two Islands Bonsai – "A Bonsai practice geared to creation, exploration and education based in New Zealand."

TWO ISLANDS BONSAI

"A Bonsai practice geared to creation, exploration and education based in New Zealand."

Metrosideros Excelsa ‘Mistral’
Tāne Mahuta
Lake Brunner, West Coast NZ
Nothofagus cliffortioides (NZ Mountain Beech)
‘The Divide’
‘A Kiwi Summer’

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Why is my Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros Excelsa) not flowering?

There are some great articles/ research papers out there to read, some documenting the increase in nitrogen found in juvenile shoots, which makes sense considering that Pōhutukawa’s are known to…
Read more: Why is my Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros Excelsa) not flowering?
Master these 2 techniques and the sky is the limit for creating Podocarpus bonsai!

This tree offered something really unique and has quickly become a favourite in the garden
Read more: Master these 2 techniques and the sky is the limit for creating Podocarpus bonsai!
What’s in the workshop? – Partial defoliation of a Liquid Amber.

Today’s work was not to force the tree into a response, but simply guide it into summer according to our desired outcome.
Read more: What’s in the workshop? – Partial defoliation of a Liquid Amber.
A new series ‘What’s in the workshop?’. – Podocarpus Tōtara, Spring pinching corrections.

A reminder, you are pinching to the silhouette. Pinching doesn’t create back buds. It’s energy distribution. A tree or branch in development where thickening is required, pinching is not performed.
Read more: A new series ‘What’s in the workshop?’. – Podocarpus Tōtara, Spring pinching corrections.

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