Category Archives: Trees

Getting Sexy with Pots(Part 1)

Posted on January 17, 2021 by japanesepots

After a very long health related hiatus, I figured this first post should be something sexy….real sexy…..That’s right! We’re going to discuss “sexing” Bonsai containers today. Alas, we won’t be discussing the collectible and risqué designs of Nick Lenz, Dale … Continue reading →

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Takemoto Hayata

Posted on November 11, 2014 by japanesepots

Takemoto Hayata was born Takemoto Marks Masanori In the first year of the Kaei period, 1848. The son of Takemoto Yotoki, a Shogunate Bannerman, he was born into the Samurai class of nobles in the feudal Shogunate system in Tokyo. … Continue reading →

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Baking 101(this is not what you think)

Posted on February 2, 2014 by japanesepots

So, most of you probably know that I’m a professional Chef. There are some advantages to this job, but very few of them are bonsai related. But there is one. And it involves….POO! That’s right, Poo. Poo balls, or cakes, … Continue reading →

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Trees Go Up For Sale On Facebook

Posted on January 26, 2014 by japanesepots

A close friend of mine recently found out that he has pancreatitis. It’s severe, and he needs some pretty expensive procedures. He has no other way to come up with his deductible other than selling off some of his best … Continue reading →

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Nihon de Hajimete:Part 1, Kaede Bonsai En, Shofuen, And Yamatoen

Posted on August 8, 2013 by japanesepots

Kaede Bonsai En Before our flight out to Japan, I took advantage of the(extraordinarily rare for a Chef like me) time I forced off to spend a day at Kaede Bonsai-En, with the organizer of this little adventure, Matt Ouwinga. … Continue reading →

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Nihon de Hajimete, or, Busting the Japanese Cherry(Prelude)

Posted on August 8, 2013 by japanesepots

Japan: It’s every Bonsai fanatic’s dream. While I’ve been doing Bonsai for 6 years, it’s only in the last 3 that I’ve become serious about the art. From the first images I saw of Japanese bonsai in Kokufu albums and … Continue reading →

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Semi-Cascade Black Pine and Bjorn

Posted on March 26, 2013 by japanesepots

This past weekend I had the opportunity to take a workshop with visiting bonsai artist, Bjorn Bjorholm. Last year, around this time, I spent another day working with Bjorn, and it was a pleasure, so I couldn’t pass up another … Continue reading →

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WTF! Spring!? And Kokufu Ten.

Posted on February 8, 2013 by japanesepots

Last year was an El Niño year, so the unseasonably warm and early February arrival of spring wasn’t very unexpected to me. I waited through February, March, and early April on tiptoes, ready to rush out and protect the trees … Continue reading →

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American Owner to show at Kokufu Ten 2013

Posted on January 22, 2013 by japanesepots

For the last couple of shows, American Bonsai collector Douglas Paul of the Kennet Collection has shown trees in the most prestigious Japanese Bonsai Exhibition, Kokufu Ten. I believe he’s had 3 trees accepted into the show. This year, another … Continue reading →

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Small Display with Scroll for the New Year

Posted on January 13, 2013 by japanesepots

Recently, a friend came by to pick up an antique Chinese pot I had sourced for a Kuromatsu for him, so, since it was still pretty close to the New Year, I used the opportunity to set up a shohin … Continue reading →

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