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Small Douglas Fir bonsai in round gray container, twisted and slanting right. Gray bench and background siding.

Small Douglas Fir bonsai in round gray container, twisted and slanting right. Gray bench and background siding.

Douglas Fir, more than four years old at this point, volunteer from neighborโ€™s tree. A lot of development in the past year, it is about 6 inches bottom of container to apex.

Pseudotsuga menziesii

#bonsai
#douglasfir
#pseudotsugabonsai

11.10.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pine bonsai, red-brown oval container, gray background and base

Pine bonsai, red-brown oval container, gray background and base

Pine bonsai wired, red-brown oval, gray base and background, informal upright

Pine bonsai wired, red-brown oval, gray base and background, informal upright

Pine bonsai recently wired, informal upright

Different information if it is Sylvestris or Virginiana

#pinebonsai
#bonsai
#pinusbonsai

26.09.2025 01:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Informal upright, slanting to left Hinoki cypress bonsai, under 1 foot tall. Rust brown small oval container from Benda family. Gray background.

Informal upright, slanting to left Hinoki cypress bonsai, under 1 foot tall. Rust brown small oval container from Benda family. Gray background.

Chameacyparis obtusa โ€˜Verdoniโ€™

Hinoki cypress bonsai

Started in 2022, under 1 foot tall including container

Tom Benda family oval container

#bonsai
#hinoki
#hinokibonsai
#cypressbonsai

19.09.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Black spruce bonsai in black mokko bonsai pot, gray background. 

Picea mariana

Black spruce bonsai in black mokko bonsai pot, gray background. Picea mariana

Picea mariana bonsai

Black Spruce bonsai

Placed this a bit too high when potting it this past spring, plan to fix it in the future, not yet wired.

Japanese pot, mokko-ish, from Shuho, purchased at Kaede Bonsai.

#bonsai
#picea
#piceamariana
#blackspruce
#blacksprucebonsai

10.09.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Morella californica bonsai, broadleaf evergreen slanting left in round green Bruning pot, grey background 

Pacific Wax Myrtle

Morella californica bonsai, broadleaf evergreen slanting left in round green Bruning pot, grey background Pacific Wax Myrtle

Morella californica bonsai, broadleaf evergreen slanting left in round green Bruning pot, grey background 

Pacific Wax Myrtle

Morella californica bonsai, broadleaf evergreen slanting left in round green Bruning pot, grey background Pacific Wax Myrtle

Morella californica bonsai, broadleaf evergreen slanting left in round green Bruning pot, grey background, more growth 

Pacific Wax Myrtle

Morella californica bonsai, broadleaf evergreen slanting left in round green Bruning pot, grey background, more growth Pacific Wax Myrtle

Morella californica bonsai

Pacific Wax Myrtle

Progression from purchase in May 2023, repot in January 2024, now September 2025, one wiring and removal, and pruned on four occasions.

Bruning round pot.

#bonsai
#myrtlebonsai
#broadleafevergreenbonsai
#pnwbonsai

02.09.2025 01:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, and they doโ€”

14.08.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mugo pine bonsai in brown oval container, significant deadwood on left upward, foliage on lower right.

Mugo pine bonsai in brown oval container, significant deadwood on left upward, foliage on lower right.

Pinus mugo

Mugo pinus bonsai acquired this summer (Kyodai Bonsai) for future developmentโ€”havenโ€™t worked on it yet, good setup by others.

#bonsai
#pinusbonsai
#pinusmugo
#bonsaidevelopment
#pinebonsai

13.08.2025 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Japanese Larch bonsai, upright and unwired, brown plastic oval bonsai pot. Gray siding background.

Japanese Larch bonsai, upright and unwired, brown plastic oval bonsai pot. Gray siding background.

Larix kaempheri

Japanese Larch acquired this summer (Kyodai Bonsai) for future development

#bonsai
#larix
#larch
#larchbonsai

07.08.2025 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanksโ€”not sure on age, Iโ€™m bad at estimating. Iโ€™ve had it three years, and I think it was in a 5 gallon nursery pot, maybe three feet tall when I purchased it. The trunk is about two inches.

20.07.2025 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pinus nigra โ€˜Oregon Greenโ€™ in brown oval plastic bonsai pot, in development

Austrian Black Pine โ€˜Oregon Greenโ€™

Pinus nigra โ€˜Oregon Greenโ€™ in brown oval plastic bonsai pot, in development Austrian Black Pine โ€˜Oregon Greenโ€™

Pinus nigra โ€˜Oregon Greenโ€™ starting in development

Austrian Black Pine โ€˜Oregon Greenโ€™

#bonsai
#pinusbonsai
#bonsaidevelopment
#pinusnigra
#austrianblackpine

20.07.2025 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lodgepole pine bonsai, round brown pot

Lodgepole pine bonsai, round brown pot

Lodgepole pine bonsai

Portland Nursery bonsai show with the Bonsai Society of Portland, 2025

#bonsai
#pinebonsai
#pinuscontortalatifolia
#bsop

22.06.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Small Douglas Fir four year old bonsai in small gray round pot

Small Douglas Fir four year old bonsai in small gray round pot

Douglas Fir, four year old volunteer from neighborโ€™s tree, two years in this pot.

Pseudotsuga menziesii

#bonsai
#pseudotsuga

11.03.2025 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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