Autumn Needle plucking and bud selection is a very time consuming job for the bonsai enthusiast; ... BUT spare a thought for gardeners in Japan who perform these tasks on large, full grown street trees in Kyoto. !!
I was gob-smacked to see people on ladders in the streets of Kyoto, in 2016, working on such a scale. !!!   I will never complain about this job ever again !!!

Needle plucked and bud selected, this old white pine is ready for wiring and a little refinement in form......

... the joy of self-isolation !!!!!!   Stay Safe all.

Japanese White pines can be needle plucked, bud selected, prunes, and wired now that the spring/summer growth has matured.  This one is still in development.

The Australian Bonsai Gallery has more white pines to work on before the collections' Black and Red Pines are ready for the same treatment.

The Australian Bonsai Gallery has been working hard on these Trident Maples over the growing season.  Just waiting for the Autumn to work it's magic and transform these bonsai into a blaze of colour.

FINALLY.... my new bonsai pot has arrived from Japan. I was fortunate enough to have own the bid on this... Yamaaki pot by Mr.KATAOKA Sadamitsu.

I have been looking for the 'perfect' pot for a very old Trident Maple in the collection...... now this is it.!!

Does anyone recognise this 'chop' stamp ?  I have a number of old bonsai pots with this mark.  After going over hundredsof known stamps I am at a loss as to the identity of these pots.

Many thanks to Konatsu Honda who so kindly offered this translation "I see 常滑焼(Tokoname-yaki) is the maker and 山晃釜(Yamakou-gama)is the kiln."

The Australian Bonsai Gallery is selling a number of old, well developed focus bonsai.  Most are old 'yamadori' collected over 30 years ago and developed as bonsai.

For more detail Go to the Bonsai Catalogue

More bonsai sold and going to a great home.  The genesis of a collection in the hands of some very capable young people.

Some refinement improvements on these Chinese Elms in our For Sale Catalogue.  

With the unusually hot weather I have started work on my Ficus Bonsai.  These, and many others, will be up for sale soon.