To manipulate the habit of the bonsai, wrap copper or aluminum wire around branches after the tree has resumed growth in ...

A dwarf tree is going to be a lot easier to manage in a bonsai pot.” Other traits in Japanese maple’s favor: it’s more forgiving when it comes to pruning; the flexible branches are easily ...

A new exhibit on bonsai at Sonoma Botanical Garden features an exquisite indoor forest in miniature, along with a Zen rock ...

so make sure there is plenty of space between the tree and nearby companion plants. Just like Japanese maple, dwarf conifers such as dwarf Alberta spruce (shown here) come in a range of shapes ...

gingko trees, are botanically conifers. More of them in a later column. But back to the Japanese maples, also deciduous but excellent companions for conifers, both dwarf and larger size.

Q: Shade has been increasing in my backyard as the trees have grown larger ... In heavily shaded areas, taller types of Japanese maples such as the very popular Bloodgood selection would be ...

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