Bonsai Empire at My Garden!!
Back in March, I was contacted by Oscar Jonkers from Bonsai Empire asking to visit my garden. I do not normally open my garden to people...
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Peter Tea
- Mar 20, 2022
- 1 min
Updated Sales Page
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you know that I've updated my sales page with new trees and updated photos of older trees. If you're...
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Peter Tea
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
Sales Pages are UP!
Great news everyone! I finally got my sales page up and you are all invited to check out the latest Bonsai I have for sale. You can view...
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Peter Tea
- Feb 9, 2021
- 6 min
Horticulture of Bonsai, the beginning...
Have you ever wondered how high quality bonsai have full and dense branch structures? I know, dumb questions right? I think we've all...
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Peter Tea
- Dec 25, 2020
- 3 min
Welcome to the Blog! ...again
Thank you everyone and welcome to my new website and blog! ...again It's been many years since I wrote my last blog post so I apologize...
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Peter Tea
- Apr 3, 2014
- 4 min
Utah Juniper (aka “Big Sexy”)
Utah Juniper (aka “Big Sexy”) Now that I have settled back in California, it’s time to rebuild my Bonsai collection! For the past 6...
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Peter Tea
- Aug 12, 2013
- 4 min
The Trident Maple
As I was preparing for my apprenticeship in Japan, there was some big decisions to be made. I had about 15 or so Bonsai trees and...
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Peter Tea
- Jul 26, 2013
- 4 min
Welcome Home… Now Get to Work!
Kishu Shimpaku grafted on Sierra Juniper It’s great to be home! Though once I got home, there wasn’t much time for a vacation and I got...
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Peter Tea
- May 4, 2013
- 6 min
The Return Of The King
The Return Of The King A few months ago I was fortunate enough to work on this large Japanese Black Pine. The work wasn’t major and...
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Peter Tea
- Mar 20, 2013
- 2 min
The Bonsai Ceramics of Syu-zan (舟山)
The Bonsai Ceramics of Syu-zan (舟山) For those of you that don’t know, I’ve been actively learning and collecting more and more Bonsai...
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Peter Tea
- Mar 9, 2013
- 7 min
A Western Juniper Awaits
A Western Juniper Awaits The last time I was in California was September of 2012 and during that time I got a chance to reunite not with...
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Peter Tea
- Mar 2, 2013
- 3 min
Private Collector Celebrates!
Private Collector Celebrates! Last week we went over to Daijuen and helped them setup a special show for one of their customers. I’ve...
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Peter Tea
- Jan 26, 2013
- 1 min
22nd Annual Gomangoku Show 五万石展 (Daijuen and Friends)
22nd Annual Gomangoku Show 五万石展 (Daijuen and Friends) In December of 2012, I was fortunate enough to be a part of a large local show...
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Peter Tea
- Jan 4, 2013
- 6 min
Shimpaku, The Unexpected Surprise
Shimapku, The Unexpected Surprise It was just another work day at Mr. Moriyama’s garden in early December and the weather was starting to...
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Peter Tea
- Dec 17, 2012
- 2 min
32nd Annual Taikan-ten
32nd Annual Taikan-ten A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend the 32nd annual Taikan exhibit held in Kyoto. The show was held...
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Peter Tea
- Nov 23, 2012
- 4 min
One Pot To Rule Them All #2
One Pot To Rule Them All #2 In the past, I’ve written a short post about this Maruhei pot that was made in the Tokoname area. Please...
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Peter Tea
- Nov 13, 2012
- 3 min
The End? I Think Not!
The End? I Think Not! !!!SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!! As you all know by know (hopefully) I am in my second year as an apprentice at Aichien....
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Peter Tea
- Nov 10, 2012
- 4 min
#2 Trident Maple Project (con’t)
#2 Trident Maple Project (cont) As promised, here is an update of my other Trident Maple project. The last post I wrote about this tree...
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Peter Tea
- Oct 24, 2012
- 4 min
Root Over Rock Trident Maple Project (con’t)
Root Over Rock Trident Maple Project (con’t) Do you remember this tree? It’s been awhile since I’ve talked about this Trident Maple....
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Peter Tea
- Oct 11, 2012
- 4 min
Shimpaku Clean Up and Styling
Shimpaku Clean Up and Styling Now that I’m all settled back in Japan, I can get back to work and get some more posts on the blog. If you...
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Peter Tea
- Sep 12, 2012
- 2 min
Kit-tachi Oh-sumi-kiri Gaku-men Chou-hou (A Type of 8 Sided Pot)
Kit-tachi Oh-sumi-kiri Gaku-men Chou-hou (8 sided pot) One of my favorite shapes in Bonsai ceramics is this type of 8 side pot. It is...
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Peter Tea
- Aug 24, 2012
- 3 min
Inspiration from Nature, Japanese Maple
Inspiration from Nature, Japanese Maple Recently I took a visiting apprentice by the name of Lieuwe (from The Netherlands) to Nagoya...
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Peter Tea
- Aug 14, 2012
- 3 min
“Good Taste,” Trident Maple
“Good Taste,” Trident Maple This Trident Maple came to the yard about 3 months ago and is one of the trees I water on a regular basis....
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Peter Tea
- Aug 12, 2012
- 3 min
August and Looking Back
It’s funny how things seem to be so much older looking back a year and a half. Perhaps it’s not really the age but the improvements over...
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Peter Tea
- Jul 23, 2012
- 4 min
Namako Ceramic Pottery
Namako Ceramic Pottery Lets talk ceramics in this post! Since there is so much to say about ceramics in Bonsai, it’s difficult to find a...
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Peter Tea
- Jul 11, 2012
- 2 min
Pushing the Limit 2 with the Scenic Route
Pushing the Limit 2 with the Scenic Route I thought you’d all enjoy an update about this Black pine that was heavily bent last Winter....
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Peter Tea
- Jun 29, 2012
- 9 min
De-candling and Stuff!
De-candling and Stuff! Now that Summer is in full swing, we’re moving away from the deciduous into the Black/Red Pine work. During the...
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Peter Tea
- Jun 12, 2012
- 7 min
The Trident Maple Project and Summer Maple Work
The Trident Maple Project and Summer Maple Work After a long day of De-candling and pulling needles, it was good to get back to the leafy...
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Peter Tea
- Jun 5, 2012
- 3 min
Rebuilding a Japanese Maple
Rebuilding a Japanese Maple Now that all the defoliating has been done to the refined trees here at Aichien, it was time to work on the...
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Peter Tea
- May 28, 2012
- 3 min
Still Remember Me?
Still Remember Me? Last April, I revisited this tree again, and you guessed it, pulled all the needles off. Except, this time, we took...
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Peter Tea
- May 21, 2012
- 2 min
Randomness of Daily Life
Randomness of Daily Life Since the last couple of post I’ve wrote as been pretty heavy on Bonsai, I thought I’d lighten it up this time...
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Peter Tea
- May 15, 2012
- 11 min
Repotting a Beast!
Repotting a Beast The first tree I noticed when I came to Aichien a year ago was this huge monster Black Pine! As I wondered around the...
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Peter Tea
- May 5, 2012
- 7 min
Lets Bend! Part 3
Lets Bend! Part 3 Repotting season is coming to an end here at Aichien an how fitting that this Black Pine turned out to be the last tree...
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Peter Tea
- Apr 30, 2012
- 4 min
I love the Smell of Pesticides In the Morning!
I love the Smell of Pesticides In the Morning! Well it’s that time of year again! Spring is in full swing here in Nagoya and deciduous...
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Peter Tea
- Apr 22, 2012
- 2 min
The Trident Maple Projects (yes, another two…)
The Trident Maple Projects (yes, another two…) As if I wasn’t busy already, I decided to add a couple more project trees to my plate....
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Peter Tea
- Apr 19, 2012
- 4 min
The Japanese Maple Experiment
The Japanese Maple Experiment Since it’s repotting season and I was itching for a maple side project, I asked Mr. Tanaka if I could...
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Peter Tea
- Apr 11, 2012
- 2 min
One Pot To Rule Them All
One Pot To Rule Them All Many of you might know that I have a strange fascination with pots that have exceptionally large lips. I think...
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Peter Tea
- Apr 7, 2012
- 5 min
Restarting a Trident Maple
Restarting a Trident Maple Now that I’m settled back in Japan I’ve been busy repotting, wiring and cutting back trees. It’s back to...
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Peter Tea
- Mar 31, 2012
- 2 min
Just Plastic Rope
Just Plastic Rope In the last Blog post of Mr. Tanaka’s work, many of you commented on the rope that he used instead of raffia to make a...
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Peter Tea
- Mar 16, 2012
- 16 min
Tanaka, Junichiro 田中 淳一郎
Tanaka, Junichiro 田中 淳一郎 I was working in the workshop as usual one day and Mr. Tanaka brings in this Black Pine and sets it on his work...
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Peter Tea
- Mar 10, 2012
- 4 min
Going Home! Oh Sweet Freedom!
Going Home! Oh Sweet Freedom! That’s right! I’m going to be going home on vacation! I’m writing this post as lay on my soft squishy bed...
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Peter Tea
- Mar 6, 2012
- 6 min
Japanese Flowering Plum Basics
Flowering Plum Basics The wait is over! Last year, I’ve gotten many request to write a post about Japanese Flowering Plum and here it is!...
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Peter Tea
- Mar 1, 2012
- 6 min
Formal Black Pine and Kihachikai Show
Formal Black Pine and Kihachikai Show Last week I was tasked to work on this large formal upright (Chokkan) Black Pine. The timing worked...
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Peter Tea
- Feb 27, 2012
- 2 min
Concrete Pot Mystery???
Concrete Pot Mystery??? Mr. Tanaka and I were organizing one of the storage rooms today and we came across this strange pot. When Mr....
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Peter Tea
- Feb 11, 2012
- 4 min
Pushing the Limit!
Pushing the Limit! One day, Mr. Tanaka brought this Japanese Black Pine into the workshop and said, “clean this tree up for the auction...
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Peter Tea
- Feb 11, 2012
- 2 min
The Other Things I Do Around Here
The Other Things I do Around Here Though I am living the Bonsai life, I’m not necessarily always doing Bonsai. Many of you may have...
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Peter Tea
- Jan 31, 2012
- 3 min
Lets Bend! Part 2
Lets Bend! Part 2 Do you remember this Black Pine? Back In July of 2011 I bent the trunk of this tree and wrote a post about it...
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Peter Tea
- Jan 24, 2012
- 4 min
Rebar Basic On Black Pine
Rebar Basic on Black Pine The day Mr. Tanaka left the nursery to bring trees to Kokufu-ten, he tasked me to style this Japanese Black...
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Peter Tea
- Jan 16, 2012
- 1 min
82nd Meifu-ten Bonsai Show
82nd Meifu-ten Bonsai Show January 14-16 was the 82nd Annual Meifu-ten Bonsai show in Nagoya Japan. Meifu-ten is the second oldest show...
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Peter Tea
- Jan 11, 2012
- 4 min
Black Pine Revisited
Black Pine Revisited Do any of you remember this tree? If so, great memory! This was one of the first Black Pines I worked on here at...
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