Peter TeaFeb 9, 20216 minHorticulture 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...
Peter TeaAug 12, 20123 minAugust and Looking BackIt’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...
Peter TeaJul 12, 20122 minPushing the Limit 2 with the Scenic RoutePushing 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....
Peter TeaMay 5, 20127 minLets Bend! Part 3Lets 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...
Peter TeaMar 31, 20122 minJust Plastic RopeJust 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...
Peter TeaMar 16, 201216 minTanaka, 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...
Peter TeaFeb 12, 20124 minPushing 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...
Peter TeaJan 31, 20123 minLets Bend! Part 2Lets 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...
Peter TeaJan 25, 20124 minRebar Basic On Black PineRebar 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...
Peter TeaAug 17, 20112 minLet's Bend! Part 1The other day I was given the task to do some trunk bending on this tree. The tree has nice old bark and very healthy. Perfect for...