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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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 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
- 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 15, 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 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 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
- 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 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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Peter Tea
- Oct 28, 2011
- 2 min
Remember me?
Recap In case you didn’t see the original post, here is a recap to get you up to speed on what happend to this tree. The Black Pine...
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Peter Tea
- Oct 15, 2011
- 3 min
JBP in a blink of an eye!
Since it is now the Fall, we’ve all been busily wire and styling trees. The main trees Mr. Tanaka and I have been styling are Black and...
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Peter Tea
- Sep 24, 2011
- 5 min
The Black Pine Duet
After we got through all the Trident Maples, I was task to work on two Black Pines. The work is never over it seems. Haha! Mr. Tanaka...
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Peter Tea
- Aug 16, 2011
- 2 min
Let's Bend! Part 1
The 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...
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