Japanese Black Pine No 2
Acquired late 2024 at PBE from Copper Creek Bonsai First set of candles in 2025: July 2026 Pre/Post-decandling
Jeff Ammons
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P. Afra Bonsai No. 1
Acquired 2020 from cutting Picture from July 12th, 2026 I cut some small bits off of a neighbor s jade and grew this. From what I gather they re really easy bonsai as they can tolerate pruning, repotting, and not getting enough water very well. If anything, I tend to overwater mine.
Coffee Cabinet
This project started with my being tired of clutter on our kitchen counter and deciding I should build something that looked decent to store things in. It was both a fun design challenge, which I still have a lot to learn from, but also I threw in some new joinery dovetails and stopped dados Continue reading "Coffee Cabinet"
A Pragmatic Beginner’s Guide to Introducing AI to Your Engineering Workflow
If you spend too much time on the internet, it s pretty easy to believe that everyone out there has outsourced their job to AI and is just letting their LLM of choice run free. I ve been talking with engineers in the real world recently though, and the truth is that there is wild variability in Continue reading "A Pragmatic Beginner s Guide to Introducing AI to Your Engineering Workflow"
Lavender Starflower
Grewia Occidentalis #1 and #2 Acquired 2020 Lavender Star Flower (Grewia Occidentalis) I bought two of these in 2020 from https://www.bonsaify.com/ for $25 each. They ve been a bit challenging as they need a lot of sunlight and water, in comparison to some of my other trees. I bought two of these in 2020 from Continue reading "Lavender Starflower"
Juniper No. 1
I bought this from a nursery and styled with the help of Addison in December 2022. Repotted winter 2023 year and did a 2nd styling in summer 2024.
Juniper No. 5
I bought this tree as a small whip at a show and added some bends in it to start with. I ve mostly been growing it out to thicken the trunk, but also started adding shari in 2025. In 2026, I repotted it into the pot show up top. The plan now is to keep growing Continue reading "Juniper No. 5"
Ficus No. 1
Acquired 2020 I bought this ficus as one of my first bonsai. It s got the classic mass-produced bonsai trunk s-curve, but rather than replace it, I ve been trying to work with it. 2020: ~2025 July 2026 after a cutback
Japanese Black Pine No 1
Acquired 2024 Just before decandling in 2025: I bought this tree at an auction in February of 2024 for fairly cheap, knowing that it would be a good deal of work to condense it into a more showable tree. I didn t have any Japanese Black Pines at that time though and wanted to try one Continue reading "Japanese Black Pine No 1"
Accelerating Learning: Bonsai and the Art of Management
I used to loathe having anyone tell me I needed more years of experience to succeed at something. Now that I have more grey hair and joints that don’t work as well, I have to admit that some things do simply take time. Though I still think this phrase is overused when people don t have Continue reading "Accelerating Learning: Bonsai and the Art of Management"