Trees Timeline

Take a look at the journey of my bonsai trees — grouped by species, with each one showing its progress over time. Follow the ups, downs, and happy accidents of this enthusiast’s path, as we learn, experiment, and grow together — both me and the trees!

Acer Arakawa icon (bw) Acer Arakawa icon (color)
Acer Arakawa
3 active / 4 trees
Acer Atropurpureum icon (bw) Acer Atropurpureum icon (color)
Acer Atropurpureum
2 active / 2 trees
Acer Beni-Maiko icon (bw) Acer Beni-Maiko icon (color)
Acer Beni-Maiko
1 active / 1 tree
Acer Emerald Lace icon (bw) Acer Emerald Lace icon (color)
Acer Emerald Lace
0 active / 1 tree
Acer Katsura icon (bw) Acer Katsura icon (color)
Acer Katsura
0 active / 1 tree
Acer Little Princess icon (bw) Acer Little Princess icon (color)
Acer Little Princess
0 active / 1 tree
Acer Montpelier icon (bw) Acer Montpelier icon (color)
Acer Montpelier
1 active / 1 tree
Acer Orange Dream icon (bw) Acer Orange Dream icon (color)
Acer Orange Dream
3 active / 3 trees
Acer Phoenix icon (bw) Acer Phoenix icon (color)
Acer Phoenix
1 active / 2 trees
Acer Shishigashira icon (bw) Acer Shishigashira icon (color)
Acer Shishigashira
1 active / 4 trees
Acer Summer Gold icon (bw) Acer Summer Gold icon (color)
Acer Summer Gold
2 active / 2 trees
Acer trident icon (bw) Acer trident icon (color)
Acer trident
7 active / 8 trees
Acer yamamomiji icon (bw) Acer yamamomiji icon (color)
Acer yamamomiji
1 active / 1 tree
Amur Maple icon (bw) Amur Maple icon (color)
Amur Maple
1 active / 2 trees
Azalea icon (bw) Azalea icon (color)
Azalea
1 active / 2 trees
Beech icon (bw) Beech icon (color)
Beech
1 active / 1 tree
Bougainvillea icon (bw) Bougainvillea icon (color)
Bougainvillea
2 active / 2 trees
Boxwood icon (bw) Boxwood icon (color)
Boxwood
2 active / 2 trees
Calliandra icon (bw) Calliandra icon (color)
Calliandra
2 active / 2 trees
Chinese Elm icon (bw) Chinese Elm icon (color)
Chinese Elm
9 active / 11 trees
Chojubai icon (bw) Chojubai icon (color)
Chojubai
1 active / 2 trees
Cork Oak icon (bw) Cork Oak icon (color)
Cork Oak
4 active / 4 trees
Cotoneaster icon (bw) Cotoneaster icon (color)
Cotoneaster
2 active / 3 trees
Dwarf Jade icon (bw) Dwarf Jade icon (color)
Dwarf Jade
0 active / 4 trees
Ficus Carica icon (bw) Ficus Carica icon (color)
Ficus Carica
3 active / 3 trees
Ficus Tigerbark icon (bw) Ficus Tigerbark icon (color)
Ficus Tigerbark
3 active / 3 trees
Field Maple icon (bw) Field Maple icon (color)
Field Maple
5 active / 5 trees
Ginkgo Biloba icon (bw) Ginkgo Biloba icon (color)
Ginkgo Biloba
2 active / 2 trees
Grape Vine icon (bw) Grape Vine icon (color)
Grape Vine
1 active / 1 tree
Hazel icon (bw) Hazel icon (color)
Hazel
2 active / 2 trees
Hornbeam icon (bw) Hornbeam icon (color)
Hornbeam
1 active / 1 tree
Japanese Maple icon (bw) Japanese Maple icon (color)
Japanese Maple
1 active / 1 tree
Kojo-no-Mai icon (bw) Kojo-no-Mai icon (color)
Kojo-no-Mai
0 active / 2 trees
Lemon icon (bw) Lemon icon (color)
Lemon
1 active / 1 tree
Liquidambar styraciflua icon (bw) Liquidambar styraciflua icon (color)
Liquidambar styraciflua
3 active / 3 trees
Magnolia icon (bw) Magnolia icon (color)
Magnolia
0 active / 1 tree
Malus Domestica icon (bw) Malus Domestica icon (color)
Malus Domestica
1 active / 1 tree
Malus Everest icon (bw) Malus Everest icon (color)
Malus Everest
2 active / 2 trees
Musk Maple icon (bw) Musk Maple icon (color)
Musk Maple
1 active / 1 tree
Olive icon (bw) Olive icon (color)
Olive
6 active / 6 trees
Pomegranate icon (bw) Pomegranate icon (color)
Pomegranate
2 active / 2 trees
Portuguese Oak icon (bw) Portuguese Oak icon (color)
Portuguese Oak
2 active / 2 trees
Rose icon (bw) Rose icon (color)
Rose
1 active / 1 tree
Rowan icon (bw) Rowan icon (color)
Rowan
2 active / 2 trees
Seiju Elm icon (bw) Seiju Elm icon (color)
Seiju Elm
1 active / 1 tree
Showy Forsythia icon (bw) Showy Forsythia icon (color)
Showy Forsythia
2 active / 2 trees
Silverberry icon (bw) Silverberry icon (color)
Silverberry
1 active / 1 tree
Strawberry Tree icon (bw) Strawberry Tree icon (color)
Strawberry Tree
3 active / 4 trees
Ume icon (bw) Ume icon (color)
Ume
1 active / 2 trees
Winter Jasmine icon (bw) Winter Jasmine icon (color)
Winter Jasmine
0 active / 1 tree
Wisteria icon (bw) Wisteria icon (color)
Wisteria
1 active / 2 trees
Zelkova icon (bw) Zelkova icon (color)
Zelkova
2 active / 2 trees

Active Trees

Latest update from every active tree

#AT0001 latest image
7 Jan, 2025
Acer Trident #AT001
Airlayer
#FC0001 latest image
7 Jan, 2025
Ficus Carica #FC01
#O0010 latest image
18 Jan, 2025
Olive #O010
Deadwood work, some wiring and lime sulfur application
#GB0001 latest image
25 Fev, 2025
Ginkgo Biloba #GB01
Arrival, from seed, ring layer setup
#ASG0002 latest image
1 Abr, 2025
Acer Summer Gold #ASG02
nursery stock, added washer for future ring layer
#RC0001 latest image
4 Abr, 2025
Rose #RC01
From nursery stock, pruning and some wiring
#GB0003 latest image
28 Abr, 2025
Ginkgo Biloba #GB03
Arrival, from seed, cutting
#O0008 latest image
28 Abr, 2025
Olive #O008
Bonsai pot, some small wiring adjustments
#S0001 latest image
28 Abr, 2025
Silverberry #S01 #2
wiring, repoting, cutting
#MD0004 latest image
28 Abr, 2025
Strawberry Tree #MD04
#FC0004 latest image
30 Abr, 2025
Ficus Carica #FC04
From nursery stock, cut the top, small root pruning, a bit debilitated tree
#E0019 latest image
7 Mai, 2025
Chinese Elm #E019
#O0005 latest image
7 Mai, 2025
Olive #O005
Some small pruning and bonsai pot
#O0011 latest image
7 Mai, 2025
Olive #O011
Pruning for final shape, bonsai pot
#AA0002 latest image
8 Mai, 2025
Acer Arakawa #AA02
Arrival from nursery (grafted), bigger pot for future layer
#V0001 latest image
8 Mai, 2025
Grape Vine #V01
From yamadori
#W0002 latest image
8 Mai, 2025
Wisteria #W02
From yamadori, pruning and wiring
#E0006 latest image
12 Mai, 2025
Chinese Elm #E06
Progress update, cutting
#LC0001 latest image
13 Mai, 2025
Lemon #LC01
#A0036 latest image
14 Mai, 2025
Acer Orange Dream #A036
#AT0023 latest image
14 Mai, 2025
Acer Trident clump #AT23
Wire removal for growth until mid summer
#E0002 latest image
14 Mai, 2025
Chinese Elm #E02
#E0051 latest image
14 Mai, 2025
Chinese Elm #E051
#FC0002 latest image
14 Mai, 2025
Ficus Carica #FC02
Repoted and pruning
#O0001 latest image
14 Mai, 2025
Olive #O001
#A0033 latest image
15 Mai, 2025
Acer Orange Dream #A033
#QS0003 latest image
15 Mai, 2025
Cork Oak #QS3
Survived the bending, buds apearing
#QS0004 latest image
15 Mai, 2025
Cork Oak #QS004
Survived the bending and repotting, buds appearing. Dead top was cut
#R0001 latest image
15 Mai, 2025
Rowan #R01
Survived hard prune and repoting
#ES0001 latest image
15 Mai, 2025
Seiju Elm #ES001
#O0006 latest image
16 Mai, 2025
Olive #O6 #2
Deadwood work
#AA0003 latest image
21 Mai, 2025
Acer Arakawa #AA03
From cutting
#AA0004 latest image
21 Mai, 2025
Acer Arakawa #AA04
From cutting
#BX0001 latest image
21 Mai, 2025
Boxwood #BX01
From nursery stock
#BX0002 latest image
21 Mai, 2025
Boxwood #BX02
From nursery stock
#CL0002 latest image
23 Mai, 2025
Calliandra #CL2
Nursery stock, first pruning and some wiring for base structure
#QS0006 latest image
24 Mai, 2025
Cork Oak #QS06
From yamadori, root pruning and branch prune
#AC0006 latest image
26 Mai, 2025
Field Maple #AC06
Removed from a forest, nursery stock
#E0073 latest image
29 Mai, 2025
Chinese Elm #E73
Chinese elm clump of 3
#AT0012 latest image
30 Mai, 2025
Acer Trident #AT012
The ringlayer was not going to happen this year, so did a normal airlayer
#F0003 latest image
2 Jun, 2025
Ficus Tigerbark #F003
#E0063 latest image
9 Jun, 2025
Chinese Elm #E063
Root graft
#MCD0001 latest image
9 Jun, 2025
Malus Domestica #MCD1
A seed sprout from an apple, and I thought, why not?
#MC0002 latest image
9 Jun, 2025
Malus Everest #MC02
Airlayer made
#AT0041 latest image
11 Jun, 2025
Acer Trident #AT41
Checking if airlayer did take
#AZ0005 latest image
11 Jun, 2025
Azalea #AZ05
From nursery stock
#AC0002 latest image
11 Jun, 2025
Field Maple #AC002
Air layer was done before waiting for the ring layer
#HB0001 latest image
11 Jun, 2025
Hornbeam #HB01
Prune and future style change
#F0009 latest image
12 Jun, 2025
Ficus Tigerbark #F09
Wiring and bonsai pot
#AM0001 latest image
13 Jun, 2025
Acer Montpelier #AM01
Prune and wiring
#Z0002 latest image
13 Jun, 2025
Zelkova Serrata #Z02
Small design change
#B0005 latest image
21 Jun, 2025
Bougainvillea #B05
some wiring
#PM0002 latest image
22 Jun, 2025
Ume #PM02
Airlayer was done before the ring started to bite
#AC0005 latest image
25 Jun, 2025
Field Maple #AC05
Airlayer was made
#AY0001 latest image
26 Jun, 2025
Acer yamamomiji #AY1
Prune, repot and wiring
#F0015 latest image
26 Jun, 2025
Ficus #F15
Height reduce, some wiring, still not fused
#MD0003 latest image
26 Jun, 2025
Strawberry Tree #MD03
wiring and pruning
#QF0002 latest image
1 Jul, 2025
Portuguese Oak #QF02
#AG0001 latest image
3 Jul, 2025
Amur Mapple #AG01
#E0071 latest image
3 Jul, 2025
Chinese Elm #E071
#L0003 latest image
3 Jul, 2025
Sweetgum #L03
Arrival, from seed
#FS0001 latest image
3 Jul, 2025
Showy Forsythia #FS01
#AT0031 latest image
4 Jul, 2025
Acer Trident #AT31
Airlayer removed
#CJ0002 latest image
4 Jul, 2025
Chojubai #CJ02
Summer pruning
#AT0020 latest image
6 Jul, 2025
Acer Trident #AT20
Got 3 tridents together to see if they fuse and survive
#AT0025 latest image
6 Jul, 2025
Acer Trident #AT25
Got 2 tridents together to see if they fuse
#B0006 latest image
6 Jul, 2025
Bougainvillea #B06
Cutting from past year, wiring and put in a pot
#CL0001 latest image
6 Jul, 2025
Calliandra #CL01
Repoting, prune and 2 sacrificial branches
#C0002 latest image
6 Jul, 2025
Cotoneaster #C02
prune
#C0003 latest image
6 Jul, 2025
Cotoneaster #C03
#A0020 latest image
6 Jul, 2025
Japanese Maple #A20
Prune and wiring
#L0004 latest image
6 Jul, 2025
Sweetgum #L04
some wiring
#PG0002 latest image
6 Jul, 2025
Pomegranate #PG03
Prune and wire
#PG0003 latest image
6 Jul, 2025
Pomegranate #PG03
Prune and wire
#QF0001 latest image
7 Jul, 2025
Portuguese Oak #QF1
Repoting and prune
#AS0004 latest image
8 Jul, 2025
Acer Shishigashira #AS4
Nursery stock
#E0024 latest image
8 Jul, 2025
Chinese Elm forest #E24
Prune and put a cutting to replace the dead tree
#H0001 latest image
8 Jul, 2025
Hazel #H01
Prune and wiring
#MC0003 latest image
8 Jul, 2025
Malus Everest #MC03
#R0002 latest image
8 Jul, 2025
Rowan #R02
Hard prune
#ASG0001 latest image
9 Jul, 2025
Acer Summer Gold #ASG01
#BC0001 latest image
9 Jul, 2025
European Beech #BC01
Hard prune
#AC0004 latest image
9 Jul, 2025
Field Maple #AC04
Prune and wiring
#A0031 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Japanese Maple #A31
#A0044 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Japanese Maple #A44
#AB0001 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Acer Beni-Maiko #AB1
#AD0003 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Acer Orange Dream #AD3
Free growth and some wiring
#AP0001 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Acer Phoenix #AP01
Progress update
#E0010 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Chinese Elm #E10
Airlayer
#QS0005 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Cork Oak #QS5
#AC0001 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Field Maple #AC1
#H0002 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Hazel #H02
#L0002 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Sweetgum #L02
#AN0001 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Musk Maple #AN01
#FS0002 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Showy Forsythia #FS2
#MD0002 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Strawberry Tree #MD02
#Z0001 latest image
10 Jul, 2025
Zelkova #Z1
Pruning and wiring to finish primary structure