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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...

Peter Tea
Feb 9, 20216 min read
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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...

Peter Tea
Apr 3, 20144 min read
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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...

Peter Tea
Mar 9, 20137 min read
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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...

Peter Tea
Oct 11, 20124 min read
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Shimpaku Health
Shimpaku Health Tree health is always something we strive for here at Aichien. We try to keep everything healthy and strong so that we...

Peter Tea
Nov 10, 20115 min read
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Initial Styling in the “Grey Area”
A few days ago I was tasked with doing an initial styling on a Shimpaku Juniper. We plan on taking the tree to auction in October so we...

Peter Tea
Aug 18, 20114 min read
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Tosho part 2
Welcome to Tosho part 2! In this post, I’m going to talk about how to cut, create pads and show some before and after of more refined...

Peter Tea
Aug 8, 20112 min read
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Tosho part 1
This month, I’ve been working on a lot of Needle Junipers (Tosho). Work has ranged from wiring new trees to cutting back more refined...

Peter Tea
Aug 8, 20112 min read
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