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Lessons from three years in bonsai
Progress comes in many forms. Some of them are tricky to see.
Jan 12, 2024 • 
Max Falkowitz
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Assurance of new growth
The longer I do bonsai, the more I feel I can trust my trees to make it to the future.
Dec 29, 2023 • 
Max Falkowitz
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Bury your nebari
Roots need time to grow beneath the soil, and even more before they're ready for public view.
Dec 15, 2023 • 
Max Falkowitz
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The “indestructible” plant I can’t keep alive
A winter umbrella tree project. Let’s see if this one survives!
Dec 8, 2023 • 
Max Falkowitz
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Mulchpilled and leafmaxxing
In a world where everything has a price tag, mulch should be free.
Dec 1, 2023 • 
Max Falkowitz
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Illusions of color
A fall foliage report, with reflections on refractions.
Nov 24, 2023 • 
Max Falkowitz
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Inosculation
If the monster in The Thing freaks you out, I have good and bad news about trees.
Nov 17, 2023 • 
Max Falkowitz
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Methods of concealment and exposure
How bonsai respond to injury, and what bonsai artists do about it.
Oct 27, 2023 • 
Max Falkowitz
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Fire Escape Bonsai
A plant killer's chronicle of growing little trees in the big city, by Max Falkowitz.
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