WESTSIDE — For my birthday a few years ago my wife surprised me by giving me an odd looking shrub. She couldn't have been more excited, but I have been. She explained that the weird bush was the ...

John Nielsen, a certified arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture, will present “Bonsai Tree Cultivation” when the Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society meets 7 p.m. Thursday ...

Guy Guidry's new Uptown nursery isn't very big - it's about 1,000 square feet - but then, neither are the trees that are its specialty. "NOLA Bonsai will promote bonsai to a new level," says Guidry, ...

In the Japanese language, bonsai means tree in pot. However, bonsai are much more than just potted trees. Bonsai is a living art form. There are many rules on designing trees to give the look of age.

More than 45 years ago, Ivan Watters began styling bonsai after being injured and no longer able to play a violin. "It was a hobby for me," Watters says, "and it gave me an artistic outlet. Actually, ...

In the right spot, Japanese white pines can grow 50 feet tall with branches spreading even wider. Bob Hunter has spent 40 years caring for a Japanese white pine: pruning, training, picking the right ...