John Eads and Michael Hagedorn compare their experiences in growing Japanese Black Pine from seedling all the way to exhibition trees.

Learn more about John's field growing work at https://leftcoastbonsai.com/

Host Jonas Dupuich talks with Canadian bonsai enthusiast Jean-Dominic Côté from Quebec. JD, as he is known to English-speaking friends, has worked with Junichiro Tanaka at Aichi-en in Nagoya, Japan, and is a graduate student studying soil science and fertilizer. 

JD had suggested we talk about why we do bonsai and the conversation went in many directions from there. 

Learn more about Jean-Dominic at https://www.instagram.com/jd.bonsai/

Host Jonas Dupuich catches up with bonsai professional Tyler Sherrod. Tyler completed his apprenticeship with Shinji Suzuki in Obuse, Japan, and is proprietor of Dogwood Studios in North Carolina.

Learn more Tyler at https://www.dogwoodstudiosnc.com

Part 2 of host Jonas Dupuich's interview with Walter Pall in Germany plus bonus questions from Jennifer Price.

See the Bonsai Wire Podcast on YouTube for a video version of this episode.

Host Jonas Dupuich is off to Germany to interview world-renown bonsai professional Walter Pall. Jonas and Walter talk about Walter's extensive writing on bonsai, the role of the artist, and the Murano effect, among many other topics. 

See the Bonsai Wire Podcast on YouTube for a video version of this episode.

Michael Hagedorn and apprentice Patch Clark talk about the past year, including the 2024 Pacific Bonsai Expo and garden anxieties while Michael was in Australia.

Host Michael Hagedorn talks with bonsai luminary Chase Rosade and Kevin Faris (of the Bonsai Time podcast) about the early days of bonsai in the US and some of the adventures that followed.

Hosts and Expo Board members Eric, Andrew, and Jonas share highlights from the 2nd Pacific Bonsai Expo.

Links:
- Expo videos
- Photos of award winning trees
- Scans of Expo trees from 3D Bonsai
- How we created the Expo backdrops

Andrew Robson and Maciej Adwent address the question of how we can "get better at bonsai."

This is the first episode of the Deciduous Bonsai Podcast featuring Andrew and Maciej.

(Following a brief discussion about custom car sound systems - and the music that played on them), hosts Eric and Jonas chat with Cesar Ordoñez about collecting and growing a hardy species that thrives in the heat - the olive.