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Cloudy's Bonsai Page
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* UPDATE *
Unfortunately, when I moved from my home in Petaluma, most of my beloved bonsais did not survive. Others died later in the heat of Arizona. The little Juniper given to me by a friend, and a Norfolk Pine I rescued from the sale bin at Longs Drugstore are the only two I have now. This site will remain as a tribute to the little friends I loved so much.
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I have always had a fascination with Bonsai ever since my grandmother's friend came to live at her house as a boarder. His name was Mr. Tang and he had been a general in the Chinese army and had defected to the US when they had their revolution. He may not have been Japanese but he was an expert at creating beautiful Bonsai. Grandma's patio was a great place to grown them as it was covered by an arbor whice in turn was covered by Wisteria so they had protection from too much sun and too much cold. He was partial to the Acacia trees that we had around the yard and he created many little trees from seeds we found on the ground.
About two years ago a friend gave me a little Juniper bonsai after my daughter passed away and my friend's mother-in-law who is Japanese and knows all about growing bonsai, showed me how to prune and wire. From there I went to EBay and bought tools, fertilizer, and a couple of nice bonsai from a lady up in Oregon. It is safe to say that this past summer I became obcessed with my bonsai and went to a grower in a nearby town to get seedlings to use as starters.
One of my clients whom I consider a good friend works for the Park Department here in California and she saved nineteen little Cedar seedlings which she gave to me. So far I have lost only three of them so
I think I am doing pretty good. She also gave me what has become my very favorite bosai. It is a baby redwood and I guess my love of redwood trees is because I live near the Giant Redwoods here in Northern California and they have been a part of my life from the very beginning.
I cannot imagine my life without my bonsai now. It is a wonderful; hobby and I find it very relaxing to tend my bonsai out on the patio during the summer months.
-Cloudy
2002
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Most of my bonsai live in the Bonsai Hotel which was built by a good friend of mine when I used to grow African Violets. It is built out of redwood and the bonsai seem very happy there.
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This is my baby redwood bonsai.
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