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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️

@memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social

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Aotearoa based. Mostly bonsai with my coffee is all I seek. Started Bonsai 2020 = new to it. Also into aviation/space/science/geopolitics/wildlife/helpful tech stuff. Bonsai feed https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sw2dek7u74jxlriba65utp4d/feed/aaaiycpqcyp4u

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hi new n old followers or anyone that may see my posts.
Please note most my Bonsai are still new or young so I'm kind of sharing the development story from early on.
There are many more advanced out there mine are humble hobby level.
Mostly follow best practices as I understand them. I like forests.

Chamiecyparis pisifera bonsai forest in a dark blue oval pot with moss covered soil surface and rock landscape.

Liquidamber bonsai forests in 3 scales each in dark earth coloured bonsai pots. Moss covers the soil surface of each group. All 3 are shown as a combined forest on a timber deck.

Sequoia bonsai in a dark earth coloured and rectangular bonsai pot.

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Louise Collis Artist @louisecollisart.bsky.social · 5h

With the persistent grey gloom for the last week I was very happy to find these Acers in Cefn Onn Parc today, they seemed to generate they’re own illumination. Perfectly Autumnal

#japenesemaple #Cefn #Onn #cefnonnpark #cefnonnparc #cardiff #parks #autumn #pleinair #oilpainting #art

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 44m

Me tooooo. Ha, this was not such a well planned forest when I put it together. Was so happy to successfully grow from seed I just tried my best to fit all that I had into one pot and see if I can go for quantity-as-quality but will just roll with it now. Like them too much to mess with it.

The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 51m

#Bonsai Forest Friday.
Swamp cypress, taxodium.

Expect these to be over 6ft tall the end of November.

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Swamp cypress forest composition in a dark earth coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface.

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Nathan Cassell @pyxorium.com · 9h

Ponderosa pines at Lookout Mountain
October 2015

Ponderosa pine grove in heavy mist, sparse ground cover with scattered areas of dry grass on rocky soil, at Lookout Mountain near Golden, Colorado (Jefferson County)

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 58m

#Bonsai Forest Friday.
Rewarewa forest
Kawaka,Titoki & 1 red matipo mixed natvie NZ forest.
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Rewarewa forest composition in a dark earth coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface.

Kawaka,Titoki & 1 red matipo mixed natvie NZ forest in a dark earth coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface.

The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 1h

#Bonsai Forest Friday.
Pin oak forest just getting its spring foliage out now.
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Pin oak bonsai forest in a dark earth coloured oval pot.

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 1h

#Bonsai Forest Friday
European oak forest.

Recent leader chops on front trees so new leaders are now developing.

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European oak bonsai forest composition in a orange earth colour oval pot with moss covered soil surface.

The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 1h

#Bonsai Forest Friday
Medium and large scale Liquidamber forest composition.
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Medium scale Liquidamber bonsai forest in a dark earth coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface.

Large scale Liquidamber bonsai forest in a dark earth coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface.

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 2h

#Bonsai Forest Friday
Small liquidamber forest.
Front, top, and rear.
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Small scale Liquidamber bonsai forest in a dark earth coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface. This is the front.

Small scale Liquidamber bonsai forest as seen from directly overhead looking down upon the foliage of the canopy.

Small scale Liquidamber bonsai forest in a dark earth coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface. This is the back.

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 2h

#Bonsai Forest Friday
Sheoak, casuarina small forest.
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Small Sheoak bonsai forest planted in a reddish earth coloured rectangular pot with moss covered soil surface..

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 2h

Sliding into #Bonsai Forest Friday with hold-in-my-hand sized forests and groups.
Rosemary
Kahikatea
Tōtara
Chamaecyparis Yellow Transparent.

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Rosemary bonsai forest in a dark earth coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface held in my left hand.

Kahikatea bonsai forest composition in a blue rectangular pot with curved in corners. Moss covered soil surface. Held in my left hand.

Tōtara bonsai forest in a mottled brown and grey glossy oval pot held in my left hand.

Chamaecyparis Yellow Transparent bonsai group in a dark earth coloured oval pot. Moss covers the soil surface. Held in my left hand.

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SAINT JAVELIN @saintjavelin.bsky.social · 11h

A Ukrainian Yak-52 brought down a russian Zala reconnaissance drone after clipping it with its wing.

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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 19h

A few of my tawny frogmouth photos, taken over the years, in honour of this bird winning 2025 Australian bird of the year. These are much-loved birds. Whenever I share a photo of these, there is a huge response.

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 13h

As well as awesome #Bonsai forests and penjing along with interesting species of trees as bonsai Nigel Saunders is known for this little mini Bonsai workbench scene. Currently preparing for a show.
It's pretty cool.
Also Playschool for adults is a feature.
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Show Prep for My Mini Bonsai Bench, The Bonsai Zone, Oct 2025

YouTube video by Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 13h

#Bonsai said to be 1000 yrs old.
Relatively recently had all foliage replaced by grafting all branches to itoigawa juniper foliage. In this video the massive responsibility of rejuvenating it is a demonstrator & team who almost apologizes to the tree & audience as he prunes.
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9th WBC Shinji Suzuki Demonstrator 005

YouTube video by wbff bonsai

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 14h

Beginning of great thread on origins of #Bonsai
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Camellia Tea Ceremony @camelliakyoto.bsky.social · 1d

🌳📏BONSAI BONANZA✂️🤏

Kyōto hosts 2 major exhibitions of bonsai each year at the Miyako Messe: the 'Nihon Bonsai Taikanten' (日本盆栽大観展) in autumn, and the 'Gafūten Shōhin' (小品盆栽雅風展) in January, which focuses on bonsai so small they can be held in the palm of your hand.

#bonsai #盆栽 #Kyoto #autumn

Bonsai featured in the autumn 'Nihon Bonsai Taikanten' exhibition.

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Part of a great thread on origins of #Bonsai in Japan.

Camellia Tea Ceremony @camelliakyoto.bsky.social · 14h

This stunning 500-year old Bonsai was recipient of the "Prime Minister's Award" (内閣総理大臣賞).

One of the key factors in determining the 'worth' of Bonsai is their age. It's only after about 100 years that their value truly increases, so many trees become treasured heirlooms.

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Sid's Trees @sidpavey.bsky.social · 17h

Japanese Maple #Bonsai

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 16h

Russia’s Submarine Problem Is Much Worse Than Many Imagine

In case you missed it. Sorry there have been some traffic problems with the site yesterday

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Russia’s Submarine Problem Is Much Worse Than Many Imagine - Naval News

The Russian submarine Novorossiysk, an Improved Kilo-class vessel, has been forced to limp home to the Baltic after a mechanical failure in the Mediterranean. While some reports exaggerated its plight, the incident exposes the Russian Navy’s declining presence in the region. Since losing its Syrian base at Tartus in 2024 and facing restrictions on movement through the Bosporus, Russia’s Mediterranean task force has largely collapsed. The Novorossiysk’s troubles highlight mounting maintenance issues and the broader erosion of Moscow’s naval reach in the Mediterranean.

www.navalnews.com

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 16h

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 16h

Saw BHN a while back talk to Kassie at this organization that I think would be another good on to it team to learn from
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ActionStation Aotearoa

Community campaigning organisation for a fair and flourishing Aotearoa for all

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Te Ara Paerangi Com - Research Advocacy Capability @te-ara-paerangi.community · 18h

AoNZ public science friends, I saw yet another piece on what the future public science system needs to look like. What is desperately needed is a road map / plan on what actions are necessary to get there. That's in the realm of the social sciences. We all need one another. We need to organise.

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Sheoakbloke @sheoakbloke.bsky.social · 16h

Red

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DairymanNZ @dairymannz.bsky.social · 17h

To me, Jim Bolger's legacy will always be how he prevented NZ from becoming a nuclear superpower by declining the offer of a nuclear submarine as payment for butter

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Missiles for milk: how Russia offered NZ military hardware to settle dairy bill

Former PM Jim Bolger 'absolutely stunned' to be offered a nuclear sub and two MiGs in lieu of money, new book reveals

www.theguardian.com

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah thanks..top notch bonsai
If I ever get to travel Kyoto would be a must.

Been enjoying follow along Bjorn Bjorholm's move from the USA to Kyoto to live & open a bonsai garden.. enjoy learning about it all along the way.

Hanging out for an update on the house build.

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Japanese Craftsmanship is Unbeatable | Life in Kyoto | Ep. 12

YouTube video by Eisei-en Bonsai

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