The Bonsai Journal

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ManWood is a journal for people who take their trees seriously. Tend them, track every inch, develop your bushes and show your wood off to growers who get it.

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14"
…and still growing. Black Pine, Year 3
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— how it works

Three steps to wood worth showing

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Plant your seed

Give it a name, snap a photo, add the species. Every great specimen starts somewhere.

2

Track every inch

Log every pruning, repotting, and growth spurt. Watch the whole thing fill out over time.

3

Show it off

Put your wood on display and let the community admire what you've grown.

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Watch your wood mature

Each log entry captures what you did, when, and why — pruning, repotting, fertilizing. Add photos and watch the slow, satisfying transformation unfold over months and years.

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Ask questions, swap techniques, and compare wood with growers who get it. A calm, focused community built for bonsai — not the noise of social feeds.

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care & watering
How often do you water a black pine through a dry summer?
by hideo · 24 replies · 2h ago
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show your trees
Show your winter silhouettes — deciduous edition
by takeshi · 67 replies · 1d ago
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styling critique
First repotting on my juniper — did I go too aggressive?
by mei · 41 replies · 5h ago
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