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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.
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Coffee of freedom o'clock folks!

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Your time is yours.

Here's to ya🍻
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European oak bonsai in training planted in a blue oval pot with moss covered soil surface and a fern to the left of the base of the trunk. To the right a coffee mug of blue green colour with black horizontal stripes.
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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How they look when you're not looking.

Just out of bed look.

The shots we don't share. 🤫
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Lonicera nitida bonsai in training planted in a terracotta coloured round pot held in my left hand. Lonicera nitida bonsai in training planted in a terracotta coloured round pot held in my left hand. Slightly more top down view of the foliage.
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Eucalyptus. Gum tree.
Not 100% sure of type but recall it had a label Red Flowering Gum about 3 years ago when I bought the sapling.
Only started proper development this spring.
Will try for just a natural shape and style. Possible triple trunk with 3 or 5 main levels.
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Eucalyptus bonsai in development planted in a faded red or pink plastic bowl with green tray under that.
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Couple of large Sheoak, casuarina bonsai forests on the go.

Had heavy rain all through the night and they are looking very happy with it.

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Large Sheoak development bonsai forest planted in a black plastic tray Another large Sheoak development forest planted in a black plastic tray. Some rocks on the landscape at rhe rear but not the intended finish.
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Tiny but mighty Azalea bonsai keeps being mighty.

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Small azalea bonsai in training planted in a terracotta round pot with light and dark pink flowers. Small azalea bonsai in training planted in a terracotta round pot with light and dark pink flowers. Top down view of the foliage and many flower buds yet to open l.
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Good for our household water tank. Glad I finished the roof/lid for SuperWife's blue tongued skink last Sunday.
But can stop in an hour if it likes.
A white timber skink enclosure with grey timber frame and tilted roof lid of clear roofing.
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Coffee of freedom o'clock folks!

Tools down

Your time is yours.

Here's to ya🍻
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Blue Colorado Spruce bonsai in development planted in a timber tray. To the right a coffee mug of blue green colour with black horizontal stripes.
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Very good season for the copper beech & closing over the trunk chop wounds from 2 years ago.

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Close up of two wounds on a copper beech tree leader painted with yellow green paint of cut paste with scar or callous tissue growing over it to eventually cover over the chop sites.
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Pin oak #Bonsai forest.

Think this deserves some new moss now.

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Pin oak bonsai forest in development planted in a dark earth coloured oval pot. Pin oak bonsai forest in development planted in a dark earth coloured oval pot. Slightly more top down view.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Dawn redwood cascade #Bonsai in development.

Just beginning on this one.

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Small Dawn redwood cascade bonsai in development planted in a beige colour vase shaped pot. Small Dawn redwood cascade bonsai in development planted in a beige colour vase shaped pot. Viewed from the right side.
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Corokia semi cascade #Bonsai in training.

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Corokia semi cascade bonsai in a dark blue hexagonal pot with moss covered soil surface. Corokia semi cascade bonsai in a dark blue hexagonal pot with moss covered soil surface.
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Small Cascade #Bonsai in training.

Mānuka and pōhutukawa.

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Small Mānuka Cascade bonsai in a dark red earth coloured vase shaped pot and moss covered soil surface. Small Mānuka Cascade bonsai in a dark red earth coloured vase shaped pot and moss covered soil surface. Small Pōhutukawa cascade bonsai in a white hexagonal pot with purple fruit and yellow flower design. Small Pōhutukawa cascade bonsai in a white hexagonal pot with purple fruit and yellow flower design.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Copper Beech #Bonsai in development.
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Large Copper Beech bonsai in a bronze coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface. Large Copper Beech bonsai in a bronze coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface. Slightly more top down view.
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Coffee of freedom o'clock folks!

Tools down

Your time is yours.

Here's to ya🍻
☕️🌳✂️🌲☕️🌳✂️🌲☕️🌳✂️🌲☕️🌳✂️🌲☕️🌳✂️🌲☕️🌳✂️🌲☕️🌳✂️🌲⏰️☕️
Bottlebrush bonsai in training planted in a blue rectangular pot. To the right, a coffee mug of blue green colour with black horizontal stripes.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Ficus tuffy development update.
These were roadside giveaways I picked up last year.

Did a major root reduction back then also.

Growth has not been as predictable in response to pruning as I'd expect so just letting them bush out for a season.

Looking good though.

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A ficus tuffy variety planted in a large deep black trough. This is the shorter of the two and one angle for a possible front. A ficus tuffy variety planted in a large deep black trough. This is the shorter of the two. This is another angle for a possible front. A ficus tuffy variety planted in a large deep black trough. This is the taller of the two and one angle for a possible front. A ficus tuffy variety planted in a large deep black trough. This is the taller of the two. Slightly more top down view of the base of the trunk.
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Small Chinese privet bonsai.
Just developing an apex then done.
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Small Chinese privet bonsai in training planted in a black oval pot with moss covered soil surface, held in my left hand. Small Chinese privet bonsai in training planted in a black oval pot with moss covered soil surface, held in my left hand. Slightly more top down view of the trunk base.
November 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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When I spoke to @spiderandme.bsky.social about bonsai they mentioned having a tree in pot to give. Saw it today I couldn't believe my eyes. After asking too many times "are you sure?" It's now in my over-awed possession. Thank you so much!
Tank behind is 2.7M tall 90mm base
Atlas Cedar?
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Tall Green Cedar tree planted in a tall, deep terracotta pot. Tall Green Cedar tree planted in a tall, deep terracotta pot. As seen from the opposite side.
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Pukā Meryta sinclarii bonsai forest in development.
Not really gonna be a typical bonsai forest with no real variation in trunk sizes but I'm just happy to see the foliage generally.
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Pukā bonsai forest in development planted in a blue plastic rectangular tray. Pukā bonsai forest in development planted in a blue plastic rectangular tray. Top down view of the foliage. Pukā bonsai forest in development planted in a blue plastic rectangular tray. Currently rear view.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Small plum tree #Bonsai in training.
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Small plum bonsai in a blue oval pot with moss covered soil surface.
November 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Apple tree in 2nd year of development as a #Bonsai
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Apple tree in development as a bonsai planted in a purple plastic pot.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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A peach bonsai I'm attempting to develop in a low profile pot.

Another peach I'm developing in a deep black plastic pot and letting roots escape into the vege garden.
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Peach bonsai in development planted in a blue green rectangular ceramic pot with moss covered soil surface. Peach bonsai in development planted in a black plastic pot.
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Two more silk trees in training as bonsai.
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Small Silk tree bonsai in development planted in a blue green oval pot with moss covered soil surface Medium Silk tree bonsai in development planted in a blue green rectangular pot with moss covered soil surface.
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Some umbrella growth habit bonsai in training.

They seem tricky to encourage lower branches on, but it is happening on some.

Gleditsia was easiest

Then silk tree, albizzia

Then melia has not had it on the one i have left alive.

The winter root work was a bit much for some.
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Gleditsia bonsai in training planted in a light blue round pot. Albizzia silk tree bonsai in development planted in a green round pot. Melia bonsai in development planted in a green round pot l.
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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In a moment of no rain got the lid frame attached to hinges.

ripped 150mm fence pails down to 50mm strips for light framing.

Reused fence timber & gate hinges saved from a rubbish bin at a house down the road. Lots of outdoor life in the timber.

only purchased items will be screws/clear roofing.
A while timber enclosure for a blue tongued skink has attached to it some grey painted framing of a roof lid being made.
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Coffee of freedom o'clock folks

Also Friday!!

Tools down

Your time is yours

Looks like my time on the weekend will involve large leaf removal from all liquidamber bonsai forests & singles.

Wind has gotten up through the day so indoor shot it is.

Here's to ya🍻
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Small liquidamber bonsai forest composition in a dark earth coloured oval pot with moss covered soil surface and to the right a coffee mug of blue green colour with black horizontal stripes.
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM