Bonsai of Colt Mazeau

I've always thought bonsai are cool. Through careful potting and pruning, it takes a patient application of art and science to develop these little trees into specimens that look like big trees.

During the first several years of gardening (starting in 1999), I pulled large quantities of weeds. At first, I paid little attention to the identification of this weed or that; heck, I thought, a weed is a weed. Over time, though, I realized that weeds are plants like any others. What makes a weed a weed? The designation of weed is a somewhat arbitrary choice based on a person's assessment of a plant's aesthetics, food value, ease of removal, level of interference with surrounding vegetation, and other factors. I began to pay attention to the growth patterns and adaptation strategies of the various seedlings that made their appearance in my soil. I also tried to match names to the plants.

Hence I discovered that among my "weeds" were trees! I continued to pull the tree-weeds along with the weed-weeds until 2003, when it finally occurred to me that I could put the tree seedlings into pots and attempt to grow bonsai. This page chronicles that attempt. All the specimens listed began growing within the confines of my garden space of their own accord.

Bonsai Specimen List
	#001: 2002 Pine Upright Style	2002: Birth Spring 2004: Initial potting and pruning Spring 2005: Repotting and pruning
	#002: 2002 Sycamore Upright Style	2002: Birth (estimated) Spring 2004: Initial potting and pruning Spring 2005: Put smaller pot in larger pot; pruning
	#005: 2004 Pine Upright Style	Spring 2004: Birth and initial potting Spring 2005: Repotting
	#007: 2004 Pine Upright Style	Spring 2004: Birth and initial potting Spring 2005: Repotting Summer 2005: Death