In late May of this year I spent three days working on trees at Peter Tea's studio and workshop.  On one of those days, I got to sit down and chat with Peter's full time apprentice Travis Hendrix.  We covered a wide range of topics including what his apprenticship has been like so far, why Travis picked Peter Tea, his future goals, CA natives, Japanese gardening, collecting, growing trunks and a lot more.  I always enjoy getting to hang out with Travis and am excited to see big things from him in the future. 

You can follow along with Travis's Bonsai Journey here-

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Chapters

• (00:00:00 ) - Nakamalex Exhibit
• (00:01:07 ) - What was your first bonsai book?
• (00:02:30 ) - How did you get into bonsai?
• (00:05:01 ) - Apprentices Become Bonsai Pros
• (00:06:10 ) - What are your future goals in bonsai?
• (00:07:42 ) - Peter T and Jeff Stern
• (00:10:06 ) - What's a day to day look like as an apprentice under Peter
• (00:12:07 ) - Bonsai and Gardening: California natives
• (00:14:00 ) - California Native Gardening
• (00:18:25 ) - Bill Castellan's Japanese Garden
• (00:19:23 ) - Boulders placed in odd numbers
• (00:19:55 ) - How to Build a Bonsai Japanese Garden
• (00:23:56 ) - What Tools Do You Use To Move Big Stones?
• (00:27:20 ) - Repotting a Giant Juniper Tree
• (00:30:28 ) - Coming Along and Pedal: Trees and shrubs
• (00:31:32 ) - Oak and Valley Oaks
• (00:32:06 ) - Oak Collecting
• (00:32:44 ) - How to dig a live oak
• (00:35:41 ) - Bonsai in the Garden: An Oak Tree
• (00:37:47 ) - Bonsai 101: Water Your Oaks
• (00:40:27 ) - Peter's Bonsai Teacher Interview
• (00:42:03 ) - Bonsai Artist Peter Smith on Training in the US
• (00:44:34 ) - Peter Yamadori's technique
• (00:48:01 ) - Do you like grafting native junipers?
• (00:49:07 ) - What types of trees would you grow?
• (00:52:36 ) - What do you think of oak bark?
• (00:54:42 ) - Air Layering Oaks
• (00:56:47 ) - Building Your Own Bonsai Garden
• (00:58:42 ) - Bonsley on Talking About Oaks
• (00:59:14 ) - Bonsai Apprentice: Goals