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Cypress Knees and Swamp Talk w/ Randy Bennett - Ep 32

Podcast: Bonsai Builders Podcast
Published: Mar 25, 2026
Duration seconds: 4210
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Summary

In this episode, Randy takes us back 5+ decades to the start of his Bonsai journey and gives some illuminating advice for how to develop a niche and push the science of bonsai forward. He also lays out the ins and outs of collecting in the swamp was super fun to discuss. Randy wrote THE book on Cypress Bonsai and doesn't disappoint in this invigorating episode.