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July 2007 - Posts
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Hi, I have a juniper. Not sure of the type. The foliage is 'juvinile' (or perhaps the type of juniper I have will continue to have needle shaped foliage). Read More...
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I have 5 cedar elm trees, all yamadori, and am having trouble getting ramification. I let a branch grow to 8 or 10 leaves and cut it back to 2 or 3 and Read More...
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This is not a bonsai related question. My Dad and his new Wife saw this plant on their anniversary trip this weekend and asked if I could find the name Read More...
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Bonsai, as with nearly all other types of cultivated plants, require moisture at their roots to survive. Without a continual source of moisture, the tree Read More...
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well! I finally got my bluestone slab to do my forest on, and because this is going to be a perfect forest (Arn't they all?) I'm really going to research Read More...
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This is a cedar of mine which was grown in the present pot for a long long time (about 7-8 years un attended). I would like to style it now and from the Read More...
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For those of you who are interested, we have just published an interview with Hans Van Meer at AoB website. It is a wonderful story of Hans' involvement Read More...
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Hi, My Japanese White Beech seems to be growing buds. But I thought that these only developed to the early part of the summer. Can anyone advise me on Read More...
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Gotta question for you all about my newly purchased Jim Smith Ficus nerifolia (Narrow Leaf Ficus): Purchased the tree from a guy in Temple, TX who had Read More...
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The more I read books, forums and websites about bonsai, the more I feel that most bonsai-ka treat bonsai as a "niche-gardening" sub-conciously Read More...
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Yesterday was my workshop with W. Valavanis . . . what a great time. I'll post pictures of my tree (I did not use either one I had originally planned on) Read More...
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Hey all When propogating seed, I've seen people cover the trays with a piece of glass and a form of weight to keep it down.
I've also seen that some people Read More...
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The day started with rain.
But Jay Nolen wasn't going to allow rain to slow him down.
He arrived with a "Monster".
After breakfast taco's we Read More...
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Hello. A year and a half ago a had the chance to buy a few Junipers but I have not been able to determinate the type of them. I hope that somebody can Read More...
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While this is not exactly bonsai, I present you : http://www.Bonsairack.com Bonsairack was created to serve a few bonsai enthusiast and provide an internet Read More...
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We started this Ficus Nerifolia from a cutting about 10 years ago. I'm not sure about the pot size and shape as well as the color. Any suggestions for Read More...
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No, not really, but an impresive tree none the less! This is a tree I spotted on a recent trip to Samoa, at the Vaipuli College (Savaii). Proportion and Read More...
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Hello, Next month i'll visit Paris, Normandie & Bretagne Any advices about interesting Bonsai related sites in those areas? Thanks Read More...
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From the slight twist in the needles I think it is a Scots Pine. Would like a second opinion though (pics enclosed). Safe to repot now? It's mid Summer Read More...
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I just acquired a rather small mugo pine to practice. It wasn't too expensive due to the fact that it had this inverse taper problem. I've had this tree Read More...
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I've browsed through many days of past postings in this regard and found limited information. I was wondering if people could help me identify the disease(s) Read More...
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This weekend is the annual local club show here in Detroit sponsored by Four Seasons Bonsai. This year the guest of honor is none other than William Valavanis Read More...
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I was told to run them through hot water, then wrap them in a wet(not to wet) paper towel, and slowly move them up the fridge for 90-120 days. Couple questions Read More...
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Conifer
Possible Juniperus
Green with Yellow Tips Read More...
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I have a bougainvillea bonsai that i received over three weeks ago, a little over two weeks ago it dropped all of it leaves and flowers, now some of the Read More...
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Has any one out there purchased or read the new Stone lantern Master Series book on junipers? Looking for opinions on the quality of its content and whether Read More...
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Hello everyone, I just wanted to post a link to my store http://www.Bonsai-Resources.com and let you know a little about myself and my business. Bonsai-Resources Read More...
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It's been a long time since I've even been on this site. Since I've moved to a more tree friendly climate, at least for the ones I like, I decided to start Read More...
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What I am looking for on this one is which should be the front.
Irene The pics after the dark ones is the same shot but lighter so you can see branches Read More...
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Dwarf Schefflera purchased in Hawaii at one of the small mallsai shops on Maui. I got it home thanks to great packaging. That was 5 years ago, and I have Read More...
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Set the hubby down yesterday evening to do his first styling of a ch.elm that he liked.
He wanted to do a ROR so I had him pick out something that would Read More...
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Happy Birthday to you!
Hope your day is just peachy!
Irene Read More...
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I want to try cutting a "V" shape or wedge out of one of my Olives to attempt a broom style, i have never done this before, nore have i tried Read More...
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Hello. I recently purchased this as a used pot at my local nursery. The "used" pots have dirt all over with drainage mesh and clips still in Read More...
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i will be taking a day trip to hilton head on my birthday , which is next saturday, are there any nurseries there? Read More...
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I believe these are dwarf spruces, collected from my front yard and have been growing in the ground for at least 5 years now. I have a small idea of what Read More...
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Could someone kindly tell me how a container with a volume of 709.77 ml would relate to our standard 1 gal, 5 gal and so on. I am ordering a plant online Read More...
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Check out this guy that I found at the local bonsai nursery...about 50 miles away...but its the closest to my house. It is a pitch pine, about 3 feet tall Read More...
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My club, Sei Boku Bonsai Kai, had their annual exhibit in early June. The image is my sumo Silverberry. Height from table is about 23 inches. Mike Read More...
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I have a pin oak thats the perfect size for bonsai growing on my property,my questions is,do the leaves reduce well,and the trunk is elegant with nice Read More...
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Hi guys,Ive been searching high and low for some good pre bonsai dwarf jap maple seedlings,ive only found specimen size and overpriced juvenile plants Read More...
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I purchased a fairly large weeping *** willow bonsai, salix caprea kilmanock, which I loved when I got it. Since then I've learned a little about why they Read More...
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I am new to Bonsai so I thought it a good idea to join a forum like this. I bought a 15 year old Chinese Elm 12 months ago I have been keeping it in my Read More...
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Here's a bald cypress I've been growing on for a couple of years. I had originally planned to style it like the immature BC's (pyramidal christmas tree Read More...
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Hi everybody,
I would like to tell to the 3 people that are actually interested in my work, that I have opened a Bonsai Blog! ;) I started a story on there: Read More...
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Purchased a product which is supposed to be a mixture of ecto and endo mycorrhyza and gave it a try. Ended up with this hygroscopic gooey jell-o looking Read More...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY "JORGE" May your day be extra nice! I hope you get lots of... Read More...
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Here's a little tree that I tackled with my pal anttal63 the other day. I picked this up at a local hardware store about 3 years ago for about $15. It Read More...
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Hello all, found a nice Gerards Pleasant White with nice trunk so i bought it and brought it home. Still in the original pot. Already fighting some bugs Read More...
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A year ago this past spring, I purchased a Prunus Mume seedling from Evergreen Gardenworks (You may recall reading about it here: Prunus Mume Woes . . Read More...
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This is my first JBP. It is a (now) three year old graft of Evergreen Gardenworks 'Hayabusa' cultivar. So far, my goal has been to simply keep the tree Read More...
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Awhile back this summer my hemlock dropped all its leaves,worrying it was not getting enough water,i think i over watered causing root rot,so i pruned Read More...
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This is the Yew I got from Tachigi (Tom Brown) of shadyside.
Irene Read More...
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someone pls help me identify my tree.. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/mksee_66/Image327.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/mksee_66/Image329-1.jp Read More...
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Hey All, i have been watching this thread over at another forum and no one seems to have a definative answer for this tree. Now i know someone here will Read More...
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My better half came home with this, and we do not know what it is or how to care for the little guy. So thanks in advance for any info you can help me Read More...
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Can anybody explain how the Australian Plant Hardiness zones work in comparison to the rest of the world? Cheers. Read More...
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It is now july 25th and i will be collecting 2 conifers tm. Pretty big pieces and will be placing them with as much of the rootball as possible into containers Read More...
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Hello Folks- I've read about all I can stand about portulacaria afras and I'm still clueless. I received a beautiful plant as a gift in December, and it's Read More...
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the chicken or the egg? sharp Junper foliage or soft foliage? Actually, what is the timing or other characteristics of Juniper needles. What causes the Read More...
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Hello All!! I have recently read the article by Jack Wikle "How I ve been Growing Bonsai Indoors under Cool White Fluorescent Light" and it was Read More...
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As you know, bald cypress/swamp cypress (Taxodium distichum) tend to form buttressed trunks to steady themselves in marshy ground. As bonsai, some people Read More...
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Hi This is a Ficus Benjamina which was first wired in november 2005. At the time it was 50 cm high, with a trunkthickness of about 0,8 cm. I wanted to Read More...
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Hello everyone, I purchased a little Japanese Boxwood tree a little over two weeks ago from a roadside Bonsai stand outside Monterey, California. It looked Read More...
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Hi,im starting to grow my first black pine (one gallon size)my question is,after the first few branches,there is a huge distance till the next set of branches,would Read More...
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Should I trim the foliage or should I make the trunk of my little trident maple to make it look better? It is about 45cm tall and 28cm wide. Read More...
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Hello, I would like some ideas as to what I should do with my dawn redwood so that she doesn't look like a Christmas tree? Photo was taken 3 weeks ago, Read More...
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I bought this quince online and It has had this whitish trunk for a while. Some of the leaves look sick and the new bud growth seems to die off instantly. Read More...
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This year the International Bonsai Symposium will be held September 6-9 at the Airport Holiday Inn in Rochester, NY. The theme this year is Shohin bonsai. Read More...
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hey guys my father in law wants this juniper out of his front yard,(yep i'll take it) can anybody tell me what it is exactly. i has that grey blue foliage. Read More...
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