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February 2008 - Posts
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i just bought one today cause i thought it looked nice
came in a nice pot (ceramic i think) and the bonsai itself looks fairly healthy
theres a divider Read More...
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I came across this old fella by a creek, he is one of few of his kind left in the area. To give scale, four adults could comfortably rest up inside the Read More...
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looks fairly good and the price isnt to bad i guess. let me know what u think. thanks http://www.littletrees.com/Product12.htm Read More...
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I havnt found anything on this subject and it seems very possible. I bought a cacti kit when i was in elementry school(came with some seeds and a mini Read More...
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so i was browsing through the home depot tonight and saw a few peach trees for 15 dollars. i almost jumped on it but they are in 5 gallon pots and i drive Read More...
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I've got a lot of different sorts of Junipers but i've never seen this before? Does anyone think that I should be worried about it? It's the trunk of a Read More...
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Well from everything I've read these are terrible for bonsai, but I love'em so I bought one. It's nothing to look at, requiring a few years to grow out Read More...
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Growing bonsai on/in an old small log. I do a lot of hiking in the Adirondacks and I'm always seeing pines taking root in old rotted out logs, stumps etc. Read More...
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I can't find crushed lava at any of my local stores. I've found Turface, but after reading here, it shouldn't be used as a main ingredient. What's some Read More...
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My pictures don't do this 14" Shimpaku justice. It won't take much work on this one all all. Harry Read More...
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I'm a little confused. I see books by John Naka entitled "Bonsai Techniques," "Bonsai Techniques I," and "Bonsai Techniques II." Read More...
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In general (in bonsai), when someone says X" trunk, do they mean the diameter or the circumference? I thought it would be the diameter, but someone Read More...
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I am making a Forest, I am looking for help with placement of the trees, i have never done this before, I only know how to style one tree at a time so Read More...
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mighty ficus wrecked BMWx4 suv ..hey guys--t'was my sons idea--but it looks good to me after taking a shot...;D now this ficus tree is way expensive than Read More...
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These are four juniper bonsai that recieved repots this week. I work on one or two each night after work. the first is a juniper that is well documented Read More...
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Let's say I prefered this side of the tree(pictured). When the trunk chop was made, the plan was to use the other side of the tree as the front. If I pick Read More...
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I bought this root over rock bonsai from a collector about a year ago...got two of this kind actually...the problem is-i don't really know what kind of Read More...
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With the arrival of warmer weather I have bonsai on the brain...as many of you do too, I'm sure.
ANyway, I collected these 2 boxwoods out of a clump from Read More...
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i got this tree recently, its a local specie known here as streblus asper..just finish wiring it..its a windswept about 15" tall.any comments are Read More...
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My wife and I stumbled across a light/pH/moisture meter by Mosser Lee while shopping at a big box home improvement store recently and wondered if anyone Read More...
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My dad procured some Cuban Basil last year, a chef friend of mine took a cutting and grew it into a bonsai, it seems to be easilly trainable, has small Read More...
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Any suggestions or tips are welcome . This Red Maple came from the wild. Read More...
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Howdy....I potted this last spring from a seedling I took from my yard. It was the same size as the one in the pot with it now. It's about 13" tall Read More...
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I ordered a dawn redwood yearling from a seller on ebay. When I received the package, the tree was snapped in half about mid way up the stem, and the top Read More...
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Had some soil on my black pine's leaves, cleaning it off found a little white worm. Maybe 1/4" long. Shouldn't be a pest right? Never heard of one Read More...
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I just found a pot of these at a local store and decided to get them since they were only $4 to grow along side my ficus. My question is, it looks like Read More...
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Lets resurrect this thread: Benches, Displays And Gardens Oh My Can we move it as a sticky to the General Forum? (so it gets more visibility) Read More...
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I found this Berberis tree.
I don't know if they make good bonsai, but this one has kind of a natural windswept style, it's almost an instant bonsai.
Has Read More...
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I have been gifted a bonsai by a friend, but he couldn't tell me what the tree was. I have been looking on different sites but there are so many different Read More...
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heya guys Has anyone had any experience with this type of Pruning paste? as i have found that it is very sticky, even after drying. does anyone prefer Read More...
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can it be done. is it ok for most trees etc etc. really any info u got ill take. thanks a bunch Read More...
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I see these huge bonsais likes 5 - 6 feet tall (or even larger). I wonder how you root prune those monsters? How do you even lift the out of the pots and Read More...
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I'm new to bonsai, this is my first post here, though I've been reading for a few days, and I'm looking foward to being part of the community. I have a Read More...
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"拙政园"300 years Juniperus "拙政园"的300年刺柏 http://bonsaibbs.com/thread-26-1-1.html Read More...
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I've got three very root bound junipers (squamata prostrata) in plastic nursery cans. They are showing signs of distress by sprouting cones. Highs are Read More...
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How do I go about rooting this cutting I just took. I've read various ways. Should I just plop it in the soil, or what?...Thanks for the help http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/7909/jade3ya3.jp Read More...
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I am rebuilding my bonsai collection after movers killed off most of my trees. I am wondering if anyone has any helpful suggestions for me. I would like Read More...
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Hello everyone, I'm new and I really could use some advice. Let me give you a little bit of history. I have a friend that basically kills every plant she Read More...
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I got this short and fat guy last summer, and let it grow out for teh season. The bottom half is real nice. It is fat and shows some character, but he Read More...
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What is a good conifer to use in Australian conditions. Guess what this one is and who knows what may come your way??? C'mon, have a guess ??? It pinches Read More...
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Should plants (e.g. junipers, pines) be pinched/pruned when young and still growing in a training pot or field? To develop ramification? Should I pinch Read More...
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I would like to start a big project of Digitizing Bonsai Today/Europe in an effort to have such a handy reference available, while taking up little space Read More...
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I have just received an email from our editor. It is to inform us that Dorothy Koreshoff is selling off 1/3rd of her collection on the 15th--16th of March. Read More...
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I have become interested in the ash juniper. "It has low branches and a twisted trunk. ..." according to one internet source. It is a tree or Read More...
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I'm not the sort of person who says that I will NEVER do something, but it would take a lot for me to purchase plant material from a nursery or another Read More...
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I like the root I have going on my ficus toolittle, but I don't see what to do with the branches to make it look like a real tree. Any styling/training Read More...
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When I started in bonsai in the mid 80's I started collecting books on the subject as fast as I could find them. When I became a bookseller in 1990 I got Read More...
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Hi guys, Curious what the consensus is (if there is one) for beefing up a tropical (ficus toolittle) in colder climates (Michigan). About 6 months out Read More...
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Hi all! Here I will post some of my collected trees (most from spring 2007). Later I will add new, cause I prepare now for next hunting season :) !!! So Read More...
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I've first watched brian on The New Horizons in bonsai series about 5 yrs ago He had Videos out and a book. I've Been growing most of my bonsais with his Read More...
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I've got an indoor ficus that I have just re-potted in an orchid mix. I bought it a week ago and got some advice to put it in a new pot, so I did. Anyway, Read More...
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This may be a simple question, but I'll pose it anyway. Does anyone know specific causes which effect bark formation? On the reverse, what inhibits it? Read More...
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Can anyone recommend a good digital ,hose end watertimer. i have seen a couple but i would like to purchase one that someone has had a good experiwnce Read More...
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Tree 1: Chinese Elm (larger)
Total mess. i have no clue what to do with this one.
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6361/img0100so4.jpg Tree 2: Chinese Read More...
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I have a recently bought 4 trees and am learning bonsai. I have a mould issue with one. It started around a week ago, it has definately receeded a little Read More...
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Old pot - sea green rectangle, new pot - unglazed brown oval.
New front - 160 degrees from old front.
Of course, with a new front the canopy needs to be Read More...
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In general, when wiring a thin branch for a shimpaku juniper, how long does it take for the shape to be fixed, so it will retain its shape after removing Read More...
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MacInOakRidge has already posted some really good information on this trip in a different thread here. I thought I would go ahead and post some of the Read More...
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Hello, all. I need some advice on styling a potentially great little arakawa. As you can see from the pictures, the lower half of the trunk has great movement, Read More...
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This is the first work for a collected blue rug.Have been to depressed to work on trees but I mustered up for this one.thoughts? Read More...
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My sixteen year old Chinese Elm, exceptionally healthy I should add, is sadly lacking nebari. I wrapped the lower trunk, just above the roots, in copper Read More...
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I honor of the year of the Rat, I assembled this small display. The components are a ceramic rat from China, a section of ebony root from China, and a Read More...
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Other than watering, I really never got into doing anything with this/these Jade trees. As you can see they are a pretty pitiful lot. How far can I cut Read More...
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Thoughts? I am presently concentrating on just getting the foilage to fill in, but I keep looking at the nebari. Do you think the knobby knees are too Read More...
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What do you think. I dug this out of the yard of an old blind man for 5 bucks.I told him it was dying. Should I have charged him more? Home Depot didn't Read More...
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Over and over I see plants put in 'bonsai' pots too early. It seems to be a habit or a tendancy that we can't resist. I am guilty of the same. I find that Read More...
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http://www.shadysidebonsai.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bonsai_vault_article_contest.jpg Sharpen your pencils and let your imagination go. Read More...
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After Root pruning Full Sun? Or keep in the shade for a week? Read More...
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