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June 2008 - Posts
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I have recently purchased a small broom style cherry tree only about 7 inches from the soil high. I am not totally sure of what kind of cherry it is but Read More...
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i found this white pine today and planted it in the ground right away. it needs to develop its roots some more. for now i will continue to just thin out Read More...
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Hi there! I have a Pemphis Acidula Bonsai and it still a bonsai material stage. Does anyone know on how to take care of this type of bonsai tree? I'm still Read More...
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hey well the title says it all I want to know if a fuschia bonsai should be grown indoor or out ??? pls write Read More...
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I am completely new to Bonsai, and I have done a little research. I was basically thinking of starting 2 trees two different ways. I am planning to buy Read More...
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I currently have a little pond about 5ft by 5ft wide. I know next to nothing about Koi, but would like to but 2-3 in there. I don't want this to be a huge Read More...
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hi im new on bonsai talk and need some help: i need to know if fuschia shrubs are decently easy bonsai to create any help would be appretiated many thanx Read More...
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I am just curious as to what all of you think is the most well written and informative book about bonsai. I have a birthday coming and I figured a good Read More...
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Took some advice I have read in the forums and I asked the local nursery about stock they are going to throw out. Turns out they used to sell Bonsai back Read More...
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I would like some opinions on the best places to order shade cloth and what amount of shading that is typically used. Read More...
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where do i find a small greenhouse heater that is efficient and will not break my wallet? Read More...
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I've found plenty of information on working with other types of pines, such as Black, White and Mugo Pines, but little on Scots Pines. Does anyone have Read More...
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First of all, I should start by saying I need another tree this size like I need a hole in the head. However, this is a tree I have been coveting for several Read More...
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The visiting artists during ABS 2008 commented over and over about how there was no moss growing on our trees. Some seemed incredulous. Most complained Read More...
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Big disappointment, just a few pictures from San Antonio :( Harry Read More...
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Happy Birthday my buddy Art! I wish for you on this birthday:
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Here is a new tree I just purchased. This little guy is only 7" tall but big on style. It looks like root over rock but it's all trunk. I really like Read More...
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gee man you remind me of myself, you seem to think outside the square too. You must have some good knowledge up their. whats your back ground.
glenn Read More...
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wher are you aussies, talk'n about natives hey. Has any one seen Ted Poyntons Bonsai's, he has some of the best natives i have seen, well known for his Read More...
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I bought a new red maple a few days ago and it was very tired ! http://forum.bonsaitalk.com/f13/new-japanese-red-maple-some-questions-29306.html It started Read More...
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Free UK Online Survey with Vacation Package Great news UK! A newly launched survey site GIVES UK Holiday Packages. In LESS than 2 minutes, with 3 SIMPLE Read More...
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Hi - I have an Amur maple in my yard as a landscape/Japanese garden shrub. I prune this tree heavily, and this year it has thrown several branches with Read More...
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For anyone that missed this breif little bonsai plug by paul james here is a slide show of some of the trees he purchased for his collection. ... Read More...
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I still consider myself a newcomer to bonsai. (This is my . . . ummm . . . fourth year? History was never my strong subject.) I've read about using sacrifice Read More...
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Just curious if anyone knows what tree or shrub this is and if it could be trained into a bonsai. This little tree has been a tough one and Ive just come Read More...
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here is my pride and joy, i designed the whole thing myself, every tree was dug from the wild and trained over about a 3 year period to get some sort of Read More...
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I'm feeling pretty brave to try and fix an ugly nebari on my willow ficus. I wish I could show you guys, but just imagine a an "L" shaped trunk Read More...
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Hi Everyone, So, I thought I read about this graft in Nick Lenz's book Bonsai From the Wild last year. But... when I went back to the book a few minutes Read More...
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Im new to bonsai but have lurked here for several months. Back in October I received a bonsai as a gift and have done my best to care for it. Recently Read More...
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Hi all! While clearing out an overgrown garden at my parents home I found a bittersweet vine that was planted when I was a child. that would make it about Read More...
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First of all, does anybody know exactly what this plant is? I got it from a friend of a friend out here in the Seattle area and they didn't know. Secondly, Read More...
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I collected today a soft wood wig of bougainvillea about 10 cm long hoping to do cuttings out of it. Not knowing what to do with it I striped all the leaves Read More...
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Hello My name is Nimety. I live in VA. I have loved looking at bonsai for a long time but never had the nerve to try it myself. I just received a new baby Read More...
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Hi, I am looking into getting my first indoor bonsai tree; I am just wondering can anyone give me any nice handy tips for getting started? [font=Times Read More...
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I found this Azalea while walking through Lowes. I thought it had a cool looking nerbari so I took a chance and bought it. It was only a few bucks so... Read More...
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I have several young indoor trees, a serissa, a podocarpus, and a ficus, who have bugs in the soil. All of the plants came from the same grower. The bugs Read More...
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I've had this tree for about 15 years and will surely miss it. Started from a volunteer in an olive orchard.
I...HOPE... there is ...hope.
This year I Read More...
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Up until now my experience has taught me to keep trees, not make them beautiful bonsai. My trees are now much taller than they should be and have been Read More...
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I have this Ficus.
It is around 12 inches (30 cm's) tall and is in 5 inch pot (13 cm's)
It looks odd and it is also root bound, with roots growing out Read More...
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This might be a weird question but I have an acer palmatum bloodgood bonsai I just bought 2 weeks ago and it is starting to develop new buds and leaves. Read More...
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This is a Ficus benjamina 'Rianne'. I recently repotted it and removed a few branches. I sealed them with Kiyonal cut paste. It has turned a darker brown Read More...
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I am just wondering where I can buy cheap soil components for when I repot. I am getting my DE from NAPA auto parts, its only about $7 a bag. I also wanted Read More...
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Please advise. I purchased a willow(salix) from a bonsai nursery in New England in February and took it home to Pennsylvania. I was instructed to keep Read More...
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A very rare bush as a bonsai, a Cotinus coggygria. This bush is called wig bush in Austria, its flowers have a similarity with hair. It bribes with wonderful Read More...
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I saw where somebody is doing a root over a statue here somewhere in the picture forum....It was a budda... Statue was tilted slightly...looked good.
Anyhow Read More...
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Hi. I'm looking into getting a tree. But let me tell you a little bit about my situation first. I live in Minnesota. So it gets REALLY cold in the winter. Read More...
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I am being given several plants this week by a friend who is moving. I am in the process of finding appropriate places for them and care info. I was reading Read More...
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This is a spruce I would like ideas on how the deadwood may be. If you have your own ideas/suggestions please let me know. I plan on planting the tree Read More...
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Here is a little pig. Wider (13" base) than tall (10"). Not exactly the spitting image of a tree in nature in miniature form. The base and nebari Read More...
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Hello all..This is a mugho pine that I have had for over 2 years. Originally, just bought as a small project, it was styled to be an informal upright. Read More...
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I recently purchased a very small starter bonsai from my local nursery. When I first bought it I was under the assumption that it was a chinese elm, however Read More...
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Thanks for reading. I now have a ficus bonsai, about six + years old, that has longer branches (about 8 to 12 inches) with leaves on them. It appears as Read More...
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Stone Lantern has stopped accepting subscriptions to Bonsai Focus Magazine via their webpage. I emailed them asking why, and I got this response: We have Read More...
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I have a beutiful Okame Cherry tree in the backyard, and I know that this species can make an excellent bonsai. It has naturally small leaves with fine Read More...
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Does anyone use mancozeb their chinese elms to get rid of black spot fungus? I've also seen Manzate 200. I haven't been able to find anything under these Read More...
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So I've had squirrels dig in my pots and on occasion knock a lightweight one off of the bench. Annoying, but so far no serious damage has been done, and Read More...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON!!!!
MAY YOUR DAY BE THE GREATEST! Mom Read More...
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here is a 4 yr old Chinese elm. I know that the first branch quite high, so I will let the top grow to balance the proportion. The foliage is small and Read More...
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I am getting a good deal on one of two maples. I can either buy a Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' or an Acer palmatum 'Kiyo hime'. The Golden fullmoon maple Read More...
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I see my sugar maple has started dropping its seeds. is now the time to plant them? Read More...
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I just dug up a Yew bush in my yard that was back in the woods and I need some styling suggestions and if you can tell me what species of yew that would Read More...
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Anybody back from San Antonio with pictures of the exhibit trees and vendor area ? Harry Read More...
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A new tree for hubby and a new one for me.
This Baldy was a very sweet deal from Guy Guidry and he was sweet enough to help load it.
My new one is a fantastic Read More...
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Quick question: Seems like spring would be the best time of year to perform a trunk chop, no? I have a volunteer maple in my back yark that can't stay. Read More...
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I posted this on another thread, but I thought some might like to see the difference between Kishu and Itogawa foliage. I will post two pictures, one is Read More...
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Dear Forum members:
This is my one thousandth post, so I decided to give you a little peak into my daily diary. Here are two days worth. I keep this diary Read More...
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I don't show koi so I will show soilless mix in the blue pan. Red lava, large beige pumice, medium white perlite or sponge rock and tan is akadama baked. Read More...
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I read An article on sap flow At:
http://www.saba.org.za/sapflowtwo.htm I have a Black monkey thorn (Acacia Burkei) that has quite a narrow stem at the Read More...
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Hi I have a three year old Acacia burkei.
I am going away for about a week and wondered if I could leave the bonsai at home.
And If I could In what conditions. Read More...
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