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July 2008 - Posts
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Hello, Here is a Japanese red pine I have had for a few years, it sat for a while on the benches until I decided to finally work on it. Pictures 1 & Read More...
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Are there months/times of year that fungus and diseases are move prevalent? I has been necessary to treat on a preventative basis thus far this year due Read More...
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I have quite a few pre bonsai in nursery pots on my bench. Lately a lot of honey bees have been gathering at the drainage holes. Looks like they are just Read More...
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well I got my cam back today and was going to post a few pics for some reason i cant get them to post I resized them using irfanview but can't get them Read More...
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Hello all. I am in Zone 5 (midwest) and have been in bonsai for many years. I always have done only tropical (indoor) tree's. Iwanted to expand and started Read More...
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I need a little help with a Manchurian Crabapple. This tree got over looked the other day and wasn't watered properly. Got home the other evening and it Read More...
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For all my buddies over 55,enjoy, I did. (turn on the sound) Harry http://www.greatdanepro.com/Western%20Stars/index.htm Read More...
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This is an Elm that I picked up at a local nursery I think it has good potential but then again my eyes are those of a beginner so there's a good chance Read More...
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hi guys n gals, my friend knowing about my major addiction to bonsai so he went out to home depot and got a mugho pine cut it ,wired it, and gave it to Read More...
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Have jade tree on front porch in full sun. Plant looks very healthy. Have noticed the last few days that it is getting small black dots of something on Read More...
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I'm very new to bonsai. I have a weeping ficus that is doing wonderfully well. Also, I have a too little ficus. My question is this; is there a way that Read More...
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Hi all, I'm new to the forums (first post!), and was looking for some advice on a Siprea Japonica Alpina (Little Princess). I just bought it from a nursery Read More...
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Hello everyone, If any of you happen to live in or around Wilmington, NC there is a man named Ronnie who owns a place called Painted Lady Bonsai. He has Read More...
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Does anyone know either a good Maple cultivar dealer in louisiana or a good online dealer with lots of selection? Read More...
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I have 2 dwarf conifers, not sure what exactly i should do with them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/1122334/Trees/DCP_3165.jpg
And a close up Read More...
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Hello, I have a couple of bonsai and they all are pretty small about ten inches. And they are all in small pots. I water as needed: look at the soil to Read More...
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I bought this live oak at a nursery in 1984. The first picture is from about 1986. Over the years the dead jin were engulfed by the trunk, which kept swelling Read More...
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I have seen a few species specific calendars in Bonsai Today, where they show you activities that should be carried out, during different times of the Read More...
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On my drive home from work, I pass an area that used to have a retirement trailer park. The Trailers all have been moved off in prep. for a plaza of some Read More...
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Hello all, Last weekend we had our regional bonsai show with specail guest Warren Hill. Plenty of very nice trees and I wanted to share some pics with Read More...
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Here are pictures of an olive tree cutting I just took hoping to train it as a mame ! It has a diameter of aprox 3cm and it is too long for a mame, should Read More...
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Hey there, I would like to get some information on whether there are some trees bearing fruits or berries (maybe eatable) that can be grown as mini-bonsai? Read More...
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Hi all! Just wanted to share my enthusiasm about my next project which will be a root over dinosaur bone! I was also wondering if I should wait until repot Read More...
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Hi all, I have a juniper growing outside and when I watered this afternoon I noticed pretty small, clearish spiders moving around the roots/trunk. Are Read More...
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I was browsing Lowe's Home Improvement when I came across this little guy. He was in the 'Distressed Plants' section and was kept in a plastic bag with Read More...
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Hi,
Thought I would post a few pictures of a pine that I got from OKBonsai (Frank) in 2005 just before the WBC show in D.C. This is an "odd" Read More...
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I have been putting long hours in the replacement of the 'apron' look. Maybe that's why I never got on the circuit with all the big shots? There is no Read More...
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Hello all,
Newbie looking for some info. Can anyone identify what type of tree this is? See pics. I know some of the pics are a little blurry, but that Read More...
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I am feeling like having a mame wild olive tree. I have such an olive tree in my garden and I know olives are rather easy to root from cuttings ! I was Read More...
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Some amazing tree photos are at this site. Joanie Read More...
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Any suggestions as to what to do with this Gensing Ficus? I kind of like it, but I have seen many growing like it. Kind of like a bush. I was thinking Read More...
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6 months ago I purchased a chinese elm. I have had it on my front porch where it gets sun 6 to 8 hours a day, live in Florida. I have watered it ever day, Read More...
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"The Barn" is the name that Dad (hubby's) gave before it came to be.
The Barn is sitting on the property of where we are moving to in SE Oklahoma Read More...
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Hello Board, I recently took a 2 week vacation from my old home in Portland, OR to TN. I arranged for my roommate to water my trees while I was gone- big Read More...
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I collected this juniper from a landscape back in the mid 1980's. The first pic is how it looked around 1990.
The second pic is today after repotting and Read More...
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Crawling around a local nursery, I found a 5 gallon Maple in the back corner with no tag and no price. The nursey clerk had no clue as to what kind of Read More...
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Hey all,
I recently purchased a Buxus Microphylla from Home Depot, and wanted to train it to become a nice bonsai. I went to town pruning it and reduced Read More...
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I got this crape myrtle from a nursery about a month ago. At first I thought I should just prune it down and develop a broom style. But since I already Read More...
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An observation I've made over the years I've had my jaboticaba is that within a week of repotting, the bark begins to peel and shed . . . anyone else notice Read More...
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In another thread I mentioned that squirrels had attacked several of my air layers, shredding the plastic wrappers and spilling the peat moss on the ground. Read More...
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Hi all, I recently bought a Pat Kennedy pot in Sydney and was wondering what or who else was happening pot-wise here? Looking at all the cool US and UK Read More...
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I have posted this composition over the years...just revisiting it because I realize how important it is to keep photo. records (which I have not been Read More...
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hehe sory to grap the eyes off those looking for a pic off bonsai but being a new father off twins (not new to father hood) has got me a little happy and Read More...
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Hi all, Ive bought this pseudo-broom shaped mallsai about one year ago. I thought that i will try my first ROR with it(that explains the big pot). I would Read More...
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I know it isnt the right time for optimum collecting, but i am doing a landscape job and three 40-50 year old azaleas need to be removed. Of course at Read More...
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You may visit (or re-visit) the ABS/LSBF 2008 Seminars by going to the following URL: http://absbonsai.org/gallery/ABS2008/ for the Virtual Exhibit. Dennis Read More...
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I got this from the local nursery today for $5.
It is an Alberta Spruce Fat Albert. (supposedly) It has a 4" diameter trunk, but doesn't look very Read More...
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It has taken a long time but finally got to see the central australian desert.
Sure the highlights were Ayers Rock/Olgas/Kings Canyon and the red sandy Read More...
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here is a zelkova (grey bark elm) iam training into a broom style. I have had it for at least 10 years. I bought it at a nusery as a landscape tree, as Read More...
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Here are some photos of ficus trees and roots from a recent trip my wife and I went on. Read More...
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So after reading one of Al's posts about the Kyosuki Gun Shohin books and hearing that Guy MAILLOT had bought some rights to them and was going to put Read More...
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I just recently put together this planting...you can read more about it and see more pics on my blog. John Read More...
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So I see a lot of questions being answered that are a lot like my questions yet I still don't feel like I have a complete comprehension of how to start Read More...
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This is my first time here on Bonsai talk, just became a member and wanted to say hello to everyone. This is also my first year of the Bonsai addiction. Read More...
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anyone ever used Bayer Advanced's 12 months tree and shrub protect and feed for your bonsia trees? http://www.bayeradvanced.com/product/Tree-Shrub-Protect-Feed/granule.htm Read More...
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Hello, all, I've been talking, on this forum and another one, of the ponderosa pine I planned to get in Andy Smith's workshop at MABA2008. I'd better show Read More...
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I have an old azalea that is very healthy and has what appears to be shari (haven't aggressively cleaned it up yet). My question is, can it be treated Read More...
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Hey guys,
I've done a fair bit of reading about bonsai and wanted to get a tree or two.... I've never done one before but have become quite addicted already.... Read More...
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hi guys here is one pic i have of my azeala. This picture is in mid winter it seems to be semi decidueos to, i love the roots on it. I estimate it to be Read More...
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Hello, I need some help with my Jade Bonsai (I was told this was a Jade when I bought it 3 months ago...). Almost all the leaves have fallen in the past Read More...
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Hi all, just a quick before and after, went to a local nursery that i havent been to for a while and stumbled across a few marked down juniper's($30 to Read More...
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I wish to share some of the pieces I have been able to accumulate over the years. Most are small and suited to Shohin (no surprise there) but very detailed. Read More...
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I am wondering what tools I NEED to start growing and shaping my first bonsai? Read More...
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Hello everyone....There is a Fable that I read quite a few years ago that sometimes comes to my mind when I see the ever present quest for the perfection Read More...
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I got a black pine with a "too straight" trunk. No WIRE available locally would be strong enough to hold a bend so I got some tools from the Read More...
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Dear Forum members:
For those who enjoy tropicals, and belong to a club, I recieved an Email from the editor, *** Miller, who is trying to drum up a bulk Read More...
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Hey all, I have a business trip and i am heading to Perrysburg (toledo), Ohio and was wondering if there are any Bonsai Nurserys to visit up there while Read More...
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Hey everyone, I dont know if this is the right place to post this but I wanted to let everyone in the Chicago-land area that this weekend is the Prairie Read More...
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Hello I've found myself curious as to how one tells the age of a bonsai tree. It seems like height and width would be unpractical in this case. Is there Read More...
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Here is a group put together by me and Craig Coussins. I purchased the trees from Bill Valavanis in 2006 and started with 14 but lost 2. The group now Read More...
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I have a JBP that has been neglected for years. It started off as growing stock in a five gallon nursery pot about four feet tall. I made an initial chop Read More...
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