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November 2008 - Posts
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Does a Bonsai need direct sunlight? It sits on my desk, underneath a skylight so there is plenty of light but no direct sunlight... Is this ok? Read More...
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I need help selecting something to keep all of my tools in. I have been looking at tool boxes and bags but I cant quite decide what I want. I would like Read More...
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I want to take a cutting from my childhood tree before the house sells. It is a massive weeping willow. Im near cleveland ohio and it has been 40-30 F Read More...
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I have an opportunity to take a cutting from an old vine. Im in ohio and the temps have been around 45-30 F during the days and frost at night. The ground Read More...
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Hey all, Ever since "The Bonsai Enthusiast" and "Bonsai Today Online Journal" vanished into the ether, I've been disappointed that Read More...
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Has anyone had any experience and success with taking cuttings from a T.E? I have tried twice with no luck. Used rooting hormone, tented plastic bag, med Read More...
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Hello everyone, I am new to bonsai but have been growing a little sequoia for a couple years now and I have recently moved to LA sharing an apartment with Read More...
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I might be spending several months in Italy learning about wine. I will be staying in Florence and was wondering if anyone knew of any bonsai schools in Read More...
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This Berberis was started from a bare stump last spring. It's about 16cm/6inch tall, and this is how it looks after one growing season. I don't know if Read More...
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The three pictures are the bonsai when new (pic on dresser), the bonsai now (on edge of tub) and a close-up of some of the leaves. OK. So what does that Read More...
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I bought this ap. from Brent last year, I am beginning to cut it back and want to post pictures of the tree as it is now befor I cut anything else off. Read More...
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Mallsai Trouble - Fukien Tea & Blue Moss Hello there, new to the forums as well to the world of Bonsais. Recently came back to the currently cold & Read More...
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I am puzzled by my bonsai zelkova serrata and undecided as to what I should do. I would attach a picture of it but the file is too large. I can e-mail Read More...
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Howdy Y'all! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I recently got a Ficus benjamina 'Too Little'. I'm wanting to cut it basically to half the size it Read More...
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If you can't beat them with beauty, beat them with your manhood. Read More...
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Purchased this @ wholesale bonsai nursery a few years ago at a very reasonable price, but it was not tagged w/ its variety name, etc. Does anyone recognize Read More...
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I just bought this red pine. A little filling in and scar healing....I think I am really going to like it!
http://i10.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/1f/06/8034_12.JP Read More...
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Peter Warren has announced on his website, that the book about his Master's work is out. Kunio Kobayashi is a highly respected Japanese Master... and just Read More...
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"first branch, second branch...third branch.....coco crunch!!!" -my naughty daughter Patrice, while teaching her the basics one sunday morning Read More...
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I have the guy tool thing esp. tools for miniature work like building doll houses...just kidding. Cavemen don't do doll houses. So anyway I am looking Read More...
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Hi, I am new to bonsai, so need to ask many simple questions. Sorry if they seem very obvious to you guys out there. I want to grow a tree i bought from Read More...
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Hello all,
I've recently been interested in growing bonsai trees. I've never had any experience growing them before or (growing anything of that sort really) Read More...
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Hi all...nice to be back from a long but very excited trip...i was hoping to dig some good potensai materials but laws are very strict there, never got Read More...
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hi I've got a young eastern hemlock about 3-4yrs old and I believe it has hemlock wooly adelgid. Is their any way to get rid of it? Such as home reMedies? Read More...
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I acquired a trident maple which is about half an inch diameter at the base of the trunk. The original apex has been chopped which is fine cause its close Read More...
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I had the pleasure of watching Kathy Shaner do a demo at the National exhibition. I really enjoyed it, and would love to attend a workshop/class/whatever Read More...
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I'm a beginner. With falled attempts in the past, i am trying 1 last time. i just purchased a chinese elm ( corky bark ) but i think i may have made a Read More...
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Hello bonsaitalk community, I am a bonsai newbie and have a few questions about my ailing ficus (?), at least I think its a ficus. The plant has been neglected Read More...
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I was very fortunate to find this extremely rare " Dandylionuos erectous weedemus" I think with a little wiring and leaf reduction, this should Read More...
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Just think if you would have started bonsai when you were 10 years old, you would have some great bonsai now. Hope you both had a great day. Harry Read More...
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I hope everyone has a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. It's tradition in the US to eat turkey on Thanksgiving day. A bit of useless trivia for other than Read More...
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November 26th, 2008 Hi everybody, because of my back problems, I have not been really able to do the major styling that I had planed for some of my bigger Read More...
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Well I guess it was inevitable. You play with fire, you will get burnt with fire right? Well not so fast. I have been sucker punched by a 'bonsai bully'. Read More...
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I have this trident maple in the ground. Originally I thought I'd be able to keep up with the growth and shape it as it grew. But I underestimated it's Read More...
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I've been working with ficus for over 7 years and have run into every kind of problem and learned from. I cannot, however, figure out why every year I Read More...
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When you are working with your trees, what condition is your mind? Do you use your conscious mind, a one track mind that can be past tense and deliberate? Read More...
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I think I picked up a bargain today. I found a chinese elm (left picture ) and a nyssa (right picture). They were going for a song at a local wholesale Read More...
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Well, this is one of my more embarrassing trees for a lot of reasons, but at least it's still alive, and I think that makes it my longest-running project. Read More...
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I realize many people collect in many locations (high and low) with varying degrees of success, but it seems as if collecting in the mountains has some Read More...
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GSBF was great, i would like to attend a few more of the major one's each year. Please suggest a few for a newbie. Read More...
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Okay I went to the dentist came back needing a root canal. Took a couple of pain pill's. My wife started saying how she cant believe all of the tree's Read More...
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I've seen it in a good grade at O.S.H. although it came in tiny bags and was pretty pricey. Any good places to find it? Thank you, Read More...
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I got some new diggings about a month ago. 4 large Pemphis Acidula (Bantigue)and a bunch of Diospyros (or Kamagong / Iron wood). The Bantigues are doing Read More...
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Hi, I have a 5 year old Jade tree that looks beatutiful, but for the past few months it has been losing leaves and now starting to lose branches. Today Read More...
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(Quoted from BarbaraM's signature, thank you BTW) "What I like about bonsai is that it has a beginning but no end. A bud today becomes a branch tomorrow. Read More...
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hello, i am wondering how old is this Japanese maple? It really looks nice to me.
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I have a friend who used to sell koi. Every year when he returned fron Japan with a big load of koi to sell, he would invite his best customers to a pre Read More...
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Harry,
I know you don't prefer maples but I thought you'd appreciate the accent. This is a Reiner Goebel picture. Read More...
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Seedlings Are Here! Ever the optimist, I ordered a nice selection of JBP, JRP, trident maple, and japanese maple seedlings from Matt Ouwinga. He shipped Read More...
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I ordered some Trident and Japanese Maple seeds. Can anyone give me advice on getting them to germinate? Is it ok to use peat pellets? I basically plan Read More...
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I found this Dawn Redwood at a local nursery. It was in the "ugly plant" section and marked down to 1/3 the original price. It was 12' tall before Read More...
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Well I have had this ficus for about 5 months. It is pretty low maintenance and surprisingly very tough and hardy. Recently though as I was looking through Read More...
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I repotted two of my Japanese Maples today. I'm new to maples and am hoping it was OK to do so now. They both have many red buds that seem to be "swollen" Read More...
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Heres a nice sago i got when i bought a guys collection of 50 small sago out of his front yard. This thing was half buried in the dirt. I spent a few hour Read More...
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This won't seem to exciting to you left coasters because of all the opportunities you folks have to attend workshops, but for us here in the fly over states, Read More...
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I have come to a bit of a hard decision to make with this JWP. The apex, I believe does not follow the rythm and flow of the trunk. I think that it should Read More...
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I always fancy myself as someone who would like to develop interesting/out-of-the-ordinary deciduous trees. So far in my fledgling bonsai development, Read More...
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Three cheers for Boon taking the time to post some wonderful trees here to marvel at. I could not be more pleased to see this take place here at bonsaiTALK. Read More...
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What are these insects that are starting to infect under the leaves of my serissa? http://i35.tinypic.com/2qwo8b7.jpg They don't look like aphids or scale Read More...
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Hello I decided to post some pics of a shrub I collected in June this year. You can see the camera case in the first pic for scale. As far as I know, they're Read More...
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I have some more photos I'd like to add to the Kew Gardens special events gallery, but for the life of me I can't remember or figure out how we upload Read More...
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Ok it's that time of year again. Maybe this is a dumb question, but is it worth it to look through the billions of little live Christmas trees? Here in Read More...
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Simple, alternate, 1 Â 2 in. long, _ - 1 in. wide, elliptic to ovate, acute or obtuse at apex, rounded or cuneate to http://www.growinglifestyle.com/us/h31/a2466763.htm Read More...
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I hope you can help with my bonsais. I have a Ficus Rettusa which is 46 years old. I am quite worried about it as it seems to be slowly getting sicker. Read More...
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My student bought this tree this year. we pruned it in June. in summer and fall, we let it grow and feed it well. Now the old leaves start to change color. Read More...
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It is not a typical tree that we see as a bonsai in this country. The reason is that it has big leaves. In summer it looks out of scale. This is the tree Read More...
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Hi, This tree was shown at Yamato Bonsai Club show in Hayward in October 2004. After the show in 2004, the owner has worked with me. We plan to show this Read More...
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Ochnaceae http://new.dalatrose.com/imageUpload/maihoang84/11192008/200811191034281817230656.jpg Read More...
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http://new.dalatrose.com/imageUpload/maihoang84/11212008/2008112194881924681634.jpg Read More...
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Ok, so I probably bought the house because the price was outrageous, it's beautiful, and it's in a very nice part of town. But it doesn't hurt that there Read More...
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