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October 2007 - Posts
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Hi All, I have seen on here many people using and talking about cat litter as a soil additive, usually instead of akadama. I also saw the use of Oil-Dri Read More...
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Here are a some of the pots I will be taking with me to the Burrs Bonsai weekend 10th - 11th November in Bury, UK. An excellent Bonsai weekend workshop Read More...
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Happy Birthday to you! Have a great day!
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Hello, I'm fairly new to the art of bonsai and need some advice. The leaves on my port jackson ficus are big. How do i get them smaller to be in proportion Read More...
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At some point during each season, I get all of my bonsai out and take a few photos of each one. It's a great way to see the progression of each tree, particularly Read More...
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Ok, I've been trying and trying to find who to contact on collecting trees here in the upstate. Tried SCDOT and the State Forestry. I'm not having any Read More...
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G,day good people of Bonsai Talk. This is Pup calling I am chasing a copy of the Book by Willi Benz.
Called, Bonsai Kusamono Suiseki A Practical Guide Read More...
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Can moss and or mondo grass be grown indoors for the winter or do they need to placed into a cold garage or left outside to become dormant? Read More...
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I was getting my Sweet Acacia (Acacia farnesiana) ready for winter, it lost all of its leaves and was going dormant. Suddenly here in Idaho we just got Read More...
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Hi Yall, I have a 5 year old leland cypress in training and I have noticed a quarter sized patch on the trunk which was bleeding profusely with red pitch, Read More...
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This is my Zuisho Pine Airlayer, hoping for some input. Please help. Read More...
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Anyone have any suggestions for getting started in bonsai?? I just love it and would like info on what would be an easy start point for an indoor tree Read More...
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can i keep the moss on my tropicals that i am growing indoors for the winter? will the moss thrive indoors by a window or does it need to be removed? what Read More...
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I've been looking around for an affordable tree to grow indoors this winter to keep me entertained. I have a table full of stumps and sticks growing back Read More...
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I took a journey to a friend of mine's little swamp the other day and found a really nice Bald Cypress with a really good taper growing right on the edge Read More...
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Out of curiosity...
I am moving from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia in early January (wow, how smart) and, of course, will be taking my trees with me. Read More...
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I've owned a mature Fukien Tea for a couple months and now want to try creating something from (almost) scratch. I bought a nursery dwarf white pine for Read More...
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Does anyone have any examples on mame or shohin bald cypresses and redwoods? Read More...
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Hello. Could someone please help me identify the white residue on my bonsais? Thanks very much :) Read More...
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I am totally new to the entire bonsai genre of gardening and I am finding it fascinating. I especially am drawn (it seems like other beginners) to the Read More...
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Image of troubled area: https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Typicalsloan/_MG_6627.jpg https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Typicalsloan/_MG_6626.jpg Read More...
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Hi! This is my first post, and unfortunately it had to be here. I have a Japanese Juniper (the box said 3 years old) from a trip I went on. This is the Read More...
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Looking for some Pithecellobium tortum (Brazilian Raintree) Seeds. Read More...
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Are bald cypresses deciduous? Are they weak to a lot of heat? What kind of soil do they like?
How are they in the winter and in a cold frame greenhouse? Read More...
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I found this fertiliser at the Orange Field Days (a gathering of farm equipment producers) called Nutrisoil, it sounded great but I could not get a straight Read More...
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This ficus just has never thrived, unlike a few others I have. Lately almost all the leaves have been looking either curled, a little yellow, or like they Read More...
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Is now a good time to start indoor cold stratification for both Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple? Read More...
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Hi, This is my first posting here, I am hoping someone can help me. I have a temple Jade that is around 1 year old. It sat near my window (not on the window Read More...
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Hi friends, This larch forest is of a good friend of mine. He asked me to put it up here, so he would get an idea, what he could inprove. For measurements, Read More...
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"I'll bet your tree will live a lot longer than you would without food. But, I'll bet you are happier with a full belly" -- Al Keppler Read More...
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Hi All, What size (guage) wire is best to start. Also is Annealed Copper Wire or Copper Colored Aluminum better or easier to use. I am a beginner and will Read More...
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The more I see Juniper chinensis bonsai, the higher esteem I have for them to the point I think they are my favorite of all. Could this be? Read More...
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Sorry , i no send the photo directly here because is'nt mine , but is possible see the tree end the tokonama in this thread. best regards. https://www.easybonsai.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=79 Read More...
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After hunting for Turface MVP in Minnesota I found a good local supplier. I bought myself a single 50 lb. bag for real cheap. The Tessman... Read More...
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I am guilty of abusing my large concave cutter by merciless trying to do a job for which a saw was probably indicated. I am left with badly misaligned Read More...
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I'm planning on my first group planting.I would really like to use yezo spruce,Brents sold out for awhile,and ive been exhausting myself searching for Read More...
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Happy Birthday kid! Have a great day fella!
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Happy Birthday to you Wessel! May your day be as "Special" as you... Read More...
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I own a very old Trident maple. I have attached a pic that is about two months old and you can see browning of the leaf edge. At this point it is not bad Read More...
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For a cascade I need these two dimensions. The one is from the center of the pot to the place that could touch the stand. The other is the dimension of Read More...
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Someone brought up the idea of incorporating religious themes or icons in bonsai. I thought why not do something similar, by basing trees or compositions, Read More...
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The documents are preserved in the Chinese Bonsai people doing the most exciting www.bonsaibbs.com Read More...
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Hi All Has anyone started any maples or any other seeds under fluorescent lights? I live in Canton, OH and I was wondering if I could get a head start Read More...
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I have a ~15 yr old ginko tree growning in a pot. It is tall and i was wanting to chop it down to just under half. Is it a OK to chop it down now or should Read More...
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I've done some research on other sites and I can't figure out if I should move my juniper bonsai inside for the winter. I got it as a gift in August and Read More...
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Salvatore Liporace will be at Rosade Bonsai Studio in Pa. doing two workshops
November 1,2,3 and November 8,9 & 10.
These are in-depth three-day seminars Read More...
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Hi all forum members.
At the beginning of the growing season (March) I took apart a Jade that I have had for over ten years, and planted the trunks in Read More...
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Here is the technique that I use when I make my coil pots. It would be interesting to hear if anyone does something or uses something different 1 The base Read More...
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Does anyone know of any type of bonsai club or organization or anything like it in the Boise or somewhat surrounding areas? I haven't been able to find Read More...
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Ok may sound stupid but how do you guys measure the trunk of your trees? I was in the wholesale nursery business for 4 years and still part time and we Read More...
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I bought this pine 2 years ago as bonsaistock, sundenly this fall its droping al the needles on the one side, they became yellow and dropt.
the remaining Read More...
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It looks like my mini-jade in the office has a scale infestation. I found an insecticidal soap recipe online that calls for 1.5 teaspoons of Dawn dish Read More...
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For those of you not following the news out of southern California, much of San Diego county is on fire, or threatened by fire. Judging from the evacuation Read More...
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Hi, I have had my Fukien Tea Tree for about a year now. When I first got it home It grew a white scalely surface. I spoke to the retailer and they said Read More...
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Have you seen the AoB Project - Halloween gallery 2007? Lot's of mysterious bonsai and accents in there. There are entries from Walter Pall, Dan Barton, Read More...
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Hi, I am trying to decide on which tool to by first and what level of quality I should buy. I am intending to get a stainless steel concave cutter. I have Read More...
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what is a safe bet on how long a ficus benjamina would take to hold its shape after wiring? Read More...
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Hello all,
I am new here, and I am glad I found a community with a forum that really feels right for me. Here is the deal. I am a beginner at bonsai, a Read More...
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I have been informed that Roy Nagatoshi's mother has passed away. His mother was barried on top of Shigeru Nagatoshi her husband yesterday. I ask for your Read More...
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Hello all, I decided to treat myself and bought a Scotts Pine I have eyed for some time at a local bonsai nursery. However, the tree was planted in a drum Read More...
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Earlier in the Summer, I attempted to airlayer my Brazilian Raintree. After about two months, I didn't get anything....zero roots. As a matter of fact, Read More...
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3 weeks ago I discovered two boxwoods that been thrown away behind my garden. This poor things had all the roots in the air and were one on top of each Read More...
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I aquired a common boxwood. It was fine in the ground, in the pot, and in the bonsai pot I bought for it. I recently moved to a warmer climate and thought Read More...
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Yes people, with me the fall has everything in the handle and one feels the near winter. I think it is time to prepare the trees for the winter. Read More...
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i posted this not long ago but am doing an update to show how fast these guys actually develop, along with a virtual i made myself, and a previous pic Read More...
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I am an architect and architectural model builder, and for many years during the twenty years I lived in Hawaii, I cultivated a large number of living Read More...
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Are ficus plants toxic enough to hurt or kill a cat or other pets.?
I've done a little reasearch and alot of information i'm finding says its more of an Read More...
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Looking for akadama in 5 gallon buckets or bigger. Anyone have a source for larger portions of this mix? Thanks.... Read More...
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I recently purchased a fairly large black olive tree...(Bucida spinosa). I didnt touch it for approx. one week to allow it to recover from its 2 day journey Read More...
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Hello my friends... I bought this juniper in my early beginings at the practice of bonsai. It was a Home Depot disaster. Of course I didn't know any better Read More...
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I received this broom style bonsai as a gift last Christmas. I'm not sure of the species and was hoping to get some help with the identification and any Read More...
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Do Chinese Elm trees go into dormancy? I live in Illinois, and I am not sure if that's even true if the tree does. I've had mine now for a little bit..almost Read More...
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So after getting scratched.......again...... by my raintree I came up with a new place for it. It's got several years of growing to go before it's anything Read More...
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Hello all. First time poster but long time reader. My problem. I have an F-Tea that started dropping leaves two weeks ago. I have had this tree for over Read More...
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It has been a wet autumn in Northern California. I've had the occasional mushroom pop up in my bonsai, but this tops them all. I searched old posts for Read More...
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Hi all,
Does anyone have a problem with a cat in your backyard? I know that cat's urine can kill your precious bonsai in no time. Recently I found some Read More...
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I was told that to thicken a trunk of a tree, one of the ways was to plant it into the ground. Did that mean to plant it in regular soil or did I need Read More...
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Today's project was repotting this California Juniper in a Sara Rayner pot.
Height from table is 41 inches. Mike Read More...
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One of the outdoors cats brought this to my feet to play with!
Any clue what the heck it is?
Irene Read More...
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Nobody seems to use the auction area of this site, so where can I find a decent selection of bonsai to buy? I don't have any good bonsai nurseries near Read More...
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Now I know you probably have heard about the new cancer drug being made from these poor little guys, but that is not what I am hoping to make. Though if Read More...
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Attached are 3 pictures of my Ilex Verticillata Winter Red bunjin, taken from 2005 to the present. The first picture is very similar to an image in my Read More...
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First I have to say that I love the help I can get from this site. I can't believe how amateur I sound, but thats why I'm here, to learn! We have a large Read More...
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HI doc, i have a japanese box and i have had it for about 8 months and i was told it was 6 yrs old when i bought it. I bought it during our late australian Read More...
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Bought a 15yr old seemingly healthy Fukien Tea at an arts festival. 2wks later I notice a lot of sap falling from one large branch. Another 2wks later Read More...
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I was given a juniper (I think it is a mound juniper) that has been in a pot for quite some time. Its fairly large in the sense that the branches stick Read More...
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Hello! This is my first, and definately not my last post here. I have a few different indoor species and I'm using artificial lighting. My question is Read More...
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Hey all, Just wanted to drop a few pictures to you of one of my little gems. It's an Erodium (which is basically a wild flower/weed). The first shot is Read More...
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I don't have a picture but i can say it is turning yellow. Its a Juniper I live in Canada Read More...
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Happy Birthday Cameron! Have a wonderful day! Hope you get... Read More...
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I found this rose of sharon in my yard. It has been growing in the pot since summer, and I was bored, so I decided to wire it. This is my first attempt Read More...
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hello, a couple questions about the timeline of a ficus tree, bonsai style 1- how long from seed to be a sapling about a foot tall? 2- how long from the Read More...
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Hi, just got back from the vet's office with my dogs and a tree. When we were there, I suddenly saw right in front of me on the grass, a 4' tall larch Read More...
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I have posted this tree over the years....recently I decided to place the composition back in the diaza (sp?) that I displayed the stone in prior to adding Read More...
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Hi,, lmee introduce myself first.. im 15 i live in Amsterdam / Holland and im still on school^^.. i bought to plants today.. but i didnt know whut ''type'' Read More...
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I just bought this tree. It obviosly needs some work such as pruning. What I need to know is when is the best time to prune it.? It is a "bucinda Read More...
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Hi im new to my tree its a sext little chinese elm! i have only had it about three weeks and im really scared thats its dying already! She keeps losing Read More...
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This may seem like a dumb question,but I want to move a very rootbound live oak,from its current home in a ten-gallon nursery container,where I have been Read More...
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My pond built 5/23/07 with Lingbi stone from China and some of my bonsai trees. Read More...
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I've been looking through the forums and googling this also but i cant really find a definate answer. are they benjamina and that just grow in a zig zag Read More...
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Hey everyone... I have 4 bonsai trees, of various types, and recently i have noticed a good handfull of tiny white insects, about the size of a pinhead, Read More...
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Hello allgotta watering question about my Ficus nerifolia that you can see as my avatar and gallery: Ever since I purchased this tree in July, I have Read More...
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I've searched the forum for this topic but none helped me. I bought a bonsai from a local bonsai show recenty and think it is a chinese elm. I placed it Read More...
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Hi, I'm new to the wonderful world of bonsai, its like an infectious disease first I started out with a small ficus which lives on my dining room table Read More...
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Peter Chan is challenging you! https://www.knowledgeofbonsai.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=2492 Read More...
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Just the other day, I found out that Charlie Murphey is having a stand-up show at FAU next Thursday. I read that all of the FAU students can see the show Read More...
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Hi Have anyone come across a website showing bonsai stands or tables? I am thinking of making 2 of my own but I need inspiration and perheps if availible Read More...
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Howdy. Ok, I know lime sulphur is used to preserve deadwood on evergreens and conifers. What I need info or tips on is what to use to preserve decidous Read More...
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A Rumor saying that the Vendor section for the 2008 ABS in San Antonio, Texas is full is a rumor and not the truth. Just off the phone with Candy and she Read More...
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There seemed to have been a car accident near my home where someone drove through three young live oaks that where planted in the median. It snapped them Read More...
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Can anyone tell me what is the best type of fertilzer to use to help the trees get ready for winter? what should it be high in? Read More...
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Hi all I am new to this site and hope that there is someone who can help me... I live in Sydney in an apartment high up and have a new Bonsai... unfortunately Read More...
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In this post I want to show these very interesting details of our trees. Dead wood; sharis, sabamikis, tenjins, etc .
These unique characteristics of each Read More...
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Bonsai Exhibition
Presented By
The Bonsai Workshop
The Palms Community Centre
Cnr Nicholson & Rokeby Rd, Subiaco
With Regular Explanatory Tours and Read More...
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An Italian painter, named Carlotti, defined beauty as the summation of the parts working together in such a way that nothing needed to be added, taken Read More...
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Is it possible to shorten a long uninteresting trunk on a tree by cutting out a section in the middle and regrafting the top to the lower section of trunk? Read More...
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So this is my first post on this forum, though I've read it often for reference. I got a 5yr old Chinse Elm last spring. It lives indoors near a window Read More...
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heya doc! i've had a large chinese elm that's lived indoors as long as i've had it- around 3 years (the previous owner had it outdoors in florida...it's Read More...
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I have tried a few times to grow a bonsai or two indoors. Is this possible at all or am I just doing something wrong. I decided to not state where and Read More...
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My daughter got married over the weekend, and someone in the groom's family presented the newlyweds with a ficus mallsai to represent a "family tree". Read More...
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a bonsai is like a "geisha" she has been trained to look in a particular way, and just like the "geisha" the bonsai is a work of art. Read More...
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Anybody else going? The theme this year is "Wiring: From basic to extreme"... Jorge Read More...
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I have kept this tree outdoors a little longer this year...seems like it takes kindly to cooler temps. for a little while regarding bloom. Regards,
To Read More...
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Some of the trees at the CBS Spring Show in Australia. Read More...
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hello every one i just got blk pine seeds they have grown now i want to keep them as mame bonsai how would i do that Read More...
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Check out this group of amazing trees and decide which is your favorite: https://weird-photos.blogspot.com/2007/10/world-curiosity-trees-with-weird-forms.htm Read More...
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Hello, The IBC is back up and running for those interested. ;D Read More...
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Hi Everyone Does anyone know where i could find some pine bark in the lower mainland of BC, Canada area? Also would just regular bark mulch do the same Read More...
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These are two that I have been working on for a while. The tall one is about 2 feet tall. Read More...
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Hello, Here is a couple of the river stones I have collected over the past month. I have given them a good spray of water to bring out the jet black, the Read More...
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Has anyone had much experience with Maples other than Trident (and other Japanse maples)? For example, in my area we have an abundant amount of Silver Read More...
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Hello, this is my first post on these forums. I am just a newbie in the whole world of Bonsai. I found this weeping fig (ficus benjamina) a week ago at Read More...
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I have read recently that botanists are re-classifing Texas Ebany because they now think it is a leguminous (sp), tree. In re-potting and bare rooting, Read More...
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My little White Pine (Hagoromo) struggled a bit over summer, so I've let it grow freely this spring. After a decent flush of candles, it's now covered Read More...
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I'm new to bonsai, so I'd really appreciate some help with a rosemary a recently bought from a mall, you know the ones they sell as a spice. I did some Read More...
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Hi, I've got a Ficus Microcarpa that recently started looking a bit sickly. It's nothing major, but it's there. The leaves are slightly uneven, on some Read More...
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I recently purchsed a Punica granatum "Nana Emperor". As cold weather is starting to settle in here in Northeast Ohio, Zone 5, I need some advice Read More...
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Hello, my name is Salva and I am new in this web page.
In a Hispanic web page a friend had the idea of doing virtual exhibitions of different species of Read More...
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I got into the Halloween spirit tonight and did a little carving. I hope you like it. Jeff Read More...
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The second boxwood purchased from my local nursery's liquidation sale. I passed on this one at first but decided it was worth a shot for $35. I know you're Read More...
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One of the two boxwoods I purchased at a local nursery's liquidation sale, $35. Am I justified in being fairly excited about this one? I have read that Read More...
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Hello people that know more than me, I'm pretty new to bonsai and newer still to Japanese Maple bonsai. I live in Zone 3b (Calgary, AB, Canada) -- it's Read More...
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Good news/bad news sort of story... So, the good news is that I bought the three trees I've posted here tonight for $23 (Hornbeam) and $35 (each, for the Read More...
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I was just wondering if anyone has ever tried this to get a bit of bend on a too straight, too thick trunk? Cut out a v shaped knotch on the side that Read More...
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I have been searching this forum on info and there is hardly any on red pine... if i post qeustions in the future about red pine will anyone be able to Read More...
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I thought I'd post some more of my trees, these have also been psoted on another Bonsai forum but I thought I'd put them here for anyone who isn't on that Read More...
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This is the third year of culture.
Here I teach(show) the evolution to them in photos and the realized works. I do not have photos of the day that recovers Read More...
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Gathered In April, 2005. https://www.portalbonsai.com/images/20070607214644P1010296.JPG Read More...
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Hi everyone, Just seeing if anybody is going to the show at Ray Nesci Bonsai Nursery this weekend. If you are, leave a comment! p.s. i added it into the Read More...
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sorry for double post. Please delete this post. Read More...
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This one is my favorite tree. It is Yamadori,Recovered in the year 2004 https://www.portalbonsai.com/images/20070309104003P1010271.JPG Read More...
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I just rescued a crape myrtle (not an indica species) from a local garden center. It was packed in dripping wet sandy soil and the leaves were covered Read More...
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This one is my third Pistacea.
I go two years it working
This photo is a detail of Nebary.
My explanations are short because I don't write very well in Read More...
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16th - 18th November 2007 Exhibition of Australian Native Plants as Bonsai to be held at the Australian National Botanic Gardens Canberra Read More...
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Irene and I are doing a project together on my Bonsai blog and we booth think it is a good idea to post it here on Bt as well! In this way more people Read More...
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Received this as an email from a friend last night its a tongue in cheek affair . 2007 Australian Citizenship Test Please answer as best you can within Read More...
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The beginnings. https://www.portalbonsai.com/images/200707052000020702231631.jpg Read More...
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Hi,
I will be travelling to Adelaide for a few days in a couple of weeks and was wondering if there are any sites open to the public. I may have a few Read More...
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WE SELL ALL KIND OF MOBILE PHONES, PLAY STATIONS, IPODS AND TV'S SETS AT CHEAP PRICE. THIS ARE BRAND NEW.WE ARE LOCATED IN USA, DO CONTACT US THROUGH OUR Read More...
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Hello, this is my little bonsai , it is a pistacea lentiscus, caracteristic shrub forest of the mediterranean zone. the first photo is of a recovered month Read More...
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Hi everyone, I wondered if I might pester you all for some thoughts on this small San Jose juniper. I've been looking at it for a couple of years now, Read More...
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NEW!!!
Kimure video!!!
Learn how to break your own branches in 1 easy lesson by the Master him self! Go to 6.59 min. in the following You-tube link and Read More...
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This is a cedrus libani i got from a nursery a few days back i've been working on it for a couple days and this is what i have for my efforts. This is Read More...
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For a buck seventy five I couldn't pass it up. Even though it's supposed to be a ground cover I figured it could grow straight up enough with training Read More...
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It's a bush/tree like plant that we have growing outside my apartment, looks like a perfect "bonsai-able" species, with twisted and curly branches Read More...
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Well what do you know the three of you on the same day hec!
have a great 1 tom! Read More...
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So, believe it or not, a lot of the record-breaking sized fruits and vegetables of the world are grown in Alaska. The 24 hour sunlight of summer gives Read More...
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I am buying a dawn redwood for in my yard and I have a couple questions Maybe someone can give me the benefit of their experience. Firstly, are they any Read More...
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Hi I have a 6 year old 2 foot maple it's my first tree and starting to look quite good (apart from the marks on the bark where i tried to wire it). Anyway Read More...
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here is a before and "after" of a tree i styled in memory of my dog dylan :-* . we had to put her down at the age of twelve due to health issues. Read More...
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Recently I collected this lovely little Balsam Fir from the top of a mountain. It was living in a pocket on top of a large rock formation at approx 3300 Read More...
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I am grounding a white pine for about a year or two. My question is should it be in full sun all year round, partial shade ok in winter...or other. Does Read More...
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Hi Guys Dont post much but I thought that you may like to see the tree Im going to loan to the Australian National Bonsai & Penjing collection. Cheer Read More...
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Hi. I am a novice. I would be grateful if anyone could advise me on how to make the trunk of a Japanese Maple wider, rather than taller.
The tree is about Read More...
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I purchased a chinese elm about 3 months ago. The days after I bought it it got quite a shock having to stay in my house, in very bad light for about 3-4 Read More...
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I have a picture of a tree that i bought at a grocery store at a front stand which i have read is not a very smart way to pic bonsia I know. But i got Read More...
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I want to remove this tree from nature and turn it into a bonsai. Is this a good time of the year to this kind of thing? I'm not going to cut back the Read More...
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Bought this Cryptomeria group from Guy Guidry at our local Day of Bonsai back in June. I have never worked with this species before and can't find a whole Read More...
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I would like to buy a tree for my boyfriend, but I can't find any places around here that have any(besides...the mall! ew). So my question is, is it a Read More...
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What is a good soil mix recipe as well as a good fertilizer for a Dawn Redwood? Read More...
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Hello all! Been a long time since I posted here as I'm usually busy at Bonsaichat as a moderator. Also known as Pearly and just good 'ol Phil. I'm sure Read More...
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For beginners like me who resides in colder climates (Connecticut) where winter bears down with biting cold, wind, sleet, ice, snow and stinging wind chills, Read More...
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Dear All:
I have been using a new product for most of the summer. It was designed for tropical flowering Bougainvillea, but I use it on all my flowering Read More...
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I was given these two Ports this summer and am not sure where to go. The first one, maybe a literati- cascade, has a 2 1/2 " base, and two long cascading Read More...
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Dear Viewers .... specially The UK- ers. Whilst it is so awfull silent here at the pot forum.
I would like to show something. In a few weeks i am going Read More...
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I left an elm in a neighbor's care this August and came back to a bare stick. I was sad, as it was the best tree in my little (but growing) collection, Read More...
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Lately, being into air-layering and collection, I seldom even visit nurserys anymore, but being out of town last week, I decided to do a little scouting. Read More...
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I have found 3 older Juniper's at my folks place that can be and need to be removed. The are ground Junipers and have been neglected for quite sometime. Read More...
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Hi all, just a quick question. Any advice would be greatly appreciated :). Here in Australia we are no entering of 5th week of spring. The day time temp Read More...
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If you've run out of people to talk to about Bonsai and you find people running away from you when they see you coming because they know already that any Read More...
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Hello friends... Well... I havn't shown any new trees in a little while, but I wanted to share this beauty with you all. Ang3lFir3 and I bought it yesterday Read More...
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I posted this on another forum, I geuss no one there has ever noticed this before... This summer Ive noticed a strange observance concerning attacking Read More...
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I started using rapeseed cake on my trees. They all seem to respond very nicely. Just one problem; it seems that the local palm rats (I'm in San Diego, Read More...
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Dear forum members:
For those who like sort-of-instant gratification, you should try a Portalucaria Afra (miniature jade). Enclosed are two pictures: a Read More...
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I am looking for any recommendations as to where to purchase limestone (not powder, just small gravel or chunks) to add to my potting soil mix...this is Read More...
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I know the tried and true axiom is to do all of your repotting in early spring, but I've been reading about how there is a ton of root growth in the fall Read More...
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I picked this tree up last April. It had been neglected, with overgrown and overlong branches, and was in need of repotting. Unfortunately, the needles Read More...
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I have a local show that I am scratching for a couple of decent trees to exibit.
I would like to show this Umbrella tree but the leaves are much too big Read More...
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Insects like you've never seen before.... https://www.pbase.com/ctranter/insects ... Read More...
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Do you dream of your bonsai trees with the appearance of age, broad trunks, massive nebari and lots of character? Ever look at the price of buying trees Read More...
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Can a gardenia be propogated by taking a pruning off a branch, treating it with rooting hormone, and planting it in a sand or perlite medium? Read More...
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I have a clump of 5 needle junipers, but their arrangement in the clump is not conducive of good bonsai. I am thinking about ground layering the four smallest Read More...
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As the season winds down I have begun to clean and prepare my trees for their winter slumber. At this time of the year I also take a photo documenting Read More...
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I am new to this wonderful artist world and am struggling to find how my tree is suppose to look like under all of the grow, Picso said of his carvings Read More...
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Hello everyone, Just recently joined these forums upon receiving a bonsai tree and am in need of identifying my tree. I believe it to be a ficus by the Read More...
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hey guys, i have recently noticed around a couple of my bonsai, usually when i water them these tiny little fly like creatures, i have no clue what they Read More...
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I am looking for a willow leaf ficus so let me know if anyone has any they are willing to part with. Read More...
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Need someone to visualised what is the possibility (style) that suite this Wrightia? I purchased this yamadori from my local bonsai nursery, this tree Read More...
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Over the years I have seen, heard and read so many myths about Lime Sulphur (sometimes spelled as Lime Sulfur). Why there is so much invention, misinformation Read More...
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Another Crataegus, I think could become a good bonsai. Read More...
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I purchased a two year old Dawn Redwood seedling just the other day. After reading various articles/posts about the care for bonsai, I have a pretty good Read More...
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Am looking for information on styling Chinese Quince, the tree not the garden shrub. Colin Lewis has a bit about it in his book, but the tree he shows Read More...
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All, I will be looking to try my luck at some grafting of Jap Maples. From what I read, I will need to do this in late winter. I have a few green maple Read More...
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Greetings all.
I am attempting to grow my bonsai from seed. The species is the Red Tingle tree, officially known as Eucalyptus Jacksonii.
It is native Read More...
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I live in the Uk and currently its autumn although the weather seems to not be able to make its mind up, we have cold days then next really hot days. anyway Read More...
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I know it is the opposition. However does anybody know what has happened to the, Internet Bonsai Club it has been off line for maintenance for 5 days. Read More...
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hey guys i got this one today cos i though it had some funky shape to it, ive gone with a twin trunk style, to a degree, i think it has lended itself to Read More...
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I just purchased an azalea and when I got it home, de-rooted it, and then took a closer look, there are two or three rather thick branches growing off Read More...
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Here is the whoe shebang from beginning to end. Thanks for the idea Mr. Scott. Read More...
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The Bonsai Society of Greater New York is having a lecture/demonstration this Friday night by Marco Invernizzi. Is anyone familiar with his work? These Read More...
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I've had this flowering quince for about 12 years. It started as a cutting given away at our bonsai club meeting. As with all plants in my yard it eventially Read More...
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I got this littel guy from a local nursery. I wired and repotted it a lil while back. I think its neat. sorry bout the breadmaker and cereal background Read More...
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Hello, Not sure I have posted this stone here before, I know I put it on IBC a few months back but don't remember ever getting a reply:P. Always nice to Read More...
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I went to Hope Depot today, and in the tropical section, they had a few Aralia's with really nice trunks & nebari. I don't usually hear alot about Read More...
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Hey guys, I just wanted to give some props to John green over at www.greenthumbbonsai.com in South Carolina. I just ordered a nice trident from him and Read More...
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Hi, my names Kevin, and I just bought my first bonsai tree. Im a college student, and I'm looking to take care of this plant well, but am unknowledgeable Read More...
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Hi Everyone, Im new to bonsai's and i dont know alot so can i get a little help. I just want to know if my tree is healthy, So ive taken some picures for Read More...
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Alright, for those of you who have stuck with me through my climatic tale of bonsai trial and woe here is the finish. (What am I talking about? It's in Read More...
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Hi to all: I've would like to receive some ideas concerning to the future of this prunus pisardii. Total heigth is about 40 cm. I was given it as a birthday Read More...
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hi guys i picked this little common english oak up today by luck just going to one of the local nurserys.
now i know its a deciduous tree but im not sure Read More...
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i was after some ideas or suggestions on the carving of my olive tree there are quite a number of large chopped branches. Read More...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLSSCAmGdh0 i liked it Read More...
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I see it used a lot as a hedge here in NY.
https://a18.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/125/l_82bf22b96397d27ed79611fdef5a11b9.jpg Read More...
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I am new to NC, moved from NJ and have a good collection of sapplings and young trees along with a few that have been in pot for 6-7 years. I am in the Read More...
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Hi all. I just joined, and my interest in bonsai started, as with many other I imagine, when I bought what I understand is commonly called a "Malsai" Read More...
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Hi, I am sure I am not the only one who has had some sort of pest stealing organic fertilizer off trees. I am using Japanese organic fertilizer in cake Read More...
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The beauty of the Oak trees in Texas is the way they grow and form their canopies and the long to the ground branches.
I started working on this one Friday Read More...
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Hi everybody,
I would like to share a picture with you I shot this afternoon of my "Mugo Uncinata". In 2001 my wife and I traveled all the way Read More...
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Hi, I just bought my first Bonsai and was wondering if anyone could help me to identify the actual name of it. Thanks Chan Read More...
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This fall, as a result of the successful spring show, I had organized a Fall Bonsai Show at the same site during the Jewish holyday of "Succoth". Read More...
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Hi all, This is a photo of a grevillia I picked up from work, selling as a general garden plant but Will hopefully make a good bonsai eventually. It's Read More...
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hey guys, heres an update of my two larger junipers, let me know what you think and any comments or critizism. Read More...
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this is the front yard taken during the day with different angles, hope ya like. im quite happy with this and ready to move to the other side and fix that Read More...
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