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August 2008 - Posts
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I am considering attending this in October. Do the workshop fees include all materials except tools and wire (such as the tree, pot, soil, misc)? Trying Read More...
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A little while ago i trimmed my ficus and kept some of the cuttings, i put one in water, some in different soil mixes and two in commercial "gel2root" Read More...
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The ABS North American Stolen Bonsai Registry received
a report of a stolen bonsai from the Roanoke, VA area.
https://absbonsai.org/SBR/registry.html https://absbonsai.org/SBR/roster.html Read More...
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I am buying some trees right now, but it's football season. and we live for football here in the heartland. I will post some pics. when I can find time Read More...
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JBP. Scroll "Three Geese Flying" by Susanne Barrymore of Santa Barbara, CA.
Lingbi stone. Susanne is a longtime artist and bonsaiist. Check out Read More...
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Hi All
I just bought a new Ficus Rutusa from Ikea, it is about 36" from top of route ball to top leaves. There is new growth, and leaves appear very Read More...
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Hello everyone, I am new here and newish to Bonsai but I have the bug already. This is my first post and hopefully not a silly question? Can someone tell Read More...
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hi guys, this is my first thread in here...i would like to ask for your advise regarding my juniperus... front view :
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Hey folks. I bought some kind of elm the other day at a local nursery. It seems to be in pretty good health but the roots look pretty cramped in the pot Read More...
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Hey folks. I bought some kind of elm the other day at a local nursery. It seems to be in pretty good health but the roots look pretty cramped in the pot Read More...
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A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU CARMEN.
thankyou for all your input here at BT. Read More...
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I have recently purchased a few azaleas and was just curious if you all had some tips out there for a healthy tree. Also being new to the azalea I had Read More...
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Hello to everyone in this forum. I've been reading some threads for a couple weeks now and this is my first post. I just began taking interest in bonsai Read More...
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Here's an alberta spruce I've been working on... I have read a bit on them and know that there is not much use trying to bend the trunk... since it's straight, Read More...
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So after a good day at Home Depot sales, I have landed a pretty good mugo, which I think will end up as a pretty nice bonsai after a number of years. I Read More...
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Looking to connect with locals to learn hands on ... closest I've been able to find searchng online is Columbus, Ohio and Pittsburgh, PA. Is that the closest Read More...
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Gustav is now very powerful and looks like a sure hit on our state. If you live in coastal parishes it's time to move north. All hotels are booked all Read More...
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I picked up this young Shindeshojo Mapple from Ray Nesci last christmas whilst on a trip through Sydney. It's only a stick at the moment, but I've been Read More...
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Hello everyone. My name is David, and I am a bonsai-aholic. Ahhhh.......... That does feel better!! Well, thanks for listening and this is day one on the Read More...
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Hi, I live in the Pacific Northwest. I have a cascading Juniper. It seems to be becoming a bit dormant. Is it normal for the juniper's growth to stop in Read More...
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Howdy all from West Virginia, USA! I got my first Bonsai last weekend, a 7 year old japanese juniper, at least that is what the tag said. I have it in Read More...
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I bought this Shimpaku and roughed it into shape. But I can not decide if the large branch should go or stay. It is kind of straight and maybe too thick. Read More...
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hi I'm Will and I'm new to this site. although I've liked bonsai for a long time i am now realizing how little i know about growing them. i am looking Read More...
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Hello everyone! I'm really excited to be here, so far I've been lurking about on this site and I love all the helpful advice and information I've been Read More...
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Hey everyone i just had a couple questions about overwintering in colder climates like canada. I live in calgary alberta where in the dead of winter it Read More...
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I'm up in Goldendale WA--elev 2500' (I'm actually north of town, out in the woods--lots of ponderosa, doug fir & scrub oak--which I'm eyeballing a Read More...
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This tree has got me confused it has a gun metal bark on young trees similar to that of a young cherry but becomes red and papery when mature. It has small Read More...
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Hello, Ive been growing my ficus's in regular soil(thatw what they were in when i got them and it seems to be working fine) I did reciently get some bonsai Read More...
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I purchased this olive 7 years ago, as a one gallon whip. I had no decent olive material that time, so I did something that I would never do today, knowing Read More...
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In your opinion, what is the fastest growing tree to make into bonsai? Assuming you grow it from seed. In order to prevent a major argument, we need to Read More...
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I want to go out to find some hornbeams for future gathering i own 600 acres so permission is not a problem. i found some wild pears that have potential Read More...
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In the show us your sticks in pots thread I showed this small pine whip that I styled. The canopy turned out pretty good but that tiny little stick was Read More...
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Say roots only grew on one side of an airlayer, how would one fix that? Would you redo the airlayer higher, or graft roots? Or could you slap more rooting Read More...
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Hello, As you can see in the attached pictures one of my trees is a Bonsai Juniper. I have had it for about 6-7 years and i think the shaping has gone Read More...
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Here is a pic of my zelkova last summer and now,also this is a shimpaku group i just started,the upper portion of the trees are not wired yet,i need to Read More...
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These Trident maple seedlings sprouted in April, and I am a little concerned with overwintering them. If I bring them into an unheated garage, should they Read More...
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Boxwood was $2
Juniper was $5 I really want to start working on them... but I guess I will wait for spring.
(I did remove all of the dead branches) Read More...
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Here is my new 2x4 and 1x2, treated lumber bonsai stand.
It took about 4 hours to build. (having the proper tools helps) It's working out perfectly so Read More...
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Next time you want to create a bonsai landscape, you can use this for inspiration: https://tree-species.blogspot.com/2007/11/argan-argania-spinosa.html Read More...
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As I was perusing the new issue of Golden Statements Online, I found, to my surprise, a great deal of new information about the Bay Island Bonsai 10th Read More...
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I cannot take credit for this composition at this point...I was cleaning up in the garden this summer and discovered this piece of inland coral laying Read More...
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This is a tree that I started from seed 10 years ago. It's a Celtis caucasica, a caucasian hackberry or nettle tree. It must be very rare in bonsai circles, Read More...
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I started into shohin bonsai about ten years ago. At the time I was in a funk about my collection. I had a bunch of average trees, but nothing that really Read More...
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I noticed on my visits to ebay a user that goes by dbdotcom that has bought hundreds of bonsai on ebay. Must be harry. Though unlikely, harry goes for Read More...
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I was recently the benificiary of a 6 ft tall weeping cherry. Yeah, I know..... Anyway, it has a 2.5-3" trunk like a stovepipe.
I understand that Read More...
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This might be only me but I'm gettin kinda frustrated with bonsai magazines. A few years Bonsai Today was including a beginner article or two in almost Read More...
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Hi all, I'm new to the art and am struggling with a dwarf orange I purchased. When I first brought it home, it was doing wonderful for the first week, Read More...
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Hello, Im a new memebr here, but have been growing Bonsai trees for about 7 years now. I do mostly indoor trees, but I was very excited to try this tree. Read More...
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I have two Junipers that are doing great, Ive had them outside since the day i got them (about 6-8 months ago) and i just got a deciduous tree about 2 Read More...
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I plan to start growing trees from seed this fall. I plan to do small leaf tridents, elms, wisteria, japanese green maples, and some others that are similar. Read More...
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So one of the wonderful things about working on a ranch with 72 yr old Bruce, who joins me in my knucklehead ways, is that stuff like this happens. Yesterday Read More...
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Hi-- I'm goody--from the eastern side of the Cascades, Washington state. completely new to bonsai, and although I've gotten some books, I'd really like Read More...
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I dug up this sugar maple a year ago and let is grow for a while undisturbed. It has a beautiful trunk that had been cut before I found it and a small Read More...
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Hello, I have been doing bonsai for about 7 years, up top this point almost totally indoor trees. I just got a pyracantha I will be preparing to train Read More...
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I have some friends that have gone collecting for Bald Cypress in Louisana, Water Elms also in Louisana, Junipers and Ponderosa in the southern Rockies Read More...
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He there guys, Yesterday i went to the store again and purchased a Juniperus media Kuriwao Gold and a Olea Europea. Since I want these guys to have a Read More...
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You don't have a clue how jealous I am of you folks that have an opportunity to go to a bonsai nursery and pick out a tree. All my trees are bought from Read More...
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I am shaping a corymbia citriodora bonsai, and have trimmed it quite extensively so it only has a few growing shoots, but the main ones at the top have Read More...
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Hi there today I bought a mugo pine from a local nursery, it is not bonsai yet because it needs repotting, pruning and wiring, but has great potential. Read More...
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Hello, all, I decided to make this a thread, rather than just send a PM to kaedebonsai, since the answer might be of use to others too. I have a Japanese Read More...
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Hi everybody,
last weekend I had the pleasure to do and teach bonsai in beautiful Norway. My new bonsai friend, Rune kyrdalen, had invited me and I was Read More...
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My Brazilian rain tree was recently accidently poisoned when my neighbour "shocked" his well and did not tell us. Chlorine as I understand it Read More...
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I was wandering if anyone had any styling idea's. Also does this root issue degrade the tree? I just feel that it really distracts from the tree itself. Read More...
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I just recently found a maple growing out of the bricks on the side of my building. the roots seem pretty deep other than that its the perfect little bonsai Read More...
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Any idea's besides just let it grow? I just purchased this at the REBS. I was thinking hollowing it out when I first picked it up. It has some reverse Read More...
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I hope he washed the pine sap off his fingers before he stuck them into the icing.:) Read More...
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Hi, I've had a fukien tea for about half a year now and its still in its original clay-like soil. I'd like to change the soil but the plant has such fine Read More...
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I just collected this cedar i believe it to be not sure what kind but would like to know. i dug this up here in north bay ontario, just today it is a beauty Read More...
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hey just bought a new fir tree to make into a bonsai and its looseing some of its needles i dont know if its the shaping thats ive done or the position Read More...
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9 months ago i had a taller leggeir plant and decied to chop it right down.
today i got it in a much smaller pot, hopefully it survives and i will get Read More...
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Hi there, I am new to this art of Bonsai, but I am very interested! I already went outside and collected small young trees and cuttings that I am trying Read More...
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I have to take a tree now or lose it to road construction. Should I do anything special? I have a box (maybe oversized, but I want as many roots as I can Read More...
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I am new to Bonsai ownership and was recenlty given a gorgeous 11 year old Chinese elm as a gift with instruction to water 1 cup, twice a week, and a small Read More...
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Brought this baby back from Bonsai GrosBec Nursery. My first Ulmus, I'm in love with it. https://pictures.bonsaitalk.com/showphoto.php?photo=8198&size=big&sort=1&cat=50 Read More...
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My wife came home and told me the farmer up the road was pulling his hedge out with a tractor. Out of the pile this one had the best trunk. He thought Read More...
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I cant remember where I got this cutting. I thought it was dead. After it decided to swell some buds I threw it in a pond basket. Now it's growing like Read More...
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I've got both a Silver Maple and a Red Maple (not a japanese red maple) growing in 2 big pots. I planted them from seed this spring and they have both Read More...
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Has anyone used hydrogen peroxide to kill powery mildew? I've been told that its more effective or as much as baking soda. I'm sure I have it on my maples, Read More...
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Both are metal sculptures, one is on the wall on my front porch and the other of course is in my gate. Harry Read More...
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So i think my ficus has some build-up from using hard water. I'm pretty sure it's not fungus or anything like that because it's been there for awhile and Read More...
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I recently purchased a few year old brush cherry and made the mistake of repotting it late in the year before I had adequately read up on it. About a week Read More...
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Due to road construction, I'm going to try to dig a small elm soon. And because the homeowner of an overgrown Pyracantha wants it out, I am going to try Read More...
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The Baltimore Bonsai Club has an display in the works this week at the U.S. National Arboretum's National Bonsai & Penjing Museum. I have two trees Read More...
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here is one of my maples, in work. It is 3 foot tall, has pretty good foliage cover on it. Pic is towards end of autumn. Has anyone tryed the method of Read More...
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there are white bugs on the chinese elm and pepper and serissa. they are killing of the elm!! they look a little like this: ... Read More...
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I recently bought, and very much enjoyed, Peter Adams' book titled Bonsai with Japanese Maples. I feel that it gave me some tips and insights that most Read More...
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I know for a fact that there a lot of people who have been in bonsai for a long time, that for some reason hate collectors. They feel if you can't create Read More...
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Not just because it's football season, but I can set all my trees out of the shade house and on their monkey poles and enjoy them without any concern from Read More...
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The week-end is coming to an end. I'm sure I'm not the only one that puttered around with my trees. Show us the last one or two trees that you worked on. Read More...
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hi everyone and floridians, there comes a time in a bonsai's life where it needs to be repotted. i feel it is the times for some of my trees to be repotted. Read More...
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I just recently applied some advice given and just wanted to get some feedback. Also i have had some many articles and people tell me i can repot causiously Read More...
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Dr. caveman here just to mention some things about heat stroke. With this heat and high huminity we and our best friends have to be smart about exposure. Read More...
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I live in Chicago and I recently bought my mother a greenhouse. It is a small 6X8 greenhouse. The windows are like a thick plastic. Similar to the plastic Read More...
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How many of you tell your spouse the truth about how much you pay for your trees. I will start it off, not always, but most of the time. I really prefer Read More...
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1st Find Some Exposed Roots That You Will No Use Read More...
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If you're not tired of looking a cookie cutter shohin JBP's yet I wanted to give my other buddy and dealer some pub also, Don at Gregory Beach Bonsai, Read More...
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I posted a picture on Al's thread of one of my Itoigawa's that died (or I killed ) this summer. The only way to soften the pain (insert tear here) was Read More...
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A recent thread by Harry got me thinking about how Japan for decades has used a pack of cigarettes to provide scale of a tree's size in pictures. But now, Read More...
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I have a problem with my elm need some advice. about 1 month ago this tree was doing great in full leaf but it seems i got an infestation of spider mites Read More...
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I have a Willow Leaf Ficus, and I bought it because of the wonderful broom style. Even though it is a pre-bonsai, and had an ugly nebari I bought it. Anyway, Read More...
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Hi everyone spring is nearly here and i think i may have found the ultimate crepe myrlte material to play with ,it was in my sisters garden and was nearly Read More...
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Thanks to craigslist, I found this great nursery sale, about 40 minutes from my house. All the starts were 1$ and all the gallon pots were 5 dollars (except Read More...
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when exuding a japanese maple I found growing wild i accidentally caused a vertical split at the bottom most part of the thin trunk. the break is very Read More...
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I have searched this forum and the Direct TV schedule and can't find any shows. Like I said, I have Dish Network and wanted to know if there are any shows Read More...
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First for Al, because he likes to see before and after pictures of trees and for my friend Attila to critique. I bought this tree on ebay after it set Read More...
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I was up helping my grandparents move about a month ago and noticed two young pines growing in the back of their property. They were both between 6 and Read More...
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Well, I'm new to this site. Hello all. I wanted to show what I'm doing with my trees and ask a few questions, but I feel like I'm safe posting out of the Read More...
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I have wanted to start growing plants from seeds and have research grow lights online. The latest trend is to use LED lights which seems to have great Read More...
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Why is it that old posts show up as new posts ALL THE TIME? It is very frustrating! Read More...
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We are a registered and authorise mobile phones distributors. We deal on brand new Unlocked mobile phones with original boxes.We ship worldwide through Read More...
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I live in Baton Rouge. I am looking to grow a lot of trees from seed between now and next spring. I am gonna be attempting the following:
Trident Maple Read More...
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When I was over at Jim Gremels place picking up the Blue Atlas Cedar, I spent a good deal of time looking around and spotted a number of odd looking deciduous Read More...
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Hi wondering if anybody is going to the bonsai extravaganza which is going to be held at John Hanbys bonsai nursery on Sept 20th an 21st.I have got three Read More...
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Hi, well raising JBP for bonsai is an interesting process that frequently is not for the faint hearted. These guys (about 60 or so) started out as seedlings Read More...
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Anybody paid for his "system?" It sounds interesting, getting maples for dirt cheap and finding ways to grow from cuttings in homemade greenhouses Read More...
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I just purchased 1 shumard red oak and two babylonica willow trees. All three are about 15 feet tall and 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter, and are in 15 gallon Read More...
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I just aquired this Thuja and trimmed it up a couple weeks ago. Seems to be doing okay. It needs more work but it willhave to wait for next spring. I was Read More...
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Just wondering if anyone does well overwintering their bougies at winter temps that stay around 65F-75F? It's too cold to keep them outdoors here in the Read More...
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I obtained this material from a bonsai meeting I was at a week ago. Yesterday I pruned off two of the bottom branches (because they were right next to Read More...
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https://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4071/b1rp5.th.jpg https://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1029/b2cj5.th.jpg Wondering if I should clip off the... Read More...
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So I have this Japanese black pine that I just got from a bonsai nursery. I don't really know where to begin as far as form goes as it is my first one Read More...
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Sorry Al, couldn't resist :). In another thread Al gave me som well deserved attention ( ;D )and the possibility to prove that I not only can talk the Read More...
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The leaves on my green maple are browning and getting crispy. I believe it is windburn or sunburn but i cannot be sure. Most, if not all of my leaves have Read More...
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While search for pine needle tweezers, I noticed that Okatsune makes scissors which are designed for pine needle and candle pruning (I think the blades Read More...
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These were in a single pot that I picked up for cheap from a garden center. Just some nice varigated Ficus Benjamina. I'm just getting back into bonsai Read More...
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We NEVER get rain here in Oklahoma in August, never. We have had so much rain in the last week my grass even turned green again. In our never ending discussions Read More...
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I have a nice litle trio of ficus benjamina that I've been trimming up and wondering about back-budding on these. They could be shortened a bit for a more Read More...
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As for myself, I just enjoy looking at my trees. I can set and stare at them for hours just like watching my koi swim around gracefully in my pond. I don't Read More...
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Hi all, I came across some neat looking Euphorbia nursery stock in 4 inch pots that has a great natural, broom-style growth pattern a neat woody trunk Read More...
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this is my Trident Maple. It is about 14 years old and i accidentally repotted too late due to the advice of someone else. It lost most of its leaves due Read More...
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Hey it's looking like I might be able to make the auction this Sunday, in Atlanta. If I am able to get there I'll prolly only have something like 20 bucks Read More...
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Guy Guidry, of Louisiana, was the headliner last weekend at the Midwest Bonsai Show in Chicago. He told this story on himself. When he got his own first Read More...
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In my continuing effort to document trees that are beginning a process of development, here is a Korean import Trident Maple I picked up in 2004. It was Read More...
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I have always loved Hinoki Cypress, have never owned one as a bonsai, but really like the nature of the foliage and the softness of the lines. I was out Read More...
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I thought I would post some trees (other than JBP) that I have had around for a number of years and get a photo record started. This is an Atlas Cedar Read More...
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Ok, im sure that i will get cussed out for being so ignorant when it comes to horticulture, so please be kind. I have a jade tree, named JADA PINKETT TREE Read More...
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1 St Step Find A Nursery Stock (mame Dont Buy Big Stock!!) Read More...
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Has anyone every tried to do a bonsai with a sassafras tree.....i have several in my yard that are thirty feet tall....the seedlings that keep coming up Read More...
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A friend stopped by today and wanted his picture taken with some of my trees, so I chose my Jim Gremel juni, ya know you can't have enough friends,right. Read More...
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This weekend went to the Mid America Bonsai show in Glencoe(suburb of Chicago) and bought this pot from Sara Raynor. I is 4 inches deep and about six inches Read More...
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I bought this tree in fall 2007 from meehans miniatures, tag said japanese forsythia but after not seeing any flowers in spring I now wonder. Does anyone Read More...
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I was just wondering what methods have worked really well for people, i have heard that simply taking a cutting and putting it in a glass of water works....is Read More...
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Chatting a little with micarch on MSN about our projects. We got to talking about my first Juniper. I was roughly 15 , on vacation with my family in Maine, Read More...
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I recently found that wild/Virginia strawberry has taken a foothold in a discarded piece of inland coral in my garden...such that I think it will make Read More...
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This is a paperbark Mel. I was given last year. It rather tall as you can see, and very lanky.
I'm a little stumped at where to go. I think the top thin Read More...
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These are three olives collected in the Adelaide hills with the South Australian Bonsai Society. Area is Brown hill creek which not only has olives, but Read More...
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I was given this black pine, it was to be apart of a literati pine forest designed by Mick Balazry at the may Aus. Bonsai society conference I attended. Read More...
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Do any of you know of any bonsai growers in Bend, OR? It would seem like there would be some folks here, but I haven't heard anything. Definitely would Read More...
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Hi I am just curious as to what everybody here does with there trees over the winter. I would love to hear some responses from people that are in a similar Read More...
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I am sitting in the middle of nowhere, otherwise known as Edmonton, AB, and checking in with my BB Pearl... Well, at least I think I am cool! Read More...
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I am raising some trident maples in the garden to thicken up. I like the girth of one of them, but I notice that many of the maples I see online and in Read More...
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Check out my collection of Chinese viewing stones in Hard Rock Caf'e forum. Harry Read More...
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Most of these are chinese stones, I like them for their interesting shapes. Read More...
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Hi guys,i have a 30 yr old dwarf hinoki,removed some root mass in spring,the tree had been growing vigorously,about 3 weeks or so ago i pulled some foilage Read More...
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Companion for a display I'm working on. The plants are New Zealand Iris and Thyme. The pot is by Jim Barrett of Southern California. The stand is from Read More...
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Well, maybe not a problem. I have two hornbeam plantings. One is a single specimen I got 2 months ago. The other is a group of 9 trees I got back in May. Read More...
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has anyone tried overwintering their bonsai in an unheated attic? Read More...
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I have now been banished from "The bonsai site forums" after about 15 minutes. I don't know how long I will last on "Bonsainut" although Read More...
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ive got a few trees that id like to defoliate and am not to sure on if its to late or not. trident maple, a few weeping willows and an unknown. thanks Read More...
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Although I am a fan of Walter Pall's trees, I personally like to abide to the traditional Japanese bonsai designs. The attached picture is a sketch of Read More...
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Hey ya'll, I bought this pot the other day, along with 4 others, at a flea market. This one has a chop-mark. I was wondering if anyone can identify it Read More...
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Hey All... I'll leave out the unnecessary details and make a long story short.. lol.. We are packing up and leaving central Florida at the end of September. Read More...
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I just cut a branch from a juniper i found down the street and and put it in a pot to let it grow some roots. And now there are alreadt a bunch of slugs Read More...
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Hello folks, I was fortunate enough to participate in an informal workshop (Thanks JasonG) a month ago and ended up with this Ponderosa. Hadn't planned Read More...
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For those of you that don't care for me much and think I waste too much band width, I'mrude, hijack threads, poor attempts at humor. crude humor at times Read More...
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Hello all, wanted to show you my new trident, ofcourse there is some work at the tree to be done. Kind regards
Peter Read More...
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Just wondering if anyone has feedback about this nursery? Read More...
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I'm speaking for the hundreds of us here with A.D.D. Could you please hold your rants to a couple of paragraphs, any more than that means your not cussing Read More...
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Hi all, I am new to the forum, and thought that since there are so many of you who have been practicing bonsai and know each other's work so well, it would Read More...
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https://www.worldbonsaiconvention2009.com/olympic.html Read More...
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Found a break in the rainy weather we've been having lately, so managed to get out and tidy up some of my trees. This pic shows my curerent deciduous collection Read More...
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Plenty of bonsai action of late around my place - love this time of year :) Picked up some new stock over the weekend, which has become the pride of humble Read More...
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It's me again. This Trident also accompanied me home from the Bonsai Society of Victoria's 'Special Sale'. I'm even more embarrassed how little I paid Read More...
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And the winner is.........
(along with a couple of other trees.) Read More...
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I like to collect. Its great hunting trees, coming up with a stratigy to get it out, watching it come back to life weeks later. I was fortunate enough Read More...
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Gday folks! Please find attached a pic of the Banksia integrifolia I stole from the Bonsai Society of Victoria's 'Special Sale' yesterday. (OK, 'stole' Read More...
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I just got an Oriental Ficus from the local nursery and was wondering what kind of fertilizer I should use? Read More...
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Anyone know a source for either bamboo or treated wood, shohin bonsai display stands? I'd like to set up a couple out doors, so can only use some sort Read More...
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Size 12, if any of you ladies want to PM me, I would love to chat. %) Harry Read More...
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New leaves are finally starting to come out on my Trident Maple I potted a little too late into the summer. It has lost nearly all its old leaves except Read More...
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This is it, the big chance to post some projects that can showcase just exactly what it is you know. To make it fair, I am going to ask to showcase some Read More...
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Hi everyone, has anyone known wisteria to bloom twice a year ? In early sping I air layered wisteria from a family members plant . This was the first year Read More...
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My wife bought me a rather large group planting today. The pot is oval and is 24.5 by 13 inches. Anyone know where I can get a tray at least as large as Read More...
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I just bought this trident this morning at the Midwest Bonsai show in Chicago from Martha Meehan. The trunk is approx. 1.5" thick and the tree is Read More...
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-hi everyone, im looking for a website for a bag of lava rocks 1/4"- 3/8". looking for a big bag. i dont wanna pay $18 dollars for a gal. of Read More...
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G'day All... I lifted this from Als Is There an Unwritten Rule Ive Missed? thread, because it is worthy of a thread of its own. From: Carl L.... Read More...
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Hello.
Im beginner and have oak. I try to form it but i think that its not good. Look at the pictures and say what i have done wrong. P.S. sorry for my Read More...
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After reading thru Al Kepplers thread and pondering the whole idea behind the lack of courtesy that is no longer being shown to our more learned members Read More...
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I'm going away for the weekend so i was going to bring my maple inside and i was wondering if it's possible? I'll be back sunday and i could put it in Read More...
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Hey guys, I'm pretty sure this is a ficus. I picked it up at the market a couple days ago. https://pictures.bonsaitalk.com/showphoto.php?photo=8167&size=big&sort=1&cat=500 Read More...
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I have decided to realise a limited edition pot each year. The pot will be a functional Bonsai Pot but aimed more at a collectors market. The pot will Read More...
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I am fairly new to bonsai and just recently read in one of my books that many people use bottled and or distilled water to water their trees. To be honest, Read More...
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Here are some vine maples I bought cut back from the nursery for $15 a piece. I thought "good deal" since they have such thick trunks already. Read More...
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Here is a Juniper that I cut into a semi cascade. Any feedback on it? I bought it, potted it, and cut it back at the beginning of the summer. I had some Read More...
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My Bonsai club turned me on to a new nursery. It has very big stock. One of them, is an Ulmus and has about a 3-4" caliber trunk and is about 7 feet Read More...
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Okay. Yesterday was a fine winter morning not unlike any other I've experienced in my life.
I wasn't running late for work or anything like that, I wasn't Read More...
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I collected this myrtus communis from a landscape 20-25 years ago. Today's project was trimming and general cleanup. Height from table is about 40 inches. Read More...
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I recently had to repot my serrisa foetida as it was in a tiny pot and needed a new one. The nice man in the wonderful bonsai shop in my town warned me Read More...
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I am in Zone 6, in Ohio. It is towards the end of Summer, so I am unsure if I should be repotting a ficus. I recently purchased it (2 months ago). On the Read More...
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Some tree, huh. It's located somewhere in South Africa. Maybe some of our friends could tell us where. I do however know who carved it, my friend CK. Only Read More...
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This is my composition of three Eastern Red Cedars (Juniperus virginiana) "Three Twisted Friends". A full cascade, a windswept and a semi-cascade. Read More...
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I'm just beginning with bonsai and would definitely appreciate some feedback on some of the trees I am starting with. I have about 8 of them and need to Read More...
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Can anyone think of a reason not to do an approach graft on an old yew? Thanks, Dave Read More...
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This is a Citrus limon v. 'Lisbon' - this year I am planning to let it stay outdoors a bit longer than my other tropicals before relocating it in the greenhouse Read More...
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So after some of reading i've decided to set up a humidity tray for my ficus in order to try and stimulate aerial root growth. But first i have a few questions... Read More...
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Hi, I'm new to bonsai, just got my chinese elm august 1st about two weeks ago and since then it's been inside under a growlight about 14inches above it Read More...
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found a black nightshade plant in the garden today and was just wondering if it would be of any use as bonsai. i do know it is potentially very poisonous Read More...
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I've been hesitant to post this what with all the ranting on new comers buying crap stock, but I figure what the hell. I won't get a chance to bring my Read More...
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Please don't make me go out to buy a new CD Key just to resize images you pos PC... D: Read More...
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I just can't ignore this tree any more. I have to put a sticky note paper on the screen to hide the image. What a tree. I don't know how much more I can Read More...
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I'm having trouble finding information on any restrictions on shipping a bonsai tree to someone in Hawaii. I'm not a dealer, just want to send a tree from Read More...
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Hello, all, During his first demo at the MABA2008 convention in Indianapolis, Danny Use explained his approach to wiring. And when he finished, the room Read More...
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:D Good day all!! I am BACK!!! Summers round the bend and I cant wait to get started on my new little pet! hehe... Thank you to all who rsponded to my Read More...
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I have heard and read that as we engage in this hobby/craft/art, we too can grow and develop, as our trees do. I pose these questions, not to have others Read More...
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the usual recommendation is root prune after flowering. What is the reason? is it because during flowering period, the demand on root activity is very Read More...
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Anyone knows the botanical name for this tree? Which is the most suitable benjamin fig for Bonsai? Any difference in how to take care? Read More...
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I have a question about putting newly root pruned bonsai under shade. What you usually do about it? I just root pruned, quite drastically, a few deciduous Read More...
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Hi all, quite new to bonsai but know most of the basics, i have three trees at the moment but would like to thicken the trunk of at least one of them. Read More...
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I got this Mugo from Phil Malhiot. The angle I snapped the picture will be the front in the next repotting session. Currently, the lowest branch is lowered Read More...
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Heres a cedrus I've been working on for several years. I bought it as untagged nursery stock 5 or 6 years ago. Not sure which variety it is. I've added Read More...
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If you have a stick in a pot, stick (pun) it in some dirt, it won't make any difference. On the other hand, if you have something worth at least $25 with Read More...
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hello Everyone, I have a juniper growing and i heavily pruned it this year and what I am wondering if something very basic about its growth. I have wired Read More...
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I've only had my bonsai for a little while now and i'm ready to feed it, i've done the research so i have some idea of what to use but i've heard so many Read More...
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I've recently been having some trouble find a suitable place for my trident maple. and i was wondering if anyone could give me some advise as to how much Read More...
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Hi, I just bought a very nice bougie that is planted in very bad soil like compacted dirt and houseplant soil. So bad that the trunk started to rot a bit Read More...
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This is Rayong Bonsai site by Mr.Pee (Buntam Bumrungjit)
with his Thai Bonsai Champion.
https://breastcancer.world-cancer.net/pee.jpg You can visit my site Read More...
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Hi all, I'm new here.
I'm getting back into bonsai again after a short obsession a few years ago. My wife and I are avid gardeners and I am familiar with Read More...
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This is my first bonsai after a friend killed about 15 trees when i went on vacation years ago. Its nothing special thats for sure but elms are so forgiving Read More...
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This is the first time I've used support wires before bending a branch. I was pleased with the results. Here is my question:
Although the branch is about Read More...
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Hi there, I recently bought this "Bonsai". It is a rather big one, i guess its about 1m from the soil. Does it look to be in a good condition? Read More...
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hi everyone, im looking to buy some blue atlas cedar stock/seedlings. does any one know a website where i could purchase a few? -thanks Read More...
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Hi everyone, I have what may seem like a stupid question to some. But, here goes. I have a sweat little Dwarf balck Olive that has a few branches that Read More...
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Why are we not focusing on and cultivating Pitch Pine for bonsai in the Eastern US? In 15 plus years of going to Bonsai events and nurseries it is a rarity Read More...
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I had this fair-sized tall bougie for a few years.
Last winter the lower big branch died off and left me with a lanky tall tree with no lower branches Read More...
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It seems lately that the board is full of new people again. I think this is a wonderful thing and something I personally try to build in a community when Read More...
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I've read alot of places that kitty litter can be used as a filler, or drainage material for soil. SO when repotting some plants a couple months ago, I Read More...
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So wonderful news im finally out of my apartment and into a rental house with a couple of my friends. we have a small yard but there are spots where the Read More...
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See photo history at: https://picasaweb.google.com/GibHoxie/Bougainvillea7Project Collected in November, 2007, from a friend's back yard about to be demolished. Read More...
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Calling on you skilled jbp growers. If you took your healthiest jbp and washed out the soil or soilless so you could observe the entire root system, what Read More...
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Hallo I'm new here and new to Bonsai's, though I've loved them for a long, long time and finally got my own today :D It's a Chamaecyparis Obtusa, Kosteri Read More...
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I posted this picture progress on my gallery but thought I'd show it here. I've been developing this tree for about 5 years now and I'm really proud of Read More...
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so i've grown tired of the s-curved chinese elm i have. it's been back budding allover and growing well but i don't want to just hide he s-curves i want Read More...
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I couldn't help noticing the picture of your Trident on the scrolling banner. Can you keep it looking that good all summer. I assume you are in the Metroplex Read More...
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Is there any good sites that go in depth on how to shape trees for lanscape purpose? I have a couple JPB landscape trees that i was going to cut down for Read More...
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Is there anyone out there that doesn't have a trident besides me ? I feel like I may be missing something. Harry Read More...
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I visited the nursery today, and found this hinoki. The base of the trunk is about an inch thick, and looks like a promising little tree. I got it for Read More...
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Yesterday I removed this Tree from a grow box and potted it up. I was planning on selling it at an up coming club sale day but after doing the root work Read More...
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I know from lurking around here that there are quite a few Melbourneites on this Forum. It may be of interest that the Bonsai society of Victoria has a Read More...
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why is it not good to apply during summer? I have some dead wood trees that need some, so do i have to wait until winter or early spring? Read More...
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This has been a bad year for most of my maples. The leaves are black and crispy around the edges. Does anyone know the cause of this? Are they being over Read More...
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Hi All, I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I've been looking for some smaller / shohin size collected olive material for Read More...
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Some people asked before about borers. This is a long horned beetle that I found, a total menace to most of my plants. It does a wonderful job in nature Read More...
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Now before you roast me over open flames, I just want to say I think Azaleas make fine bonsai, but when I go to a bonsai exhibition I want to see trunks,deadwood Read More...
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I was away for 1 week of vacation. I had to think of a plan to contain water in the plant. I put a plastic bag over the bonsai after watering it. I know.. Read More...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARL !!!! Hope you had a great day. BTW, it was one of your posts that got me started on portulacaria afras. That's right, it's all your Read More...
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I have always looked at ulmus parvifolia with disdain because of its prevalent use in mallsai and the "S" curve chinese style. However, i am Read More...
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by John Callaway We had a good meeting last month to discuss the progress for the ABS/BCI Bonsai in the Bluegrass 2011 planning. Not all committee chairs Read More...
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I have just started bonsai and to get me going my parents bought me a 8 year old serissa i noticed that it a had a strange black stuff coating the trunk. Read More...
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I am very allergic to sulfur and sulfur-containing compounds and was wondering if anyone knows of a substitute material to use when doing jin work. Thank Read More...
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I don't know about you guys but sometimes I'll dream about Bonsai and stuff. It's like I can't wait to get home sometimes so I can go stare at my trees Read More...
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Thought I'd share this real literati pine the way nature does it which I saw last week. It must be 30 feet tall and is in Cornwall near to Bude UK. I couldn't Read More...
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Does anyone know were i could possibly encounter hanami nishiki maple seeds are non grafted seedling. Thanks Mike Read More...
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Hi! :) I have an old succulent plant in a pot that recently gathered some fern seeds and grew a buddy for itself. Or so I imagine it ;) I think the two Read More...
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Hi, I just got a really nice bougie and i read on bonsai4me that you need to seal cuts with cut paste. It seems to be hard to find around here. I'm pretty Read More...
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Hello fellow bonsai lovers. Check out 'Street View' on Google maps (I'm using https://maps.google.com.au/maps, but it's possibly available on all instances Read More...
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I was wondering if anyone had ever come across a bonsai pear tree. I had one in the yard growing up, and now my house has two at the top of the hill. Also Read More...
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has anyone tried to grow a Bradford Pear as a bonsai? Bradford Pear is a common tree here in Florida and one of favorite trees. Read More...
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I'm interested in purchasing an old round cascade pot, but the bottom of the pot is damaged. Thee are cracks...maybe 4 or 5, which radiate out from the Read More...
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On August 12, Earl Ekman will be giving a demonstration on how to build a slab for forest planting. Earl has been experimenting with a number of different Read More...
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Just a quick question, with a probable obvious answer. There is a lot of talk about candle pinching of pines to increase ramification. My question is simply Read More...
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I do not have a camera, and cannot post pictures, but I will be as descriptive as I can. I have a young (2yrs or less) Parsley Hawthorn that I bought at Read More...
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hi all im going to get some seeds ans start my bonsai tree adventure,, please could you give me info on where to get quailty seeds from and what type of Read More...
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Hello all, I was pleased to find out that you could grow and train your own Bonsai! When I found out this I imediately went out and bought a Tam Juniper Read More...
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My wife will be in florida and I want her to ook for some ficus pre bonsai with air roots from either a bonsai dealer or nursery. Any suggestions on where Read More...
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This is a photo from about a month ago of my grafted Daeng Taiwan. Plant is 15" tall from the rim of the pot. Read More...
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Hello, I am planning a new version of OT2 relatively soon (beta versions at the beginning of september, definitive around the the end of the same month). Read More...
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Just wondering if anyone can tell me how to do that cool quote box maneuver? Thanks. Read More...
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hello everyone, I found this Dwarf alberta spruce, for $3.00 figured it might make a nice beginer tree to fool around with, I read about the good/bad that Read More...
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Hello....I am new here. My name is Renee, and I am a new bonsai owner. My husband bought me a bonsai for Valentines' Day, and first, I do not know what Read More...
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I've had this Chinese Elm for sometime now but it never has really looked very healthy. It will look fine for a few days....sprouts new shoots and leaves...all Read More...
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by Randy Davis It's mid-July and the bonsai activities have dwindled for the most part to summer pinching and pad development work. This is the time Read More...
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I've got a shohin sized seiju elm that was purchased earlier this year . . . it came already potted. It is MOSTLY in pure turface, however I can tell this Read More...
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I shall begin by saying, I am very new to this hobby. Over the summer, I have collected many small trees and saplings, of a variety of trees. This is the Read More...
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Initially, as many have, The first lilttle bonsai-wannabe-tree I bought was a juniper. And I repotted it like 12 times before I killed it. I was obsessed Read More...
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Hopefully the link will work to this picassa gallery. This is a big Bougainvillea I collected in central Indiana about 18 months ago. This plant fell from Read More...
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Hi All, The 3rd Newstead Bonsai Extravaganza is to be held on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September at the Newstead Bonsai Centre located in West Yorkshire, Read More...
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COMPANY'S DATA AND INFOMATION
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Hello all, Thanks for letting me join your site, Im new to bonsai but not plant care in general,(i make terrariums for Dart Frog Habbitats). I was told Read More...
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Well, I'm fairly new to this site: put up with the frustrations of posting photos here a few times before, but you all are just going to have to imagine Read More...
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I bought this tree this afternoon. I liked the look of the base of the trunk, also the movement up to a certain point. I want to do a chop in the winter Read More...
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At a store in my house they carry two kinds of Turface, "Allsport" and "Gamesaver/quickdry." They are in 50lbs bags for under $10. Read More...
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I was at my buddies this weeked on the coast, and I picked up these two little guys from his property, the trucks are about 3/4ths an inch thick. They Read More...
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Linda Kossmann held her design of a penjing workshop this past month. I wasn’t able to attend the educational meeting but heard there were 15 Read More...
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I'm in need of help. So I received a gift (A Chinese Elm I think, though the pics are there with tapemeasure to determine if possibly a Zelkova), and I Read More...
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I know the pot angle is now all askew...I would like to solicit your thoughts regarding the jin design...I know something is not right, just not sure how Read More...
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one of the better known senior's at bonsai north west recently purchased this tree and had it critiqued by hiro saito. the work has been done and the tree Read More...
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one of my black pines, it was needle pruned in autumn. You can see some secondary branching happening. I should get some good back budding in spring to Read More...
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well, i'm kind of new to bonsai's, and i have no idea what to do! i got it yesterday with my big bro (he has two, and has planted a heap of seeds). but Read More...
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Heya! I have this Pine that I was thinking about creating a spiraling shari on next year. How much bark can I remove in one go assuming that the tree is Read More...
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Long story short, I went to the local farmers market yesterday and saw a stand with a bunch of bonsai trees. After talking to the man for a few minutes Read More...
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I have been reading about drainage in deep pots compared to shallow pots. What is your opinion first? Read More...
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Well I have finally stepped up in this hobby. I can now say I am an official member of the "Shake Your Booty" club. I now own a soil sieve set....Joshua Read More...
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Need some help with this Red Pine. As you can see, lots of bar branches. Took a cut at some jins, still problematic. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Read More...
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ABS is in the process of putting together the North American
Vendor Registry which will reside on the ABS website. So if you are in a bonsai related business, Read More...
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Just wanted to let you know that I got online last night to book a hotel in Rochester for the National Exhibit, and rooms are filling up!! a couple of Read More...
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Hi all... new here and new to the bonsai obsession! Have a quick question... I just repotted a chinese elm tree however i dont have access to tradition Read More...
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I think it is accepted that many species cannot be grown successfully in the deep south due to the lack of a real winter. We just don't have enough cold Read More...
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This is my 22 month old grandson helping Papa water his trees. I figure I am going to have to have someone to leave my trees to someday. Gib Read More...
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This Wisteria bloomed in April and is now blooming in August. It must like months starting with "A". Gib Read More...
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My hornbeam has some light brown gritty crud on the bas eof the trunk as well as on a large exposed root. I am guessing this is from minerals but I'm not Read More...
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I've gone through several of the articles already but didn't quite find what I was looking for. I will be storing my deciduous trees (hornbeams, maples, Read More...
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I got a Chinese Sweet Plum today. It seems to be in good health. It's trunk is 10 cm tall, 1 cm wide, the tree has a broom style. I decided to plant it Read More...
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Hello I have had my first bonsai for about three weeks, and it seems to be going strong now. After looking at all of your beautiful trees, I have an idea Read More...
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Here are a few junipers from the High Sierra. Hope these help people to see the important role of deadwood on junipers. Opps, A sneaky pine managed to Read More...
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Hi everybody,
for those who are interested?!
I posted a update on "THE SWAN" Mugo pine and a current picture of "THE ELEPHANT" Larch Read More...
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I bought this dear little (?) ex Christmas tree from the nursery discard dept. I do not wish to try and bonsai the whole thing, maybe an expert could do Read More...
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I just purchased a 5 Needle Pine, imported from China. The Tree was sent in a type of muck or mud that you might see for Seikei plantings. My question Read More...
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Interesting use of material :) https://www.johnnouanesing.net./Fichiers/pages/nowhere-but-here.html I've started noticing bonsai a bit more in the mainstream Read More...
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On a recent trip to the Texas hill country, I collected some prime, ripe persimmons. I have since soaked them to soften the fruit, and then I washed the Read More...
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I am wondering if someone would be willing to help me with the steps in taking care of a black pine. I would like to find someone willling to help me through Read More...
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I bought a bouganvillea in bloom 2 weeks ago and it is in full sun for aprox 6 hours a day. Most of its leaves are turning yellow and falling and it looks Read More...
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I have read where some black pine growers pluck needles with a tweezers, and some use their fingers. Is there an advantage to either technique ? thanks Read More...
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What does it mean when the tree shows White on the trunk after performing the scratch test and the branches are green? Does that mean it's dying and working Read More...
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I just had lunch with my daughter's new boss. I did not mention bonsai for three hours. Do you have any idea how awfull this is? While the conversation Read More...
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Hi all,
I will be traveling to Statesville, North Carolina for work next week. It looks like I will have an open afternoon. Anything bonsai related close Read More...
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I have a contoneaster shrub.
should i prune it now or wait til another time of year? Read More...
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Hey guys, just thought I would show you some of my new trees that I got from a nursry in the past few days. The first two are cedars, they came from the Read More...
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