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September 2008 - Posts
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I recently received a small amount of pemphis seeds and was wondering if anyone knew proper propagation methods for these little guys. Any help with this Read More...
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If you won the lottery tomorrow, would you buy the best material you could find and style it yourself, hire a master to style it, or would you buy finished Read More...
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The Bonsai is very dry, though the soil is moist. 1. What kind of bonsai do you have and how long have you had it?
Not sure, some kind of evergreen with Read More...
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I just dug up an oak from a flower garden and I was wondering how best to let it recover. Large pot? Ground? Buried pot? I welcome any and all advice. Read More...
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It's fall here and I'm thinking about next spring's repot. I have trees of all sizes - trees in 4" pots, 8" squat pots, pond baskets of a variety Read More...
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Bought a shimpaku from a super reputable dealer online. Yeah no more buying trees online no matter who (except Tim Phan), seeing in person doesn't allow Read More...
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I have a Juniperus planted in the garden and I would like to transplant it into a training pot. when the best time for that? in my area is now 15°C i am Read More...
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I have two new mugo pines and I would like to know about the right soil mix.I have pine bark , lava rock,clay , chicken grit , and sand to use . What should Read More...
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For all thos interested and can attend. Our annual Show will be held on the weekend of Saturday 18th October.
The show is held at Ray Nesci Bonsai Nursery, Read More...
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HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY TAYLOR!!!;D btw say hi to dad tell him we miss him here:'( Read More...
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Both Coastal live oaks and valley oaks grow like weeds around the areas I live. I collected a couple last season and they have done great so far. I plan Read More...
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This weekend I came across the only 'worth buying' mugo nursery stock I've found in my 4 years of nursery stock hunting... pics show before (as acquired) Read More...
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This summer I have been buying plants and bonsai almost weekly. When I purchase my plants I ease them into full sun. First I put them in an ICU in a shaded Read More...
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Traveling to SF the 3rd week of Oct. Hope to shop around at some good bonsai nurseries. What would be the best 2 or 3 nurseries between San Jose and Napa? Read More...
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Good Evening All, Recently purchased this book for my 16 year old son for Christmas off ebay. Was pleasantly surprised when it arrived. Turned out to be Read More...
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Thought I'd share these trees I found on a recent holiday to Cornwall. There is two of a windswept Hawthorn and one of a very big bonsai in a street, I Read More...
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Here are some images from the Pretoria Bonsai Kai show this October, This has got to be one of the best clubs in the country. Here are some of my favourites Read More...
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This looked interesting to me so I thought I'd give it a try. Any suggestions? Thanks. Bob. Read More...
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Hi there to everyone! I have a very strange request. I bought a Bonsai a week ago and forgot what plant exactly I bought. Unfortunately the place is 1000km Read More...
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I have an unfinished basement in a 100 year old house.
I was planning on keeping my tropicals down there under fluorescent lights. I know most tropicals Read More...
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I live in the mountains of western North Carolina. Winters are mixed; many days are mild but we get some cold spells, occasionally down to singe digits Read More...
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I don't know squat about Blue Spruces, so I need some help from you who do. All I know is what I have found to read. Walter is working on one but he is Read More...
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I apologize if this is redundant. Have spent a lot of time reading the old threads and can't find what I need. Need to clean up my trees today! Lots of Read More...
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I was talking to a person with over forty years experience in bonsai today and was discussing how I had missed the window of opportunity to pot a few deciduous Read More...
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I do hope this is a fairly regularily asked question but I can't match my tree with any pictures can anyone help? https://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Alexothy/Bonsai#525132066077378405 Read More...
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I got this mugo pine the other day. Theres so much to it I'm not quite where to go with it and I'm afraid to cut it back to the trunk (which I think has Read More...
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Today we had a bit of maintenance on the server that led to several hours of downtime to backup and transfer files. There have been some issues recently Read More...
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Awhile back i posted a thread about my hinoki cypress losing foliage,things have not gotten better,i pulled the tree back out of the training pot,i noticed Read More...
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Isn't it? I've got this maple sapling in the back yard that's volunteered to become a bonsai. It's about 12 feet tall, maybe 1.5 inches wide at the base. Read More...
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Im sick of people on these forums telling us Australians to keep it simple when it comes to soil and to just use Turface or oildri or akadama. When Read More...
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I want to apologize if this is a repeat on this forum. I have done some searching and found nothing. But then again, I doubt I'm the only one that thinks Read More...
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I have about 30 japanese maple sprouts and a few pines. With the winter approaching i was wondering if anyone had any tips for keeping them well and happy Read More...
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First time i've posted any photos of my display area and some of my trees, Still some things i want to do to it and some flowering creepers need to grow Read More...
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Heya! Wonderful forum, I am completely new to the hobby but I already learned a ton from post here. I've done a good deal of research and want to do some Read More...
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I think I will stay home from Disneyworld this year ;) Harry https://community-2.webtv.net/karenlprince/AMUSTSEE/index.html Read More...
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Hi, I have some time ago acquired a small Pinus sylvestris and since this is my first attempt to grow a bonsai, I would need help and ideas how develop Read More...
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I have been looking at trying to earn a little money to support my habit, by feeding off others with the same addiction.
I want to start by selling tools, Read More...
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Hi, My partner is going to the USA in October , specifically New York city and was wondering are there any bonsai nurserys in the city and where? I'm looking Read More...
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Do over wintered trees need as good ventilation/air circulation? Read More...
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Does anyone have a soil mix that has given girth to their trees trunks, i can't plant my trees in my yards soil due to the previous owners getting it infected Read More...
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One of my Ariocarpus Fissuratus in flower. I thought some of you might enjoy this one... :D https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2886965528_c8cc47b772_b.jpg Read More...
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Haven't posted anything for awhile so thought id include a picture of my mug and my largest and smallest trees. Largest tree is a ficus microcarpa which Read More...
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My wife and I both have a passion for exotic plants (me for bonsai material and her...for everything else), so when she let me know she was ordering a Read More...
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Dear Forum Members;
As you all know I grow mostly tropicals. I have always touted a humidifier and an oscilating fan to give my trees a healthy environment. Read More...
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Hello, I'm collecting hundreds of trident maple seeds right now from a few street trees in my town. I can't seem to find a step-by-step method that will Read More...
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I found this forum while poking around on the internet for an answer to my question and I hope y'all can help. I have a ficus that fell off the counter Read More...
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I have been looking for DAYS and I have no idea what to chose, so I joined a forum :) Figured in the long run, this will help!! Here's the deal.
My mom Read More...
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Howdy, I had a happy chinese juniper that was given to me as a gift in Feb. of this year. It lived in a window in a very sunny Eastern exposure and really Read More...
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I needed a new place for some shohins so I added stands to the posts covering my shade area. I may make them a bit larger to give the trees more room next Read More...
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So I finally managed to get my hands on some nice white pine stock thanks to Frank M at Wildwood gardens. Frank has given me his opinion on how I should Read More...
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Hey all - Ive got a "moderately" growing shimpaku with a troublesome branch. Imagine a horizontal, partial "S" shape 2 inches off the Read More...
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InMotion Hosting is proud to offer its cost effective Value Plans at one of the cheapest prices of any major web hosting company. When you are looking Read More...
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...of growth. This was the tree last year, when I thought it looked OK. A year later it looks to me as a clipped poodle. So I decided to rework it last Read More...
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By an old refrigerator and keep in the garage or under the carport. Take all the shelves out but one and set it high, about 10" from the top. fill Read More...
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Anyone having trouble getting to The Vault site? Read More...
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Hello All, Can someone please educate me. I have been doing some research on Chinese Elm and see them listed as Ulmus parviflora and parvifolia. What is Read More...
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A Pinus nigra collected 2000, in the year 2003 first times styled. The pine had a root vermin in 2004 and needed after three years time for the relaxation. Read More...
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Hi my name is Chris , SO stands for sequoia oak my favorite trees. I have been reading the forums on cork oaks but I was wondering if anyone has had success Read More...
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ok so i have a small pot for my bonsai so it will fit where I want it, i just brought a Brown boronia (yeah i like to kill plants) to give it a shot but Read More...
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https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120309799580&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=002 Seller described as master's piece.. Read More...
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I've read through some interesting discussions here about the oldest trees that have been made into bonsai. Seems kind of arbitrary for a tree to survive Read More...
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hey guys are we having bandwidth issues again or is it just my computer??? Read More...
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Hello! This is my first post, I am very new to the Bonsai world!!! I have read about boxwood bonsais, that it is good to keep them outside during the winter Read More...
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So this is probably going to sound like a really dumb, basic question coming from someone who has been doing bonsai for 4 years, but here goes anyway. Read More...
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I was trying to order some pine bark from an online store and canadian customs wont let it over the border, does anyone know why this is? Read More...
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My white pine has turned bright green, like the color of new shoots. It has been this way for a couple years now. I thought the new growth might revert Read More...
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Here is my intro to bonsai plant, a golden gate ficus. https://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/fireonyx/GoldenGate.jpg The shape is quite odd, the bends Read More...
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I have been looking for Chinese Hackberry Starter trees to open ground plant...I have run up against a brick wall. Can't seem to find a nursery that seems Read More...
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I picked up an English yew not long ago. Got it cheap because it was unnamed. I can see it needs a bit of a repot, but I'm not sure on when. Buds look Read More...
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I posted this image back in 2003 as "J. shovelli". Some here may remember this;D. I was living in AZ @ the time, and it's 5 yrs. later. You might Read More...
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Hi, my names Dave, Ive decided i want a creative hobbie, and bonsai seem like something that could hold my interest. to tell you the truth, the thing that Read More...
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be patience , when i have time upload here direct , i'm the autor ad this photo end i have the autorization from L.Crespi to show in varius place . for Read More...
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I wanted you to see what our friends in Texas had to endure, terrible !! Harry https://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of Read More...
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I collected this lodgepole pine last summer; first picture was taken last fall when I saw roots growing through the bottom of the pot, indicating to me Read More...
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Hey All, So this week I'm making my way over to Southern California as part of my big move (work relocation) :'( . My family is staying behind to sell Read More...
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Hi, I wonder if anyone can tell me of their experience grafting branches and roots on a fukien tea Thanks, Steve Read More...
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Here's my little (could hardly be anything else) pre-bonsai mame garden - a big tray with a bunch of little cuttings which are ruthlessly trimmed...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/norbury/sets/72157604239773716/show/with/2833402597/ Read More...
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I believe if everyone could grow JBP and they weren't so expensive, Tropicals would go the way of the Dodo bird. It might get a little boring for some, Read More...
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I recently purchased this juniper from a club member, but he cannot remember what type of juniper it is. The First photo shows the whole tree, the Second Read More...
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Hello all!
I have a Chinese Elm about 5 yrs old that I received about 2 months ago. I have it perched by a windowsill and it gets alot of eastern morning Read More...
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Another recent acquisition...I would welcome suggestions....the tree has sustained major insect damage over the years. Regards,
Tom Read More...
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I am now the caretaker of this tree and it makes me happy (it was in an earlier post)...this image shows it after cleaning it up a bit, changing the front, Read More...
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I've got a reverse taper on my Sagaretia Theezans, and I'm thinking of air layering the top off and keeping its existing base as well. Apparently sagaretias Read More...
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These Hokeido elm's were struck last year. The group two years ago. I am to slack when it comes to B&After shots. I get working the think Bugger I Read More...
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Like some other posters to this forum, I have felt the club I belong to seems to be a bit stagnant. It seems we have trouble raising funds to have well-known Read More...
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Hi I'm new tot he world of bonsai but not to the world of plants...sadly though I have never heard this term before.....can someone explain to me how to Read More...
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Been searching around awhile now,and have not found anything worth buying,anyone have any for sale,or no where to purchase one?It can also be in pre bonsai Read More...
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It is only a couple of years i am collecting trees form the wild here in Italy,with discreet success.Black pine is one of my preferred. In the attempt Read More...
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hello
ive had my juniper bonsai for a little less than two years now. it always did beautifully i kept it inside but left it out during the summer, watered Read More...
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In light of recent events on cookie cutter trees, it comes to me that we all may despise their simplicity and their boring form, but continue to work on Read More...
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HI everybody,
I did a lot of joy full Bonsai work on this Sunny Sunday afternoon. Just little things, here and there. Some cutting, some bending, some Read More...
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hello, i'm new to bonsai and have some questions. i got my material from the ugly plant sale up the street. for practice i don't want to spend much money. Read More...
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* I started a new thread, because we were hijacking BigAl1's Yin and Yang thread. My experience with Yamadori's surviving here in Oklahoma are directly Read More...
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I was doing some work on one of my ficus and this little guy stuck his head out and wanted to know if I wanted to buy some insurance. I guess the commericals Read More...
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This question has been bothering me for a while, I am new to bonsai and would be grateful for someone to put an end to my pondering. I have 2 juniperus Read More...
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Now that I've moved to the land of pines, I need to come clean about a personal misconception. Not having worked with pines much before, I always assumed Read More...
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I got black olive and it's just as pretty. I don't need black pine. Who said I needed the weed. They are nothing but a pain in the butt anyway. Why can't Read More...
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I live in Florida and do not have one citrus tree in my collection. Does anyone know where I can find a few high quality ones? Read More...
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This is a tree I purchased for my girlfriend. A bare stump just before spring.
https://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s4/JSwenser/29072008-1.jpg After a few Read More...
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a week ago green https://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x186/yulyiaa/P10102123.jpg now black and dried???... Read More...
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The new website for the National Bonsai and Penjing Collection of Australia is up and running. It is less than a week away from opening at it's temporary Read More...
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Here is my first attempt at a Mame bonsai. It's a pup off another larger sago palm. I know its not going to win any competitions, but my wife thinks its Read More...
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I was given around 50 JBP seedlings by a club member. I intended to follow the colander method in the Pines book but the seedlings have about 3 years Read More...
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Hey everyone, I've been working on this barbados Cherry for a few months now and have since wired it into a weeping style. I've been debating on why type Read More...
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Has anyone here in the US found a supplier for keyodama? Thanks! Read More...
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I found a 4-foot-tall Bald Cypress at Lowes. It was marked way down and was the last of its kind there, so I decided to pick it up and see what I could Read More...
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Hi guys, Im pretty new to the whole bonsai thing and recently bought a Chinese Juniper after reading they are hardy and a good tree to start with for begginers. Read More...
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got into bonsai about 6 months ago. my first purchase was a juniper. I am up to 9 bonsai tree. how many bonsai trees do you have? mine are juniper
two Read More...
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Hello, This is my first post, many to follow probably.... Thanks in advance for all the, extremely useful, information on the site. I actually have 3 questions Read More...
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Do you have any tips when it comes to turning a four foot nursery stock cork oak in a 5 gallon pot into a bonsai. Primarily waht I have to be careful of Read More...
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Here is a wild pear that I've been working on for a while. Everything above the red line is dead, and it needs to be dealt with soon. Any suggestions for Read More...
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Here's the progress of a juniper of mine, 2004-now. This tree always makes me think about the many negative comments I hear about s-shaped trees. It's Read More...
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I just collected a loblolly pine growing in the shade I able to get 60%-80%+ of the root system it is about 4-6 years old. I wonder what if misting it Read More...
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Have a wonderful narrow-leaf. Soil drains rapidly. Maturing leaves discolor and fall off prematurely. Tree constantly putting out new growth. If this continues, Read More...
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Hi, I'm trying to grow a cherry tree using the clips and grow method. I got a 3 year old sapling to work on knowing that it would take many years to develope Read More...
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Hi, I'm trying to grow a cherry tree using the clips and grow method. I got a 3 year old sapling to work on knowing that it would take many years to develope Read More...
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Hi everyone ^^ Now that i've finished exams, i can now tend to my bonsai. Anyway, earlier this year i started a threat called hollow trunk maple, ok fine, Read More...
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I got this tree from Will ( Grouper 52 ) a couple of years ago. I had just butchered a couple of nice trees and was very frustrated with my own impatience Read More...
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Got this cork elm in late summer and wanted to see what you guys think of it. I love everything about the tree except the branch that was brought up to Read More...
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To all me fellow Pirates
ARRGGH it be our day of the year today, 19th Sept so Enjoy it Have a great Day whatever seas you be Sailin'!
https://www.talklikeapirate.com/ Read More...
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Has anyone trained one of these with it's native foliage. I was thinking of grafting shimpaku onto the Parsoni trunk, because the foliage seems "ropy" Read More...
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I have a few trees that need to be bare rooted and planted into training boxes that I didn't get to last spring. Any chace I can do that now?
I have a Read More...
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Does anyone know how I can contact Mary Madison the "Buttonwood Queen" Thanks & Regards
JRob Read More...
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Hi, I have come across an interesting piece of wood which I would like to use for a shohin tanuki bonsai (pics below). However the wood, due to being found Read More...
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I just bought a Japanese Juniper from Skillings about a week or two ago. I kept it in for a night then kep it out doors until a few days ago when i asked Read More...
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I have a few Black Pines that have been doing well all simmer. I've also had some in the same location under the same conditions that didnt make it. I've Read More...
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Dichrostachys cinera - princess's earrings. Does anyone have one of these in bonsai form? Would like to see one that's been around for a while. Read More...
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Hi everybody All you bonsai obsessed people like me that are forced to spend long periods of time inside away from our beloved trees might appreciate this: Read More...
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Just got this juniper and would like to make a slanting style out of it. I'll take any advice given, but specificially: Would you jin the first branch Read More...
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Has anyone tried grafting Satsuki to other azalea trunks? I've got a nice trunk, but it is shohin size and the native leaves are just too big. If anyone Read More...
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I have had this ficus for a couple of months now and have been having some troubles with the leaves. I am not sure what type of ficus it is but I will Read More...
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I have been at this forum a long time. I started by signing up here in August of 2001. I starting posting Sept. 23 after the towers went down in the same Read More...
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There is an offer for two free boxwoods from someone's yard near me. Is there any way that these boxes could survive being transplanted right now? Read More...
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Ok, (please dont send this to the classified section... at least not yet)
This stuff is not cheap, it's about $218 for a quart of the generic Mefanoxam Read More...
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One of my bougainvillea that I just recently brought in for the winter developed a suspicious white fuzzy mold on the surface of the soil last night. I Read More...
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Hi, I'm located in the Pacific Northwest (zone 8-ish) / Vancouver Island Canada. I live in a condo surrounded by a number of JP Maples. Since I live in Read More...
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Hi everyone I just thought i'd ask, is there anyone out there from BC/lower mainland? if so, Tak Yamaura is doing classes this october, out in Surrey. Read More...
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Hi everyone. I gave this tree, already styled, but still in it's one gallon pot, to a friend of mine who is just getting interested in bonsai. I guess Read More...
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Well it was "Christmas Day" for me again on the 14th September as I opened my kiln after it had been cooling down for 2 days. As always there Read More...
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So, I decided it was time to buy something. I just got into bonsai this summer, and have collected several seedlings, as well as 3 Acer rubrum between Read More...
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Mrs Pup and myself have just received our official invite's to the opening of the. First Garden of the Canberra International Arboretum and Gardens. Any Read More...
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I've set up a new bonsai site (bonsaibench.com) that allows people to post recommendations on how they train particular species as bonsai. It just was Read More...
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Hi everyone! I'm a new poster here at BonsaiTalk, but i've been a long time reader of the forum. I recently picked up a maple from a bonsai nursery that Read More...
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With winter approaching i have a couple questions about my trees. I've read numerous articles from around the internet and i have a pretty good grasp on Read More...
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I was able to pick up my little black pine, i was given by a friend. It was due to be apart of a literati forest styled by Mick Balzary here in Aus, but Read More...
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Gday folks! It's too dark to do anything outside, so I thought I'd throw together a thread documenting the "progress" of one of my few Junipers: Read More...
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Does anyone know about this? Is it still alive? https://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990531/ai_n14235884 Anyone ever seen pics? Read More...
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We do need an area where we can put the informative threads that pertain to styling and care of JBP's. The questions are redundant every week. Not only Read More...
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Well, like in the Nike ad "Impossible is nothing!". A few years ago when I roamed this forum intensely I remember someone saying you can grow Read More...
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Some pictures of my back yard. I need to redo my display area to handle the shohin trees. Right now it's set up for larger trees I built the Japanese style Read More...
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Three weeks ago (2 months into winter, here) I transferred a Pinus Radiata into it's first bonsai pot & the other day I noticed that it is browning Read More...
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I trunk chopped a few new JBPs I have, and attach a few images as an example of the results. I have drawn arrows on no. 1 - 3 where the cut was, and on Read More...
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https://cgi.ebay.com/SEXY-BONSAI-SHOHIN-Chinese-Sweet-Plum-Tree-6-NR_W0QQitemZ120303897045QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120303897045&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A3|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 Read More...
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Does anybody know anything about "BonsaiClassifieds.com"? This inquiring mind wants to know... Pat Read More...
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Hi guys, I'm new to this board and I have a few questions: All the Bonsai shops in my area (San Jose CA) are out of Kanuma and Akadame soils. I know they Read More...
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Hi Does anybody from Australia have the complete series of The way of bonsai by lindsay farr that he done a few years ago?I have a couple of the shows Read More...
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I've been working on this sumo olive for almost 20 years. This is one of the early bonsai that gave me the idea for "sumo". 5 or 6 weeks ago Read More...
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If I posted a picture of one of my shohin pines and listed the price, 95% of the responses would be I paid too much. I would like someone, anyone to post Read More...
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Three pictures of the trunk and nebari on the "S" tree. It needs to be repotted. That will take care of the exposed wire. Harry Read More...
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(And No I am still not opening up a school....) I am still looking at the mind set of folks here on their views in relation to Bonsai training.
Irene 1. Read More...
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Hello, The annual bonsai exhibition was held today in Venray. All bonsaiclubs which are member of the Dutch bonsaiclubs assosiation, give inside what their Read More...
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Hi All- I've just got a bunch of seed from my Fukien Tea's latest two blooms. I really didn't get much earlier in the growing season. Do you think it's Read More...
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hey a bonsai of mine is suffering from root rot i think im not to sure what the signs are and not 100% sure how to fix it the leaves are yellowing and Read More...
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In May of 2006 Graydon, myself and the nursery owner found these trees at a wholesale nursery locally. We picked out the best ones and saved them from Read More...
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I trunk chopped a few new JBPs I have, and attach a few images as an example of the results. I have drawn arrows on no. 1 - 3 where the cut was, and on Read More...
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I just picked up one of these today. Just loved the colors. Those of you that have these, have you had much success shortening the internodes by pinching Read More...
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This stuff grows everywhere in my city and i was wondering if anyone has used it or seen it used for bonsai? Heres a link with pictures...i'm pretty sure Read More...
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hi, i am interested in purchasing a shohin bonsai and need your comment on this tree.
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What is wrong with this picture? Its in pure kanuma, roots look fine - no sign of rot etc. Over a month or two the leaves just became more and more brown. Read More...
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This years GSBF convention, Oct. 29 thru Nov. 2 promises to be a "not to be missed" attraction. This years headliners, Boon Manakitivipart, Tak Read More...
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... Husky Fan. Time to step up and start talking some smack to your bonsai brethren in Oklahoma. OK City took your beloved Sonics. OK St. stomped WA St. Read More...
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So the Q is will it work here in America simular to Japan?
Is Immersion the key?
Is repetative what is needed?
How long?
What would you pay for this kind Read More...
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Hello, this is a spirea that is about 8 inches tall with 1 1/2 inch or so trunk. I need to find a nicer pot next spring. Can anyone help with suggestions Read More...
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Head to high ground! Time to bring the trees indoors and tie down the patio furniture! Best wishes to all in Ike's path, hope all of you stay... Read More...
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Hey guys,
I was at my mums place on the weekend, and discovered she has a Japanese Maple growing in her garden and didn't know what it was..... It's coming Read More...
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It has been called to my attention that perhaps my avatar photo is not quite up to date. I showed one a little more recent, and here's one even closer Read More...
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Well there are two in fact. I collected these a few days ago, they were a gift from a friend who needed the room. One isn't potted, it should be done today Read More...
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Just getting exited for the upcoming national expo in Rochester. Wanted to know if anyone is planning on going, or if they know of any trees that will Read More...
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I bought this shimpaku from Stasselwood Bonsai early in 2007 as raw stock. The only thing that I did with it that first year was get it out of the nursery Read More...
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hi everyone, i was just curious but if one wanted to go study bonsai with a bonsai master in japan for a year how could you do this? can you just contact Read More...
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This tree was one of the first raw/nursery material tree's that I bought about three years ago. It had a nice little fat trunk, and the price was right. Read More...
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Hey guys,
Sorry to do this, cause I hate doing this type of thread!! I have a little trident who seems to be a bit unhelathy. A few weeks ago it started Read More...
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I used to log and collect pine cones for the state. SO I have a fascination with large redwood's. I have seen hundred's of Redwood burls sliced off the Read More...
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I do not have a decent window for indoor lighting for my tropicals this winter.
I will need to put them in the basement.
I need a light source, and do Read More...
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I just wanted to drop in and say hey. I'm new to growing bonsai trees but am very interested in giving it a try. I purchased a pot and some soil to start Read More...
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This series of photos. spans about five years or so...I wish to thank Mike P. and El Gringo among others, for their recent insightful input regarding styling Read More...
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Hello, I have a very young "stick in a pot" that I believe is some sort of Maple. I'm aware that most trees (other than tropical) need a dormant Read More...
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Here are pictures from a backpack trip into desolation wilderness, just west of Lake Tahoe in California. All of the locations were within a half mile Read More...
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I know that winter is still some time away, but I have a question already. I have a Brazilian Raintree that I'm going to need to bring in soon. Unfortunately, Read More...
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For those who like to look at Pictures of Bonsai, Boon has posted the "Show Pictures" from the 2008 BIB show at https://www.bonsaiboon.com/bib/bib2008/index.html Read More...
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Franklin,
Are you really eligible for free lunches at the senior center? Cheers,
John
(Happy Birthday ole Man!) Read More...
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Hello All, New guy to board here and relative new guy to the hobby. I recieved a few tropicals (F. Retusa and F. Microcarpa) as gifts last fall '07. Moved Read More...
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hey all, I saw this jbp, and I kinda liked it and its pretty cheap. Just want some advice and input from some experienced jbp peeps.
https://daimyou54eb.web.infoseek.co.jp/X2-524/index.htm Read More...
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I have a dawn redwood that is about 4ft tall that I attempted an air layer on. Well, I'll just say that I had a senior moment and let it dry out (!) ... Read More...
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I recently purchased some mimosa seeds online and began to germinate them as soon as i got them. A couple days later one is already starting to sprout. Read More...
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I have a Parson's juniper that I am dying to get into a training pot. I've heard conflicting opinions on wether or not to repot junipers in the Fall. Could Read More...
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Hello All, I am new to bonsai. I only have two trees, a 35 year old Buxus microphylia 'compacta' commonly called Kingsville Boxwood that has been being Read More...
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I have 2 old looking thuya's not sure of age just wondering how do i figuire out their age. Any advice. thanks steve Read More...
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Being in California I have had the opportunity to work along side some pretty good bonsai artists. I think pound for pound, Cal. has produced the largest Read More...
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Hey guys, this is an azalea that I picked up from a bonsai shop (more like bonsai junkyard as Bonsaimeister puts it). It is owned by a 96 year old Japanese Read More...
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So I couldnt find a before pick. Which doesnt surprise me since there wasnt much to take a picture of. The tree was very leggy and kinda yellowing. The Read More...
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I am really interested in getting a white pine, however every book that I have read so far says that white pines generally tend to be grafted onto a black Read More...
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Here is an interesting picture I took at a symposium this last weekend. It is a shadow of one of Andy Smith's trees ( A spruce) at his booth next to mine. Read More...
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Three videos that I was pointed to by a friend about the "green club" bonsai marketplace that is adjacent to the metropolitan museum facility Read More...
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Hi everyone, I'm brand new to the forums and to Bonsai. I have had an interest in the art since I was a very young child, and tried it once when I was Read More...
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Would you buy this Shohin pine. 8" tall 4.5 nebari and Tokoname pot. Does it have potential ? It does have lots of movement in the trunk. The right Read More...
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Totally unabashed I announce a brand new CD "Bonsai Gallery of Walter Pall" which contains about 8,000 images (eight thousand!). Here more: https://walter-pall.de/cdavailable2.jpg.dir/index.html Read More...
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Stumbled across this and thought it was worth sharing. Looks pretty cool (or warm) like a big portable greenhouse. Native American species really like Read More...
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A quick question for anyone that can help. Recently I transplanted a South African Fig (ficus burtt-davyi) and well found out I could get two separate Read More...
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I love the paperwhite birch trees up in the west. Unfortunitely i can't grow them down here. Does anyone have a bonsai paperwhite bark birch tree they Read More...
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I got this pot a few weeks ago at a flea market with four other pots (two of which also have marks, which I'll shoot and post later) for $3.50. I was wondering Read More...
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Hi all. A while back made a bubble cloner for my "secret garden".
I'm wondering if anyone has had success using this appliance with Japanese Read More...
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Enjoy your 49 year cause some internal switch goes off when you hit 50. Things change, people look at you differently for some reason. It's kind of a look Read More...
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I won an auction a few months ago. Mr. Harry Hirao donated this tree to the club.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Bonhe Read More...
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I know a lot of you get bored with "cookie cutter" shohin JBP, but I think this one is "cute" 5" tall in a Tokoname pot. I know Read More...
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Hope I'm posting in the right place ... Can anyone tell me what kind of elm this is? My mom has had this specimen for 4 years and I couldn't help but notice Read More...
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Hi All, This is my first real post here, so I thought I'd introduce myself and my trees! I've been into Bonsai for about 1 year. My first goal has been Read More...
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Spent a couple years playing with this plant. Stuck it in this mica drum pot in the spring. Read More...
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I aquired a New Zealand Yew recently but am unable to find any information on it. It's a beautiful little tree. It's needles are larger than any other Read More...
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Hi!! Anybody from this community who can teach me how to make a conrete bonsai pot pattern to include material requirements. Thank you and more power. Read More...
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With winter coming I thought I had a good idea. I made an greenhouse by building a frame on the side of my shed and covered it with plastic. However, since Read More...
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well i posted this in the propagation forum but it wasnt getting any love. so i have the oppertunity to take some cuttings from a very large pomegranate Read More...
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Just thought I'd let everyone know that Mendocino Maples in California is taking reservations for Seigen Maples for next spring. They are grafted, but Read More...
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The other day I read an article at www.artofbonsai.org, by Will Heath, titled " Talent - The Holy Grail of Bonsai", and it was so thought provoking, Read More...
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HE'S ALIVE!! I will explain this later today and show some pics of how it was after collecting, during this summer and the new growth. Keep ya fingers Read More...
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i just bought a great shaggy dog white pine from a nursery. The tree is very healthy but the needles are very long in some parts. What can I do to make Read More...
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Here is a selection of pines (mostly Jack) that are growing in my yard. I would love any comments on which ones you think may have bonsai potential. I Read More...
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Well I moved into my new rental house and the trees love it. My bougainvilleas have started blooming more then I have ever seen them bloom. The two smaller Read More...
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Hey So Just pulled out my bamboo stick im using to see if there moisture in the soil and ther were two bugs on the stick(i think from the soil). They were Read More...
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so i have the oppertunity to take some cuttings from a very large pomegranate that is in one of my friends parents yards. my question is what is the best Read More...
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Hey So Just pulled out my bamboo stick im using to see if there moisture in the soil and ther were two bugs on the stick(i think from the soil). They were Read More...
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HI all, I bought some trident maples about 2 weeks ago. the trunks are only bout 1/2' in size. is it to late to chop them in half? they are about 2ft tall Read More...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY young man!! And many many more! ;D Mike Read More...
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8 years ago when I got into bonsai, I wanted a juniper with some shari and jin, but I didn't know where to buy one. I read about this way to create one Read More...
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Is there anything I can rent or purchase for collecting material which is very difficult to dig? There is a huge yard juniper which I would like to eventually Read More...
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Hi, Anyone know of a good tutorial on help with identifying pine varieties? THX. Read More...
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I will be having a great tour of fabulous bonsai hunting grounds never seen before by outsiders this Monday. Grab a jet and I will pick you up at the airport Read More...
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Hi all, I have a chinese elm and live in metro-detroit which i think is zone 5. I am growing my bonsai indoors next to a window and accompanying it w/ Read More...
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Hi all, I'm really new to bonsai and I have a bunch of new growth of on my Chinese elm. I'm kind of confused as to when to prune some of it back. Do i Read More...
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I should be posting this in the collectors corner, but honestly I need help and advice ASAP. I hang around adelaide Zoo here in SA a bit and have gotten Read More...
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I was out looking at a new job at a winery and spotted a nursery I havent stopped at before. I did the usual walk around pick up everything look at the Read More...
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Does anybody have a safe way of removing an ants nest from a Bonsai. The Bonsai is an old Banksia serrata. Peter Read More...
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I started Bonsai about 2 years ago. I have 3 healthy plants and one that is giving me problems. Enjoy the pics! Read More...
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I have had this Juniper for about 2 years now. About 6 months ago it had a spider mite problem but I zapped them with soap/water/alcohol spraying. If you Read More...
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I just recently purchased a Japanese Juniper. I kept it indoors for most of yesterday and last night and just introduced it outdoors today on my porch Read More...
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Last year my 14 year old son showed a sliver of interest in bonsai, so we went and bought a procumbens juniper for him to try and grow. I watched him neglect Read More...
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An example of how a message can become offensive to another over the internet. On another forum, I messaged a person (never talked to him before) who had Read More...
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Hello, I'm new here in this forum^^ Yesterday I came back from my holiday, and I was able to entrain this nice yamadori. The substrate is sundry, like Read More...
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Hello, I'm new to the site and this is my first post (and first bonsai). My wife gave me a cotoneaster for my B-day about 2 wks ago. I came in the mail Read More...
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Recently noticed some gray eggs on a few needles on my black pine. There were hundreds of them, looked kind of pretty. Didn't think they were harmful but Read More...
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Hi guys, I dont have a camera at the moment but I desperately need help. My boyfriend bought me a sacretia and it was beautiful... I usually leave it inside Read More...
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This tree has filled out nicely this summer; however, still not a very prolific blooming year so far... Regards,
Tom Read More...
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Not much here just a before and after. Potted up in a Tom Holcomb pot this spring then cut back after flower. I'll take it back even further next year. Read More...
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This was a Serrisa cutting that Staselwood took awhile ago. Basically it was straight with a ton of branches. He let me have it after I styled it. It was Read More...
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Who is atending the National Bonsai Exhibit in Rochester, Oct. 11-12? Mike Read More...
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About a month ago I took a cutting from my weeping willow just to see how easy it would root. Since it did root - in 100% Turface - I think I'd like to Read More...
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I need help selecting a tree for my girlfriend lol. She has been watching me take care of my trees for nearly a year now and she has agreed to give it Read More...
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It seems that everything I read uses ( or could use ) akadama as a COMPONENT of a soil mixture. My question is , other than ecanomics , is there any reason Read More...
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I had this 5 -trunk maple stolen from my garden on Monday night the 3rd of Sept.Its the biggest tree i have,i disturbed the theives but they made their Read More...
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Hey, i've decided to repot my ficus and i've done alot of reading about the soil it should go in. I know it should go in something fast draining and i Read More...
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Hi all,
My Chinese Elm is about 5 years old and the leaves are about the size of dimes. I was wondering how i might go expediting the process of making Read More...
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For those that like natives here are some of mine. 1st is a Red Gum, i got it as a seedling in a punnet about 12 years ago. It spent a short time in the Read More...
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Hey just a quick question, I have had little experience with larger bonsai and usually with a smaller bonsai I would not strain or screen my soil for larger Read More...
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From what I gather online, California restricts bringing plants into the state. So how do you guys bring plants for bonsai workshops or conventions into Read More...
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For overwintering purposes, we often divide trees into two categories: "hardy" and "tropical." Hardy bonsai are those species that Read More...
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Hey guys been fighting aphids on my fukien for some time now. Got it sprayed clean, repotted and sitting outside in indirect sun. Its been doing great. Read More...
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Hi,
I was curious if there is a particularly good time to use a fertilizer to increase blooming for next season? Is it best to just fertilize on the same Read More...
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I have just built a fence enclosure to keep my Bonsai trees in that is more secure. The enclosure is 4' high shadow box fence with a 2' lattice on top. Read More...
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I would like to know why when a juniper or a pine has an S-curve trunk it is said to have nice movement but when a chinese elm has the same trunk it is Read More...
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A very good friend of mine and fellow grower has recently decided to pare down his collection....he is considering parting with the attached two trees...I Read More...
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Please take a look at the first edition of the newest group of pages on our website concerning the history of Magical Miniature Landscapes : When Did Read More...
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late spring 06 i sewed a bunch of radiata seeds in a tray for the fun of it. 11 popped, one died but still have 10.
autumn 07 i transferred them in to Read More...
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So I was out at my parents house tonight for dinner. before the meal, my father and I were walking around in the yard looking for volunteer trees and seedlings Read More...
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"...seems to have been a slight problem with the bonsaiTALK Community database..."?? Shows up on SEARCH, WAHTS NEW...and more... Pat Read More...
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Dear Forum members:
September has arrived and I am getting nervous about cramming my tropical trees into my tree house. Normally it is not a problem, but Read More...
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Hello, i am looking for some advice on forming young trees. Im getting pretty good at finding seedlings and growing them up but now i need a little help Read More...
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I have been doing bonsai for about 6 months now and I just purchased a beautiful juniper from a nursery in a near by city. It was grown amazingly and with Read More...
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I always assumed we do heavy pruning on deciduous varieties in the spring when we repot or root prune. But I've heard some say large branch pruning on Read More...
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I just got a Arizona cypress yesterday. I like it a lot because its branches are well distributed and looks like it will grow well in my area. Could anyboby Read More...
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Took some photos yesterday, thought i would share one of my maples with you. I call it my radical one sought of Australian Pen Jing ha. It was one tree Read More...
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