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January 2009 - Posts
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I have a ginseng ficus that is currently my only tree that I have. I bought it at Home Depot almost a year ago. It was in pretty decent health giving its Read More...
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I'm pretty new to bonsai, and I bought a Chamaecyparis pisifera at a nursery, thinking it might make a good practice plant. As you can see from the photos, Read More...
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For those of you that think I just sit around naked in front of this computer. I got outside today and repotted my juni, so there. Harry Read More...
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So uh... is it dead? Yeah I know, the millionth thread. I got this for Christmas, I can't tell if it's dying or dead or dormant or whatever. I've included Read More...
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Hi, Can anyone tell me what kind of tree is this Bonsai? I think it is a Japanese Maple, but why does it have a white bark? Also, Where can I get a cutting Read More...
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I just put up videos of a bonsai simulator that I'm working on. I thought you guys would like to have a look. There is a long way to go but what I have Read More...
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1. What kind of bonsai do you have and how long have you had it? Its a Ligustrum. 2. Where did you get it, and what was its condition at the time you acquired Read More...
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Last month we attempted to shift the forum over to a virtual private server at the request of our web service provider. The change was intended to address Read More...
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well...its a big shrub in front of the house. Im pretty sure it has some amazing roots and trunks. I know about layering and cuttings, but something like Read More...
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Hello everyone. I'm new to this site and still pretty new to bonsai. My first (and currently only) tree is a small gensing ficus that I bought almost a Read More...
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I can view Bonsaitalk on the last day of the month. Do we have new mice on the treadmill? :) Should I not speak too soon... Read More...
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Does anyone have tips on collecting a fourfoot interior live oak that is 100 yards from a creek in northern california?, I was going to wound half of the Read More...
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Before i'd started bonsai I went hiking in Yosemite, now looking back, i really appreciate the natural beauty of it a lot more, and the small "natural Read More...
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Hi guys,im looking to purchase a lions mane maple,and cant seem to find anything besides seedlings,anyone know of any for sale?Thanks. Read More...
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hi im brand new to the forum, this is my first post. Ive had a look on the search facility and I cant quite find the info im after so forgive me if Im Read More...
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Hello fellow bonsai lovers, my name is Mark and I may not have been into bonsai as long as most of you, but I think I have given myself a good start. A Read More...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MslbhDZoniY Turn on sound Harry Read More...
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Trying to get ahead of some maple grafting. I have a dozen or so green Japanese maples seedlings I have under artificial light on a heat matt. My plan Read More...
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I am sitting here at my 'puter and it occurred to me that a small reminder for donations may be in order. First, I am not 'part' of this forum any more Read More...
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Good Day lads.
Yesterday i have bought this very nice callistemon, the trunk is very nice and wrinkly about 3cm thick. The problem is that for a massive Read More...
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Study this display and let's see if we can identify what may be wrong here. Read More...
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I want to style this juniper in root over rock. Now, when styling root over rock the style rules are that the roots of the tree are fermly grasping the Read More...
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Has anyone had any experience or have any information in regards to taking garden variety azaleas and turning them into bonsai subjects. I have a few in Read More...
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like me, It appears to me that at least half of the trees for sale in Japan are JBP and the rest are shimps. It is that all I ever see are bonsai dealers Read More...
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I took the opportunity to visit Lodder Bonsai today near Utrecht in The Netherlands. As always took the camera and just finished uploading everything to Read More...
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I was overwintering my pomegranates in my detached garage, but worried about last week's cold snap, I ended up moving them indoors. It looks like some Read More...
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Has anyone attempted to use or seen Platanus Occidentalis (American Sycamore) used as a bonsai? It's one of my favorite trees, but Googling shows no bonsai Read More...
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I will have an opportunity to spend a couple weeks in europe this spring, and i would really appreciate it if any of you knew of some "must see" Read More...
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I am very interested in bonsai, but id like to avoid buying a tree from a store for my first tree. Mainly because I dont want to spend $30 and have it Read More...
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Am I the only one who has been having problems with this site? For the last day or so, I have had difficulty when trying to open this site. It happens Read More...
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Has anyone ever grown Duranta repens (sky flower) as bonsai? Just curious....
Thanks in advance for any info. Regards,
Tom Read More...
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Fire has destroyed the home of Bill Valavanis, owner and publisher of International Bonsai in Rochester NY. Bill has contributed here on BT from time to.. Read More...
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Hello. I have recently got into bonsai and I decided to figure out how to keep plants alive before I get too gun-ho into it. My mother has a leggy jade Read More...
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G'day Bonsai Friends... Borrowed from the ABSForum...From Bill Valvanis, regarding a fire Tuesday, 01/27: this afternoon's fire which destroyed the house.. Read More...
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I was approached by the local pond group for help at the city's upcoming Lawn & Garden show. Their display theme is "oriental". First they Read More...
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I winter by bonsai trees on my front porch, we recently had some extremely cold temperatures reaching -18 degrees so i brought them in. It was very cold Read More...
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So I am finally living in Florence and loving every minute of it. When I am not in sommelier school I will be trying to head over to Enrico Savini's school Read More...
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This is a saga about our Oklahoma Property and the Plans to get it up and running as a Home and a place for Many Bonsai Workshops.
The GH was bought over Read More...
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In the fall of 2007, I acquired a Bloodgood Jap. Maple from my work, a tree with a trunk caliper of about 2"; a pretty big guy in a 30 gal. pot, was Read More...
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What is your most favorite bonsai that you own and why? Please, I would love pictures. What makes it special to you? My spindle tree is my favorite because Read More...
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I have a small mulberry plant (layered to remove from where it appeared, growing in a crack between a cement floor and a brick wall). It is very thin, Read More...
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Hi,
have been trying to get caught back up with work and all, haven't had too much time to check in here. Just wanted to show a picture of the new pruning Read More...
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Hi all, here's a little chinese elm of mine. It is a cork bark elm that started as an air-layered cutting from Summer 2007. I put it in its first bonsai Read More...
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I have all of my bonsai trees in the garage. I have had them in there for the past two weeks or just more for protection from below 0 temps. Tonight our Read More...
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Little info, my names Gary and I have been into bonsais for about a year now. I have been doing a lot of research, reading and learning in the past year Read More...
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Hello, I'm quite new to bonsai and I'm having quite a dilemma with one of my trees (an Ulmus Jacqueline Hillier, pre-bonsai). Normally, this tree is staying Read More...
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As the title says i am a little confused by the description "when the needles open, the stem color changes to a rosy color and ten to a voilet. When Read More...
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Boon Manakitivipart has just released his first DVD--Repotting Techniques. I purchased a copy of this at the BIB exhibit, and watched it the other day. Read More...
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Hi All. I am in serious need of help for my bonsai. I am no specialist but I am pretty sure it is a Ficus Microcarpa. It is about 7-8 years old and it Read More...
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A Tilia cordata, collected three years ago, first styling 2009. Read More...
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Saturday Jan. 24th, four of us Okies headed to Dallas (about a three hour drive) after a stop at Mickie D's, we arrived at the Bonsai Smiths, Howard and Read More...
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Platos Theory of Form Plato would say there is an ultimate reality of tree. According to Plato, the actual form is the perfect, eternal, unchanging exemplary Read More...
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'We choose to create tray landscapes in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will Read More...
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A lot of people say they don't care that much about JBP. I just curious, is it because you can't grow them in your climate of because they are so expensive Read More...
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Hi all, I have a fukien tea with flowers that have lived and died, and I want to remove the dead ones. We all know they grow on their own little stalks. Read More...
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I was browsing through the flickr gallery of a fellow bT member (Jeremy Norbury) and I came across a photo of someone using one of those watering-roses-on-a-stick, Read More...
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This is a scots pine collected in 2006. It was very healthy and grew fine from day one in my garden.
It is 31 inches tall and 22 cm wide. It sits in a Read More...
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This afternoon I was sorting through some old plastic storage boxes that I had stashed under the bench in my shed. I came across a load of stuff that I Read More...
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Hi all, sorry to bother people but I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. Me and my partner recently got a 12 year old chinese bird plum. Read More...
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After eight years of living in Northern California it still amazes me how early spring seems to come. Just in time for Lunar New year I have blooms on Read More...
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I have been looking at slab constructions, and have most of the information I have been looking for, except for creating the pot lips.
for reference
https://forum.bonsaitalk.com/254173-post355.html Read More...
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I've republished another article on the Bonsai Journal site. This one is about restyling a problem black pine. Most of the material we get to play with Read More...
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It's a shame that with such a fine feature as bonsaitalk radio there aren't any new interviews. With so many untouched topics to choose from has it run Read More...
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I have a Japanese maple which I would like to plant in ground to fasten trunk development. I read Brent Walston's article "Developing large trunks Read More...
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i have one and i have had it for 3/4 year and i dont want it to die so i would like some advanced help on keeping it that way -i have read of dormancy Read More...
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Well, I have my schefflera inside on my desk under fluorescent lighting and it is producing huge leaves. Some are twice the size of the original leaves. Read More...
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I am looking to see if there are any clubs in NYC, preferably Manhattan. Also any nurseries. I already know about Bonsai of Brooklyn and have visited their Read More...
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I haven't seen or heard anything of this event until I stumbled on the website a couple of days ago, and then I saw a poster for it on flickr yesterday Read More...
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I was thinking this morning how bonsai in the US is so individualistic, while there is so much talent, knowledge and experience right here to draw from. Read More...
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these are my first junipers....got these from a local nursery here.they are bit small so i thought of planting them together....the base is a woodstone Read More...
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I was just trying to think of another hobby or something similar that requires more patients than Bonsai. I thought about it for about 3 minutes, but could Read More...
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I have a Pinus Hwangshanensis on the way from Cornwall,does anyone bother with this Pine outside of China? Any tips? Read More...
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With the U.S. Economy doing poorly, how is Bonsai affected? *Prices of Bonsai/Pre Bonsai Stock? *Any nurseries closing down? *Attendance rate at large Read More...
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Mas Nakajima always presents his suiseki in the most artistic ways. Here are his two offerings this year with a link to his website. Suiseki Art https://lh4.ggpht.com/_RYkUyGaiubg/SXYCPRG0orI/AAAAAAAACHs/esBv56FFFl8/s800/P1012196.JPG Read More...
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I bought a small conifer bonsai from Lowe's. It was pale green with brown growth here and there. so I hard pruned it hard so new growth will appear. Is Read More...
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Can roots be thread-grafted through the base of the trunk of the same tree in the same way that branches can be thread-grafted through the trunk of the Read More...
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HI all, I live in Gozo (google gozo) so i am not able to get akadama or other soils that might be for bonsai so i have been looking around in search of Read More...
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I have posted earlier questions about pruning my spindle tree. I have now pruned it some. I believe this tree is on its way to becoming a great bonsai. Read More...
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Are there any rules or guidelines regarding branch placement or trunk caliper or anything like that for any cascading style tree? Or is it pretty open Read More...
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https://biggeekdaddy.com:80/humorpages/Misc/lawnmowerDUItaserarrest.html Read More...
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My name is Harry and I'm a Juniper Junkie. I've tried to kick the habit,I really have, I have come close a few times, then Don sends me a picture of a Read More...
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I have this little cork bark Chinese elm that I am rather fond of, it stands about 10-12 inches tall. I like the little rectangular pot it is in, but I Read More...
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Well after 6 years of living up here in northern Vermont I may have finally learned to stay with local trees. I'm sure I will slide but for now, I'm trying Read More...
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Does anyone know were to order Volclay Powder. I was told this weekend that this makes the greatest muck that stays together and want crack. Does anyone Read More...
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Where is the cheapest place to buy 10" plastic bulb pots? Read More...
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I am new to Bonsai and want to go hunting for a good tree to trunk chop in early march. Hopefully I can find a Maple or an Oak. I live in Columbus, Ohio Read More...
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Hi everyone. I just purchased this Japanese cherry from a local nursery. I wanted one last year, and decided I would buy one this year :) The label says Read More...
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Hello All, I have been posting questions about my Spindle tree or Euonymus alatus as so called. I have been given great advice on shaping my tree. Right Read More...
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Attached are some photobucket pics of my recently acquired Burning Bush Euonymus. Three pics basically from the front and two sides. I am waiting on repotting Read More...
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This is my prunus mume 'contorta' in the bunjin style. Last October, I posted this tree in its fall colors, and mentioned a lot of flower buds. It bloomed Read More...
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I wonder if it's possible to raise a Juniper by about four foot of roots,is there some golden ratio of foliage mass to root length? I ask as i have a small Read More...
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I got to thinking today, "What would my life be like if I didn't move back to USA from Spain. How would my daily routine be different? When would Read More...
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Every source that I can find recommends placing the graft scion into a separate pot when grafting. I intend to thread graft some branches onto a trident Read More...
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The other day I noticed one of our local nurseries selling several of these trees at 50% off (originally aprox CDN$75 for 6" pots, about 24" Read More...
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Can Juniper Bonzai tree be grown as a regular tree? if rather than trimming it roots, can it be placed in normal garden pot, and eventually set out to Read More...
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I have a opportunity to collect a 40 year old bougainvillea in Central Florida next weekend. I must start and finish in one day as the new homeowner directs. Read More...
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Hi all, I am trying to work on this benjamina but i am out of ideas, also because i am new, i think i can do good wiring and i did airlayering once but Read More...
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I have read about Euonymus alatus bonsai styles. Every book or article, so far, has said "can be styled in all forms except broom". Why is this Read More...
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Bonsai by Harry Tomlinson (1995) or
The Complete Book of Bonsai (Hardcover) by the same author? I have not particularly seen these suggested but the Complete Read More...
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In spring I plan to airlayer a crab apple and an amur maple. Has anyone had any luck with air layering these trees. They are both landscapes trees. The Read More...
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I have currently started a stratification process for my japanese maple seeds. They are in a damp half soil/half sand mix in a ziplock bag with a few holes Read More...
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My BRT has recently started losing its leaves. All of its leaves are turning yellow and crisp, I have a regular watering schedule and wait to make sure Read More...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTONIO !!!! Hope you and the family have a good one. Larry Read More...
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This Itowgawa followed me home and my wife said I could keep it. A trusted and experienced friend told me I should leave it in a square pot. But I'm not Read More...
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Deadly citrus greening disease is on the move.
Named for its green, misshapen fruit, citrus greening disease has destroyed millions of acres of citrus Read More...
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I was truly honored to be the "Guest Celebrity Auctioneer" (tm) at the Bay Island Bonsai Tenth Anniversary-"An Exhibit of Fine Bonsai" Read More...
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When I recieve an email that there has been a post on a thread I've started or posted on, when I click on the link provided, it locks up my computer, any Read More...
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When I recieve an email that there has been a post on a thread I've started or posted on, when I click on the link provided, it locks up my computer, any Read More...
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i was just wondering how many berry/seed do fukien usually bear becos mines quite small at 17 cm or 6.69 inchs and its bearing around 30/35 and it has Read More...
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Hi Everyone, I was hoping to acquire some knowledge on the basic care of this species. I recently traded for an established specimen. It's badly in need Read More...
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When I moved from one coast of Canada to the other I had to leave a nice collection of larger bonsai behind and decided at that point that I would focus Read More...
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It's seldom that I post. But I've gleened some very good information here in the past couple of years. So, I thought it time to contribute to the content. Read More...
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Hi all i have bought naruko food from ebay and i put it on all my trees. My trees are new and i didn't repot them in bonsai soil yet as itis not the right Read More...
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This tree was bought from a nursury in 2003. I was about 4 ft. I cut it so as I could get it into my car. I repotted it and left it for a year and then Read More...
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It seems more and more each day that spring is arriving quite early this year, at least here in south-central Arizona (Scottsdale). In fact, the high today Read More...
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Hi This is my first post of any kind on the internet, I am travelling to Japan in early october of this year and would like to visit the omiya district. Read More...
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My son, who is away at school, pulled a fast one over the holidays.
Knowing that anything Bonsai would make a good gift for the old man, but being fairly Read More...
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It's beginning to warm up here in Scottsdale, Arizona (Spring seems to be starting early) and many of my trees are already coming out of dormancy and showing Read More...
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I've seen on this forum and a few others, discussion on the product known as Haydite. I found some last year after most of the potting season was already Read More...
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This small hackberry was also repotted Sunday. The trunk was hollowed a little due to rot in an old knot. It had been in a semi cascade form, but I turned Read More...
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I repotted this small zelcova. This pot is from Japan. The potters name is Mizukami Kiyoshi. The pot is eggplant on the bottom and celedon on the rim. Read More...
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Howdy admins IMHO what this board need is a forum (near the top) for non-bonsai related topics ..... and some stricter control of where postings go such Read More...
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The essential purpose of > International Bonsai Forum is the exchange of knowledge and experience, as well as the connection of bonsai growers from Read More...
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Deadline is end of February...I understand the North American entries have not been very numerous, so let's get busy! :D https://www.bonsai-wbff.org/octoberbonsai/index.htm Read More...
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Hey all, I got a chinese hackberry a few weeks back. It was dormant with only a couple of leaves on it. I was told not to put it outside as the freezes Read More...
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I purchased this mume in 10/2007. The previous owner told me that he just transplanted it in 2007, so I let it be in 2008 (first picture) However, it had Read More...
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Purchased this unusually shaped plant in 2005, loved it the moment I saw laying on a pallet. This is how it looked when I got it home and placed in a container Read More...
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This weekend was the Baikoen Bonsai Kenkyukai 45th Annual "Winter Silhouettes Show" at the Los Angeles County Aboretum in Arcadia California. Read More...
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I bought this from a new friend at the Fresno Club yard sale. I think I only paid about $7 for it. A great deal for a trunk that is almost an inch. (Thanks Read More...
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What is the difference between style and form? I read in an article that Walter Pall said (don't confuse style and form!). That got me confused. Read More...
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Is it OK to use Silicone (like the automotive gasket clear rtv type) for sealing cuts. It is relatively cheap, waterproof, and flexible. I also think it Read More...
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here's a jap. black pine i acquired recently from an oregon bonsai grower.
this tree is approx. 30 inches tall with a 6 inch nebari.
feel free to comment Read More...
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I have had this fukien tea bonsai for 2.5 years and stupidly I removed the moss that came with it this summer when I saw what looked like mold growing Read More...
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Hello everyone, ive been looking around this forum for a few months and have found lots of useful information so I would just like to say thanks to any Read More...
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Always an early bloomer, but a bit early this year... Read More...
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We just went to Pre Tet festival in Little Saigon, Westminster CA. yesterday. As you know, Vietnamese New Year (same as Chinese New Year) is on 1/26/2009. Read More...
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Got it as a gift with no id or care instructions. The trunk/branches are a reddish color and the needles are long and light green they come out in pairs Read More...
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Hello, Do you know the specific culture of Japanese red pine ? I read that they need an acid soil.
They need sun.
What about pruning ? Metsumi, Mekiri Read More...
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What is the most economical source for IBA? #1 is easy to come by but #2 and #3 seem to be a bit more scarce. Thanks! Read More...
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I feel when winter is around it is hard to feel positive toward certain bonsai trees. I say this because this is my first winter with my bonsai. The only Read More...
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Boon's tenth year anniversary Exhibit of Fine Bonsai was unbelievable. Got to spend the day with all the usual suspects, Boon, John Kirby, Chris Johnston, Read More...
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Just a test to see if it is worth posting these.... Is that you KC.... Read More...
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Hi, I've been growing a rosemary in the ground for a number of years. Had been growing like gangbusters. This winter however we had a nasty, and unusual Read More...
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HI all i have the following trees that i will be working on. I would like you to give me some ideas on how should i do these trees and what is best. The Read More...
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I have read and heard many different oppinions on this. I know it depends on the species also. I know Elms and such can pretty much not be killed and is Read More...
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I couldn't get it to work. Does anyone have any idea how to get an image from Picasa webalbum to embed here on the forum? I dont post pictures here because Read More...
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I have a dwarf Rhodi (Rhododendron impeditum) that I brought in for the winter. Seems to be thriving, but I've noticed these evenly spaced white spots Read More...
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I've had this Fukien Tea bonsai almost a year and it's been a very healthy plant, spending late spring, summer and early fall outdoors (I'm in a 6-7 hardiness Read More...
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hi i recently received a new plant named the temple bell thanks to nsmar4211 which figured out it was actually a fukien tea anyway i was thinkin of ways Read More...
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My husband and I will be driving from Houston to New Orleans for the 30th Anniversary of a dear friends of ours during Valentine's Day weekend. We are Read More...
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I know most or at least some would say always stick strictly to bonsai pots. Pots that are made especially for bonsai trees. Now I have this question. Read More...
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ok so im a noob at this whole bonsai thing ... a while back when i joined this fourm i found a pritty big ficus bonsai tree at a local garden shop ... Read More...
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Hello all, I was recently given a bonsai as a gift for Christmas. This bonsai was purchased at a flea market from a little Chinese man. The person who Read More...
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Larch group, the first styling of the main tree 1999, re styling the Larch group 2009. Read More...
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This is a small Trident forest that was started from seed about 10 years ago.At present it is 12 inches tall and in a rare Tom Dimig pot, I say rare because Read More...
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I picked up this Trident last year. It did well last summer under shade cloth. When it went dormant this fall, I removed a few small branches and shortened Read More...
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I recently acquired a scented Pelargonium (not sure of the cultivar) and I feel it is going to make a nice little tree....the primary reason is that the Read More...
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My Chinese Elm is in terrible shape. I have had it for about a year. It is quite big, about 50cm tall and trunk about 15cm thick, so pretty old, and I Read More...
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Do your bonsai skills ever bleed into your profession or work place to influence the out-come of a product your involved with? This is a gate design for Read More...
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Jelqing is a technique I heard about to make your penis bigger. I figured that the small penised perverts on this site would be the people to ask. Have Read More...
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I don't know if other people have trouble finding the right pot for the right tree. But do you find it easier to have the tree and then find the right Read More...
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Hi There,
I would like to show you and know your opinion to one of my Pines.
It is a 4 years ago yamadori tree. In Novembre '08 I desided to give it a Read More...
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> Just wanted to send you this Warning and to be on the Lookout !
> There's absolutely no cause for Alarm. This is just to prepare you for
> the Read More...
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Alright, after several months of thinking, I decided to try to grow a bonsai tree. I've never cared for a bonsai, or any plant for that matter. I have Read More...
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Hi -- I received a ficus bonsai for Christmas and it is getting a ton of new leaves. I'm not sure how many of them I should prune back. Any help would Read More...
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i got this elm at a really good price the other day, and thought some might like to see it. also, if you have suggestions or ideas they would be welcome. Read More...
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I have about 10 trees outside weathering the winter (J. Maple, Hinoki Cypress, J. Junipers, assorted Pines). We are in a deep freeze across most of northern Read More...
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Hi, I've got a new Norfolk IP (and therefore have no idea when it last had a serious drink... the soil seems relatively dry). I've had it a few weeks, Read More...
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i've just read in the yahoo news that the KARATE KID movie will make the remake soon, and that Jackie Chan will play the role of Mr. Miyagi...Wow that Read More...
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Hallo to every member of this forum.I am a new member of your company.I Really need ur help since i know NOTHING about bonsais.After all nobody gets born Read More...
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i am new to this and would like to pursue a hobby of bonzai----------i have a decent garden and have been peacefully enjoying it and my family got me a Read More...
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Good Evening All, First year overwintering my bonsai and tonight should be a low of 0 degrees and tomorrow -5 degrees. Everything buttoned down and well Read More...
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I just got my first bonsai tree, its a Ming Aralia and was just wondering to learn the basics, i got a book but i think people would help more what would Read More...
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just got in a bald cypress forest kit I order from here https://www.bonsai-mart.com/11_tree_bald_cypress_forest_bonsai_kit_175.html this will be my first Read More...
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I managed to find a supplier of Turface at about $11 per 50 pound bag, and now am looking for sources of pine bark, pumice, lava rock and/or chicken grit. Read More...
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(there is no show and ask section so I'll put it in the show and tell one...) I'm off to pick up a bonsai at the weekend but I am having second thoughts Read More...
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I am seeing a new attitude around me. It's called survival. People are wearing the fact they have two pennies to rub together like a badge. They are broke Read More...
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I am thinking about digging a 2" cal. Crepe Myrtle ( for training), and trunk chop it to about 12". Its a single trunk tree about 10' tall. Does Read More...
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Hey all, I know we have many creative folks around our community, so let's bring it to another medium. Write your own poetry about bonsai. It can be in Read More...
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G'day All... A recent thread on Ficus Classification demonstrated how much confusion there is with the classification of Ficus
and to some degree, other Read More...
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I bought this tree last Oct from Fuji's in Southern CA for $55. I decided to do some light pruning and styling this week. (I hope I am OK doing it this Read More...
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Where might I find Blue atlas cedars to grow trunks, maybe in 1 gallon or smaller sizes? Read More...
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How do you guys make and attach them? Is there some fancy tool? I've tried doing it by hand but each rivet is slightly different and is very hard to keep Read More...
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So i recently got some Korean Hrnbeam seeds from mishobonsai online, On the package it says it requires a 60 day warm scarification period. Does this sound Read More...
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Maybe this belongs in the bonsai obssession thread but often I have dreams at night of finding that perfect yamadori or working on my trees. My wife says Read More...
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When does Bonsai cease being an enjoyable, relaxing hobby and start becoming an obsession. When you have more trees that you can care for ? You dip in Read More...
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A trunk chopped common Elm - which was chopped at the end of 2007. Sadly I don't have a decent "before" photo but it had an ugly straight trunk Read More...
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What is one called who practices the art of bonsai? Bonsaiist? Bonsaier? Idiot? Read More...
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After struggling with the Hori-Hori,Bonsai bar,crowbar,patio weeding knives and other impliments on stony ground i found the grubber to be the best of Read More...
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These are not mine, nor do I know this person. He may very well be here under a different name. Just ran across this, and thought I'd pass it along. Many Read More...
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Hello All, New to the forum looking for help. I've already searched around for the answer, but it points me to a solution that hasn't worked out. Am new Read More...
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I've recently taken temporary ownership of a friends Bonsai, which sadly is in a dire state... It seems it was over watered for a fair period, not watered Read More...
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Hello all! I was taking my girlfriend to work today, when I noticed some uprooted beech (fagus) trees near the building. As it turns out, a few weeks ago Read More...
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This is my electric bonsai, you can see it is plugged into the wall. For a small monthly fee that does not include installation charges, it will grow into Read More...
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Hey guys I ordered a cherry tree from bonsai etc. and it shipped the 30th of December, well apparently it came in on the 7th but the management at the Read More...
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well i bought an ornamental ficus about 2.5 weeks ago , it seemed fine until yesterday the branches look weak and the leaves on it are dying off, shriveling Read More...
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I was asked on another thread to start this thread. Answer anyway you want from being OCD or a pastime, serious collector, business, ego trip, just a hobby, Read More...
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i just recently recieved permission to dig this shrub. i'm not sure what it is but suspect it could be some kind of barberry. i'm not going to touch it Read More...
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Has anyone had any luck airlayering Crabapples? I'm thinking of buying a big "Sugar Tyme" Crabapple and taking layers. Thanks in advance! Read More...
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I have posted this tree before. Do any of these pots look like the right fit? Read More...
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Hello all, like I had mentioned I'm new in many ways. I have done lots of research and made a purchase of a trident maple at a local nursery. I have to Read More...
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I was just reading in another thread under the dying bonsai section that this particular species is very prone to disease and/or spider mites, and that Read More...
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A few years ago a friend who was, due to health problems, unable to care for all of his bonsai so he gave a few of them to me. Among them were 2 California Read More...
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I repoted a few shohin JBP's today and I wanted to share with you what I found on a couple of my trees. This shohin pine was reppoted last year and there Read More...
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Hello every one, If spring is around mid february, when would be a good time to prune? I have a tree that is local to Louisiana, It is about one year old Read More...
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I posted a thread regarding my Trunk rot problem which I applyied Lime Sulfur to stop the Rot. My question now is how much Lime Sulfur can I apply without Read More...
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For my first contribution i would like to mention the recent success i had removing a store bought bonsai from it's pot which had a slightly incurved rim,i Read More...
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The Base is 6" (15cm) wide and the Tree is 22" (56cm) tall. On the way home from the garden center, I went in to the post office.
When I cam Read More...
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Hi, I am new here and my name is dustin. I live in oklahoma, US and it cold here under 30F. I wanted to take my juniper bonsai outside for the sunlight Read More...
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HI all, Did any of you try tree cuttings or stems for Bonsai? I mean i would like to have a good start and i don't think i can wait years to make small Read More...
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I've been growing bonsai for 13 years. For the last 10, I've over wintered many of my trees in my unattached garage...placed directly on the cement floor Read More...
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Some may remember when i posted this Spruse when i first joined the site, https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/swinginutter/tank371.jpg This picture is Read More...
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I bought a couple "bonsai" at a local department store. I'm pretty sure they're both Ficus, but I'm not sure of the exact type. Could someone Read More...
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for some reason, this year the weather has been truly psychotic. some days are 80 degrees for the high, then in a few days it is 38 degrees for the low. Read More...
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The site is back up but it mentions only temporary. Uploading pics takes a small learning curve. Here's the Link Read More...
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The 2009 Bonsai Clubs International Convention will be in New Orleans this year in June. Whos planning on attending? It will definitely be a fun time. Read More...
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Today I decided to do a drastic restyle on the procumbens nana juniper on the "Horsehead" rock. Ther growth was too lush for what is supposed Read More...
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At a local club meeting I was given a miniature orange (smaller then the size of a dime) with the promise that there would be a seed inside. The owner Read More...
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Is there anything that can be done to successfully grow outdoor bonsai indoors, such as by setting up a small greenhouse with supplemental lighting? I Read More...
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It has a white flower during the spring, but isn't shown in these pics. And its a tropical plant.... Read More...
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Hello together, I would like this cypress in next time of processes How would become your the tree shapes? The tree is very big. over one meter in the Read More...
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Another Sylvestris First-formation 2008 Jin was not yet processed. which form of the Jin cannot adjudicate me should have. I would be pleased about ideas Read More...
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Hi everyone, First time post and long time Bonsai hobbyist. Today I went to the Fukiage Hall Bonsai Hall and won an auction for an amazing Bonsai. Kinbon Read More...
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I picked up a beautiful book of ancient Chinese prints and Taoist quotes from Lao Tzu. I bought it because many of the prints had beautiful trees in them. Read More...
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I can't believe you posted your birth year. I still do not believe it. You don't look a day over 35! Can't wait to wish you a happy birthday tomorrow in Read More...
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Hey there, I have been working on a 3D interactive bonsai simulator called GoBonsai. This is a work in progress so any feedback from experts from you guys Read More...
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LibertyReserveInvestments.biz is a society of dexterityed house people whose impartial is to bear a place profits making investments. *** of us has a serious Read More...
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ok so today i stopped at my local plant store ,, they were having a sale ... every plant on the floor is 50% off ... i thought about getting some nice Read More...
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by George Buehler 2008 has drawn to a close, and we start a new year. For me, 2008 was a year of ups and downs, both personally and in regards to my bonsai. Read More...
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HI all, This past month that i have been mad about bonsai i have seen loads and loads of pics and read alot of topics, i have planted and repotted some Read More...
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I recently moved to southern California and I am wondering how the seasons work over here? I have a needle juniper and also a bald cypress bonsai. My cypress Read More...
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hello we just move to a new to a new place and it has a lot of fruit tree in the yard we just want to know what type of fruit it is it not an apple it Read More...
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I think we should have a general guideline for repotting time. I can see lot of posts asking for repotting time. I wonder if there is any principle which Read More...
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The iPhone application "iBonsai" is temporarily available free at the iTunes store. It runs on the iPhone or iPod touch and lets you "grow" Read More...
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I noticed a hole developing in the moss covering the base of my tree last week. Now it is the diameter of a pencil and there are little clumps of dirt Read More...
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They played hard and deserve to be National Champions, enjoy you're victory, well deserved. Harry Read More...
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I purchased this elm over the summer from a guy selling mallsai at a farmers market. Its your typical S shaped elm, not alot of character as it was when Read More...
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After nearly dying in during a car ride home, my bonsai lost all of its leaves. However, it recovered but now the leaves look completely different. Instead Read More...
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Hello to all, i am new to forum, and new to Bonsai. I am trying to find some help on the ficus i had purchased. I bought a willow leaf fig from the local Read More...
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Does anyone know where i can order japanese maple seedlings or cuttings at a good price. I am looking to buy around 10-15 . Thank you,
JM [email protected] Read More...
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Can ya fix chat?
It says Join chat when no one is there and we can't see who is in chat....
Mom Read More...
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Hi all, I posted earlier because i am a noob and the shop that sold it to me is worse then me because he told me it was a ficus so i posted earlear and Read More...
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I have an asian pear bonsai and how do I get a wider trunk? Read More...
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Hello, this is my first time on bonsaitalk, and I thought I'd ask for a little input on a ficus group planting I made a couple of days ago. It consists Read More...
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So this is my first desent size tree, it was given to me as a present. I would like to get some opinions on styling and what direction to take with it. Read More...
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Doug Philips started in bonsai about 1986. Over the years, Doug started specializing in local olive trees; and, in the early 1990's, he developed a Read More...
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This is a trident maple stump that I am going to cut back this early spring. I have a good idea what I am going to do with this tree, but it is fun and Read More...
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Original picture was from Feb. 07 , Added a few trees spring of 2008 . Its very healthy and filling in nicely .I took the advice from the 1rst posting Read More...
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Just a thought after reading and replying to the I am curious thread, for any of the older bonsai people has anyone thought of putting what happens to Read More...
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Those of you that start with seedlings, How long do you think it will be before you have something you can call your vision of a bonsai. The reason I ask Read More...
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pinus sylvestris This tree has jumped in the year 2007 in my garden :D picture 1: June 2008 the tree had a powerful increase. Disadvantage: The entire Read More...
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I have 3 oak seedlings which sprouted early spring - September 2008. They look healthy, but have stopped growing. I have included a photo of the first Read More...
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hey there, i just got a new ficus which im hoping to train well as a bonsai. There should be an attached picture to the thread for your viewing. I'm hoping Read More...
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Hello all, i am going to be germinating close to a thousand seeds within the next month or so. Ive read of the cutting the seedlings and making cuttings Read More...
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I bought this Silverberry from Khan and Kay Komei in the Los Angeles area about 30 years ago.
Height from pot is 25 inches. Read More...
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I have been thinking ahead to the repotting season. I have been reasonably happy with the potting medium that I have used for years, which is B&Q bonsai Read More...
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Has anybody either had experience with this species or know much about them. They are aparently a native to New Zealand. I got two of them yesterday. I Read More...
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I thought it might be interesting to start a thread about a favorite bonsai myth that either you have heard or read some where. Don't worry the more obnxious Read More...
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by Doug Philips Simply stated, the process here is nothing less than a large “approach grafting” project. Approach grafting is generally Read More...
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I live in Florida and have never seen a high quality shohin citrus bonsai even thought the international books show some stunning examples. Does anyone Read More...
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I did a quick search for this topic and didn't find exactly what I was looking for. I have a buttonwood (Conocarpus) with jin and shari and I've noticed Read More...
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So, after thinking about my space I am leaning more towards indoors, and specifically looking into a Japanese Serissa Bonsai, any suggestions or warnings? Read More...
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juniperus virginiana, or eastern red cedar. they grow like weeds and are probably one of the hardiest trees around. this one was collected from a rocky Read More...
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I was allowed to help my friend Ralf Steiner last year. We shaped a larch. This larch is a fat baby. I would also have this tree gladly. It has been much Read More...
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Quick plug for UK firm Cherry Blossum Bonsai. I bought a number of items just before Christmas from them. I am very happy, both with the service (late Read More...
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Now a hornbeam This tree was built over several years with a particular tube-technology. What does that mean? 1. The trunk was cut off in wished height Read More...
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I never thought I would buy bonsai from Walmart but........
What can I say I am bored here in frozen Chicago land and well I have not killed any tropicals Read More...
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So I winter all my trees in my unheated detached garage, and decided to check on the trees this evening. I was a bit shocked when I saw that my Toyonishiki Read More...
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I have been having some trouble finding out what sort of plants would be best to bonsai in my region. I live in San Francisco, and I don't know if there Read More...
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Hey everyone! I was just wondering if anyone has tried this. I have an aerial root on a ficus green island growing off a branch on one side of the tree Read More...
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These are some mudmen out of my collection that are of a more modern style. They all came from a store in my town that sells Chinese artifacts.
The height Read More...
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Here, I would like to show a quince. This tree is still shortened in the height. every year, this tree carries fruits and many blooms Now, a fine-branching Read More...
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If you don't want moss, Scotch moss, or weeds in your pots, what do you use to eliminate them? I need a recommendation for a chemical spray, that is also Read More...
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Has anyone purchased or become familiar with bonsai pots sold under the name "Zisha"? I believe they are a Chinese import and appear to be readily Read More...
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Hello all - I'm brand new to this forum, bonsai and botany in general. This Christmas I was blessed with a bonsai - a Serissa Foetida to be precise. With Read More...
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this was my first styling for this juniper procumbens wen i got it from a nursery it looked like a very badly maintained bush it was all just foilage every Read More...
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by Randy Davis It is now the December 2007, and I’ve got all of my trees put away for the winter. They are safely put away into the greenhouse Read More...
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My 30 foot-2 level bench cannot accomodate my bonsai collection. I decided to convert my vacant lot beside my house into my own bonsai garden. Now, I have Read More...
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Happy New Year to All :D Here are a few pots that came out of the kiln over the holiday period. These pots will be over at the Noelanders Trophy X in Belgium Read More...
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I'm afraid I have done something wrong to my bonsai. So far all I have been doing is watering it, no fertilizer or anything. I got it almost two weeks Read More...
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Hi guys,This is a yatsabusa elm i purchased as a pre bonsai a few years ago,ive taken two air layers and multiple cuttings from the tree,this is a recent Read More...
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Here's a chance to own a very nice, healthy 7" shohin JBP. Check out the details in the Auction Cafe. Harry Read More...
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Figure I would post pics of this. Over the past month to month and a half these JBP seeds I sowed have been sprouting. I through approximately 250 in this Read More...
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i have this hollow Neea Buxifolia that i got from a nursery, and i have been wondering about the inside of the tree rotting...
I have heard arguments that Read More...
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I just purchased a Ficus "Too Little". It came potted in plain potting soil (i.e. dirt). I need advice on whether I should re-pot it in bonsai Read More...
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For any of the Dutch growers - I believe I have found the right Cat Litter (kattenbakvulling). It's called "Tom Poes - Foetsie Ba" and it's made Read More...
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I think I may be getting a handle on my aphid problem, but when I was watering today I noticed a number of centipedes hanging out in my soil. I did some Read More...
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the next tree comes from a nursery Cotinus coggygria "Royal Purple" This kind has beautiful red leaves, that one particular water-rejecting surface Read More...
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Those of you who grow in pond baskets, do you find it necessary to line the basket with screen mesh or someother lining material? I was wondering if the Read More...
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I've been digging through federal and state regulations to parse through the BS as to why some people have difficulty acquiring permits to collect in national Read More...
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So while I am stuck waiting for my tree I started to think of practical ways in which to give it more light as it won't be able to be planted outside until Read More...
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Happy New year to everyone. We wish you success in all your prpject for you and you family. May the 2009 growing season be the best you had. Mishobonsai.com Read More...
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These are two nice shohins, if interested PM me and I will let you know where you can buy them. Harry Read More...
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Dale Cochoy of WILD THINGS BONSAI asked me to post a picture of the Sumo Silverberry with me standing beside it to give scale to the bonsai. So, here we Read More...
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i dug this up about two years ago, and am kinda looking for a new direction. my original plan was an inf. upright, using the first pic as the front. i Read More...
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I am new to Japanese Black Pines as bonsai. I bought one at the Monastery Bonsai Monk shop in Georgia. It is not a very nice design but it was the only Read More...
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Question --- Why do we call a black pine black? and red pine, white pine? I mean, I know this is probably a simple question everyone but me knows the answer Read More...
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I thought it might help the whole traumatized lot of us if we were to share what we did during the long, dark, frightening days when there was no BonsaiTalk. Read More...
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I'm very lucky to have those 9 months old KBP given to me as a gift. One day, I came to visit my friend who is bonsai enthusiast. He showed me his garden Read More...
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Hi all,
This is a umbrella plant (Cyperus) planted in the turface. It's originally from my uncle who living in Seattle. He propagated it and gave it to Read More...
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Hello together, that is my first Thread, My name is Uwe, I come from Germany and live in Hamburg. As first tree, I would like to show you the grape-cherry Read More...
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Same thing happened last winter. It lost all the leaves but it came back nice. Here are a few pics I just took. Disclaimer....I'm not crazy about the shape Read More...
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I was given a beautiful bonsai for christmas, but unfortunately, I can't find any information about it on the net. The tag says it's a Zelkova Schneidria Read More...
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I am embarking on a new project very soon. Got a great piece of "FAT LIGHTER" which is a pine stump / roots that burn really fast and hot....It Read More...
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