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March 2009 - Posts
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Well, I want to make a taper for my asian pear bonsai. Height is the the first growth and then width is the secondary growth. I heard that if you cut it Read More...
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Well this might be a philosophical question but how do you pickup with branch you want to go for when air-layering I'm want to test air-layering (my first) Read More...
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I commissioned Dale to make this special pot for me. I originally intended to put a tall juniper in the pot. For various reasons I changed my mind and Read More...
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Well in my nick of the woods, it is heavily raining and flooding has become a bit of a problem. But I still managed to check on some of my on-going projects Read More...
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In the spirit of Kong, What happens to all the shohin? (trident in particular) With trees this small, what is the "showable" life expectancy? Read More...
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Check out the auction Cafe, for the deal of a life time. Ciao,
Harry Read More...
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Here's your chance to own a nice Itowgawa styled by Marco 2008. Current pictures show how much they have filled out. It's getting time to prune them for Read More...
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Has anyone who housed their deciduous trees in unheated structures dared to transfer them outside yet? I know we are possibly going to get a little snow Read More...
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this trident i got from frank at www.SonlightNursery.com last year . i try growing more branch and a new Apex and the second thing i have problem is the Read More...
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Hello all, I've been having some fun planting up some new accents over the last couple of weekends. The plants came from a garden centre, they are sold Read More...
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Does anyone know if Birch will backbud after a chop. I found a nice trunk at a local landscape nursery, but it will need to be cut back. It's actually Read More...
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My daughter put this composition together a few years back in a university horticulture class...I thought it to be a bit odd at first, but now that it Read More...
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I just moved to Denver, Colorado. just wondering if there was anyone out here... Read More...
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This is just like the other juniper, free and dug up. It had mites pretty bad and so it has had multiple treatments. Not making any new green growth yet. Read More...
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I bought this Olive back in October at Fuji's in SO, CAL. I paid $35 for this European olive. The first is what it looked like. The other two are today Read More...
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At first, I have to say thanks to Al who revealed this secret. I really appreciate his generosity. I intend to post this in the past few weeks, but my Read More...
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There is a video of a 20 year old Juniper getting its first styling as well as a few others worth watching. You dont need to register on the website to Read More...
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At Frank's Cash and Carry Sell I brought home a new tree to just play with....
I am just waiting to see the bark on these exfoliate.....The Parent trees Read More...
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Last June I've extracted a ficus from my father's garden the full thread is here And a quick summary in pictures Right after the extraction ... Read More...
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I have this tree with small orange fruits in my garden it is a comestible fruit and it taste good. The tree was neglected for too long and only got 2 fruits Read More...
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I have repotted several trees, and will start thier first fertilization in 1-2 weeks depending on what time of the beginning of this month they got repotted. Read More...
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Does anyone know a source to purchase Japanese Flowering Appricot. I really want one, but they are really rare in my neck of the woods. Thanks in advance Read More...
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i'm on my way to oxford to dig up a very old juniper that i believe to be a blue star. its from the same landscape where i acquired the strang but very Read More...
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I have a Pyracantha in my backyard it is big and out of control :) It has 2 trunk going out of the ground with one thicker than the other but still close Read More...
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Last year I have bought this Mallsai red mapple https://forum.bonsaitalk.com/244281-post15.html It has nice leaves but that's it :) After almost one year Read More...
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Okay, now George's San Jose juniper looks really awesome after my workshop with Guy Guidry. We did a semi-cascade, a little gin, (or is that jin?!). I Read More...
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I stumbled across a post in another forum from a Gentleman in Croatia that is making Bonsai pots out of a mixture of newspaper and White Portland Cement. Read More...
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As you may already know I live in Lebanon and here we are in great shortage of bonsai stuff. I know most of you guys use mix soils turface akadama etc... Read More...
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This is not a very good image. but here goes anyway.
The venue was the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show 2009 at the San Mateo Event Center. The bonsai Read More...
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I don't know how many have seen this, but there is something VERY exciting in online bonsai viewing happening at ausbonsai.com. Check this out! You may Read More...
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Just wanted people to understand that we do bonsai down in the Tropics too. I like to grow my trees from seedlings so there is no excuses if a tree doesn't Read More...
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If you havent been there you gotta make the trip. Jim and his wife Mary Kay are great.. They make you feel like family. The nursery's awesome tons of stuff Read More...
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I have about a dozen black pine seedlings that are about 4 inches tall. They are putting out candles now. Should I pinch the candles to force branching Read More...
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This is an old trident maple that was repotted this month. The 1st picture shows the tree before repotting. A bit overgrown and ready for some work. The Read More...
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I am wondering if there is anywhere reliable on the net where I can find Satsuki azalea seeds for sale at good price. I know I am much better off to start Read More...
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I have a crepe myrtle that I would like to start pruning. It was severely rootbound when I got it, so I removed a good portion of the rootball last fall. Read More...
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This has been a very fine year for my flowering quinces. Here are 3 of them. The first one is my Pink Lady flowering quince. It began to blossom in the Read More...
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Time to get the little trees out of storage, adjust the wiring, prune off the remnant foliage overgrowth and get the unwired trees ready for wiring over Read More...
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Hi,
I spent the last weekend working on a few black pines, including wiring three of the trees from the thread on Fall Work in JBP. The pine in this frame Read More...
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I do envy D tree owners a little. I love my conifers and wouldn't trade them for anything, even if they were in buckets, but the only pot choices we have Read More...
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This is a general warning for everyone who is either posting or answering on the forum at this time. These are meant for everyone in general and no one Read More...
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I would have a green house that had the following: 1. A heater for winter and windows that turned opaque to let in just the right amount of sun. 2. A air Read More...
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Here is a trident stump that I acquired from Martha at Meehan's this Spring. It is approx. 13" tall, and has a 2.5" - 3" trunk. You'll notice Read More...
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Here's a tree I just collected from our local Xmas tree supplier. He gave me run of the place for deer browsed trees and those that won't be able to be Read More...
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I bough a bougainvillea last summer and it is still in its nursery pot with a very compact soil. I didn't want to repott it last summer wanting to give Read More...
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Last summer I had the chance to put my hands on a satsuki (they do not exist here in Lebanon) but it didn't survive the winter :( it was just a newly rooted Read More...
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Hi everyone,This is my second attempt with planting trees on a rock,the first was with a dwarf scotts pine,after a few weeks the scotts pine looked very Read More...
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About 2 1/2 years ago, I rescued about 5 wisteria vines from a bulldozer. Other than slapping them in pots, giving them plenty of water, some summer pinching, Read More...
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We have just remodeled and migrated our club website.
Please check it out and give feedback. Much of the data was mass migrated, so there may be formatting Read More...
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Here are a few pots that will be at the Best of British Bonsai Show in Birmingham on the 11th & 12th April 2009 Read More...
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Good Evening All, I have two hand thrown glazed pots that I recently purchased that are marked with a BH and what looks like a check mark or perhaps a Read More...
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This is a very old trident that was repotted this month. The first photo shows the tree before repotting. The pot it was in is a custom made Sara Rayner Read More...
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I've had this dogwood for about 5-6 years.
It has a lot of knuckles. I need some advice as to trunk chop or leave er going as is. Any ideas will be appreciated Read More...
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I just bought some soil mix from a local shop and wanted to see what people thought of it. To me it looks like it may have too much fines. It looks to Read More...
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I have a Pondorosa that I was not able to neddle pluck in the fall due to foot surgery. Is it ok to pluck the needles now or should I wate to this fall Read More...
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This has nothing to do with bonsai, but I can't imagine anyone being disappointed with spending a few minutes looking at this, spectacular!!!!
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Hi everyone, I posted a picture of these trees on another thread, and it was suggested by Dave that I start a thread concerning them with better pictures Read More...
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https://www.bonsaiauctions.com/ I am curious about the Auction site. Has anyone ever bought anything using it? If so, how was the experience? If not, why Read More...
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Greetings! In response to challenges of tree posting, I think I will post a recent styling Was styled at a recent club meeting workshop and was greatly Read More...
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This question is on a bit of a taboo subject. As we know the use of drugs in the creative process is common place quite often. You can see reference to Read More...
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Its spring and all my needles are turning brown and dying off, but the new shoots that are comming in look healthy. The old needles aren't getting better Read More...
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Is it too late to plant seeds this year? I have a couple pine and maple seeds I gathered. Also, can the seeds be used next year if I do not plant them? Read More...
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My tree is about 18" H X 8" in diameter and seems very health and vigorous. Last year it sent out two flowers and the ensuing cones. This year Read More...
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Not too much fun showing elms in-leaf, but here are a few that have a new flush of green. With the first one (broom elm) I'm in the process of filling Read More...
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Yesterday I dug up a dwarf apple tree. The trunk has a diameter of five inches. The tree is about 8 to 9 feet tall at the moment. This tree is just starting Read More...
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I was inspired by the "stick in a pot" thread to post some photos. The first photo is this year. Don't care for the new pot, will probably move Read More...
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I have a flowering cherry I'd like to repot, but I'm not sure of the timing. The tree is completely in flower, but doesn't have any foliage. Can I repot Read More...
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I discovered a forlorn Chinese Elem in the back of a local nursery. It looks like it has recieved no care for several years. Has beautiful primary branch Read More...
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This is a tree I picked up 2 years ago...yes, I got it at a discount because the apex had been snapped off while on route from Calihttps://forum.bonsaitalk.com/images/btsmilies/grin.gif. Read More...
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October's thread challenged people to post some trees. I like the idea except that each tree should probably have its own thread so specific about the Read More...
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well i posted about the pot i have my little elm in and i think the pot is way to big myself. but i am a little hesitant on repotting i want to repot two Read More...
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I have notice in the Kyosuki Gun Shohin maple books on page 36 of the Japanese maple book and the trident book page 15 similar techniques on seedlings. Read More...
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I couldn't help it if his wife like to sunbathe in the back yard when I was mowing. Read More...
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I have this elm that was given to me by my mother, it's about 3 years old and spent it's entire time in a regular pot, out in the elements, uncared for. Read More...
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A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to get hold of this wonderful English Elm via ebay. You can get nice trees for a reasonable price on ebay, Read More...
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So, I live in Northern Virginia/DC area and got a seedling-Trident maple last summer. Have cared for it well so far, and have been preparing for my first Read More...
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I ordered a custom stand from Greg for my chuhin semi cascade to display at our club show. I have a lot of Gregs stands, top shelf stuff at reasonable Read More...
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Does anyone know where I could buy a copy of "Beauty of Bonsai" by Saburo Kato? If anyone has a copy that they would like to sale let me know Read More...
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Got this Ivy this week from where I work, may not ever make a Bonsai but I find it fascinating and look forward to its development...
any ideas ? Stu Read More...
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i dug this ginkgo last spring from a friends yard where it had been growing wild in the middle of a fence. its just a stick but i've always loved the foliage Read More...
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I just love these little flowers on my Larix decidua so colourful and delicate, just had to share Stu Read More...
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This is a tree I picked up 2 years ago at New England Bonsai. According to the nursery, this tree sat in an enthusiasts back yard in Cali for several decades Read More...
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This is a tree I picked up as a 5 gal container shrub probably 8 years ago. I planted it in my back yard and did absolutely nothing to it until 2 summers Read More...
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For many years I have utilized a mixture of composted pine bark, turface, and coarse sand for a soil mix....of late I have tried to locate the pine bark Read More...
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I read October's earlier post of where are all the bonsai and I thought I would post one of my trees as I haven't posted anything in a LONG time. This Read More...
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I have been fortunate to have a good source of info on how some of these rather monster nebari root flares are accomplished. It is something that I have Read More...
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My typical soil is a Japanese Akadama & pumice mix---usually around 80%/20%, 70%/30%, or 60%/40% depending on certain variables---and it's worked quite Read More...
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I guess this isn't really that big of a problem,but I have this Red Delicious apple bonsai,that has been old enough to bloom for two years.Last year,I Read More...
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John, some of he needles on one of my pines are starting to turn a little brown, and I don't know what to do. Do you thing Superthrive will help it recover Read More...
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Spring is almost here......We are starting the beginning of Bonsai season......There are about 35,000 members on this site..........Yet, seems like the Read More...
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I want to go visit a bonsai nursery but it is by appointment only. I don't really want to do this cause I am afraid someone will follow me around and pressure Read More...
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Ok, I've just acquired 2 Prunus Mume (Japanese Apricot) seedlings from a nursery in Conyers, GA. (not the Monastery, but a newer one that's got some REALLY Read More...
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An error in judgement on my part. I was trying to make a point and I should have left it along. No more newbie advice, no more opinions. No more explanations Read More...
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Is it just me? or is the site unavailable?
I was specifically looking for his species specific guide on acer palmatum. If anyone has that saved, I would Read More...
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I have a friend who is traveling to Japan for six months for a co-op program. I asked him if he could bring me back a bonsai from Japan. I would love to Read More...
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When I see another collection of bonsai that are better than mine, this feeling or attitude swells in my body. It is a disdain and resentful feeling. Also Read More...
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I'm a semi-nube (I'm not really a nube but I never take anyone's advice so all my trees suck) here and want to make sure my thread doesn't die. Please Read More...
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So I have read before that copper wire gets hard and needs to be cut off. Today I found this out the hard way. I have mostly been using aluminum wire since Read More...
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Has anyone had a successful experience with a dogwood, Cornus florida, airlayer? I know that the species other than var. 'Cloud 9' are not usually considered Read More...
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opinions on the pot this little guy is in? im thinking i maybe want to do somthing smaller and more round. sorry the picture is a little cut off but i Read More...
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well as i am new to bonsai i am a bit worried about leaving my trees outside. im in a good neighborhood but bassicaly somehow manage to have every bicycle Read More...
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I'm just using round numbers here ....$1600.00 a month = $19,200.00 in a 24 percent tax bracket= $4608.00 leaving $14,592.00 to spend any way you want. Read More...
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What type of tree should dead wood for a phoenix graft come from? Any suggested types of wood that work better than others? Any suggestions for good places Read More...
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Any suggestions for me to improve my wiring technique. Specifically, what would you practice on besides your trees? Any good tips for practicing? Read More...
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Yes, I am well off and it gives me a massive ego trip when I show off my bonsais to guests when they are allowed in my nursery with permission in advance. Read More...
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I went to go relieve myself before I left for work and found a six foot boa sticking it ugly head out of my toilet, so I laughed and locked the door behind Read More...
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Hello guys, What do you think of this sakura bonsai? Just considering a bid. https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110365534681 Read More...
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Has anyone ever seen anything resembling this? Along my walks in Southeastern Louisiana, I have seen trees that have been downed by other falling trees, Read More...
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Caroline Scott Accent I need help identifying an accent plant. Hit the over key at the bottom of the page it is used in two plantings. It is in Morten's Read More...
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well as i was bringing my juniper in from outside what do i see crawling near my hand? a nasty wolf spider. and let me say i dont like spiders much lol Read More...
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I bought a pot today. The pot is dark blue and round. The depth is 6.5 inches. The tag says 15 inch garden bowl. This is the diameter. When I measured Read More...
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Hi all-- This year my crabapple is due for a major trunk chop but the branches I'll lose are really quite nice and I'd like to keep them. If one wants Read More...
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well its finnaly getting nice out soo i moved my trees outside. i guess its suppose to get colder though soo i may have to bring them back inside. but Read More...
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Spring is close enough! Let's get together at Pavement Ends! Here's a link to my calendar showing workshop dates and information on them. We start with Read More...
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Hello, I'm new to pines, and i'm hoping for some styling advice on my new mugo pine. (see attached mugo.jpg) Any thoughts? Read More...
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I'm curious how to measure the 6:1 trunk to height ratio in Naka's book BT 1? Not that I want all my trees to follow this. Would best way be to use a string Read More...
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Good Morning All, Can someone please straighten me out. I own several Japanese Black Pine. In the literature I see JBP as Pinus thunbergiana and Pinus Read More...
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A local bonsai club has been asking if I can recreate the look of Tokoname unglazed pots. After much research and exchanging emails with an American potter Read More...
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I am using the program OT2 and have run into a problem. When I enter the price for a tree, the program does not retain the price. Other data for the tree Read More...
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hey everyone, i discovered this neat little program at www.bonsaigame.com check it out. i thought it was awesome and spent at least an hour on it when Read More...
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Hey everyone Im Blaine. im not exactly sure where to post this but here goes... i signed up at bonsai talk about a month and a week ago. Since i signed Read More...
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can you grow seedlings from the cuttings of brazillian raintrees? how? Read More...
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Frank from Sonlight nursery presented this to me as a housewarming gift at a club workshop. It looked better then. :) Back then I knew alot less about Read More...
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Following on from Harry's thread I think we should have a little survey. Show me the sticks you have made into bonsai (photos please) and tell me something Read More...
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Ok... it's almost spring! I brought all of my non-tropical trees out of the garage yesterday.
The forecast for the next week is:
57/39
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49/30 Read More...
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Congrats goes to bwaynef and wife for the new addition to their family!!!
Meet "Bear" 7 lbs 6 oz 19 3/4" .....:D May all your dreams and Read More...
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Hi, I'm new to this board, but not to the art. Been at trying to perfect the imperfect for about 7 years now. Wanted to ask the board a question. Have Read More...
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Most grape vines have big leaves and their leaves do not dwarf well. To have a reasonable proportion for a bonsai there https://www.growinglifestyle.com/us/h31/a3984.htm Read More...
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Hello Everyone... Here is a tree I finished the other day.... Please see my blog https://www.jasonsbonsai.blogspot.com/
for the full story, many more progression Read More...
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Good Day, I recently took a day trip up to Telly's Greenhouse in Michigan and after talking myself out of very large BEAUTIFUL fukien tea I came home with Read More...
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You tell me. There are sticks posted as we speak on this forum board that will never have a chance of becoming bonsai, I know it and you know it, but there Read More...
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Here is a new addition to the collection from Mas and Gary and Chikugo-En. They refer to it as a Tosho Takamine...a form of Japanese Needle Juniper. As Read More...
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I originally wanted to bonsai this tree after we found it as a seedling 2 years ago...I found out it was a silver maple and then found out that because Read More...
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My maple of unknown variety is putting out flowers in a big way. It has been flowering for a number of years, but I didn't prune much this winter, and Read More...
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This mt be a "stretch " for me to ask but, if any one can get ahold of some seeds of a lace bark elm , I would LOVE some. can't find them around Read More...
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1. I already know nandinas are a useless bonsai subject.
2. I know there's no real styling them.
3. I know you're stuck with their natural growth habit. Read More...
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I put my trees out for a litle air and sun today after three days of cold windy weather. These three were the first ones out and watered, so I just took Read More...
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Show us some "discovery" type monster flare trunk chops. The ones that make you gasp in bewilderment. Read More...
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Because it's cold outside and I'm bored. Lets set up 5 tables, on one table are all JBPs, the next table, all Tridents, the next Shimpaku, the next Ponderosas Read More...
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I pose thiquestion to Midwest folks in zone 4/5. I've kept my bonsai in the shed all winter, putting snow on during December/January. I figure they should Read More...
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Shohin Satsuki 'korin'. Bought this winter, no styling done by myself yet. Branching needs to be cut back and regrown with tighter internodes. Read More...
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Bought as a cheap group planting last year. Replanted into a forest pot. Lots of training to go, but basic design is in place. Read More...
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Got this guy off Ebay for a very nice price. Imported material. I changed the planting angle and cleaned up the deadwood. Still need to position and cut Read More...
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Just repotted, 8 inches tall, 2 inch trunk, 3 inch base. It may not look like it, but I pruned the foliage for over an hour to get some texture and open Read More...
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Couldn't resist photographing the sun on the flowers of this berberis. Read More...
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Hello,
I wanted to know if there is any difference in the spring color in this species when its kept in shade or in full sun. Regards. Read More...
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This stock tree (40ish cm) was recently purchased from Ray Nesci Bonsai in Dural (around $200ish, if anyone is looking for price comparisons with other Read More...
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Adams has three books on Japanese maples out to my knowledge. 1.Bonsai with Japanese Maples
2. Shaping Maples
3. Bonsai Design: Japanese Maples I currently Read More...
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Has anyone ever tried this species for bonsai culture:
Downy Serviceberry -- Rosaceae Amelanchier arborea Seems like it would be good from the description. Read More...
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Because it's cold outside and I'm bored. Lets set up 5 tables, on one table are all JBPs, the next table, all Tridents, the next Maples, the next Ponderosas Read More...
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Hello, A few of my bonsai's leaves are shriveling and turning black?! not too many, only about 6 I'm wondering if this is a watering issue? Also I use Read More...
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Hi Friends, Since its repottime here in Europe, I decided to make a larch forest. The trees are allready prepared on advice of Ron Martin (may he R.I.P) Read More...
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I have a schefflera cutting that I just noticed had a bunch of bugs walking around the top of the pot after I watered it. I brought this plant into work Read More...
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Good Morning All, Is their a national Shohin group or Association? If so how do I contact them? Regards, JRob Read More...
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Does anyone else ever wonder at the industry that produces mallsai? I mean, I see several online bonsai retailers in the UK have similar looking trees, Read More...
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I bought this from a friend full well knowing that it has some issues but I like the tree. I have also notice that some of the trees in the Gun Shohin Read More...
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Good day, Been a hard winter this year. Dug my Azalea out of the cold frame where it had been mulched in for the winter and noticed that some bark looks Read More...
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I just recieved a new JBP from Don at https://www.gregorybeachbonsai.com/ I just wanted to show it off. What do y'all think? Read More...
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Is it that thery're not as popular there as in the US. I know there have been import restrictions on them now in most countries. There must be some climates Read More...
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This picture was already cropped, so this is all I got. I would love to see the whole grounds. Ciao,
Harry Read More...
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I am looking for this back issue. International Bonsai 1995 no. 3 mainly the article(s) about hinoki's. if anyone knows where i can get this or wants to Read More...
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Does anyone have any tips or techniques on how to root cedar of lebanon cuttings any will be much appreciated I live in a zone 9 heat zone 9 in south rediing Read More...
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well now is the time for some sugestions for me!! i got this a couple of years ago as a piece of "semi trained" from peter chans' herons bonsai Read More...
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by John Callaway This is a reprint from the July 2006 issue of the Greater Louisville Bonsai Society newsletter. There are nearly as many bonsai soil recipes Read More...
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So.... having graduated from the idea of mallsai or mail order sai, I know would like to purchase my own nursery plant/tree in an attempt to one day turn Read More...
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Here's an interesting conglomeration of tree-related art and otherwise displays coming up: Trees & Other Ramifications: Branches in Nature and Culture Read More...
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this is for all the central ohio people. i found 4-60 year old yews that a homeowner wants to get rid of but wants to find someone with a use for them. Read More...
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I got this juniper a couple weekends ago. It was collected by an Ohio bonsai nurseryman a few years back. It was in a nursery can with some OK looking Read More...
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I have many trees that I will bonsai. I am in the blooming business of selling plants. This is my first year and first attempt to sell flowering annuals Read More...
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Where to begin... It seems that when it comes to the topic of North American maples, the outlook is not so good. But, I know most of us who have the climate Read More...
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I just thought of an interesting idea(to me anyway)..... Sending nearly identical mallsai trees to a group of individuals on this site and challenging Read More...
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When my daughter and son-in-law were married in October 2007, they received a mallsai Ficus microcarpa as a gift, to represent the "family tree". Read More...
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I've got a few two-year-old birch seedlings and I'm wondering about what the next step is for developing them into potensai. (Most books talk about how Read More...
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One of the great things about going out to Boon's intensive classes, that we frequently forget to mention, are the people you get to meet and study with. Read More...
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Does anyone have any ideas on crushing 3/4" lava rock down to 3/8" and below relatively quickly? I tried the hammer approach but it was extremely Read More...
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I have heard so many people talking about this that I am sure it comes as no surprise to say that the best way to find jobs in a recession is to investigate Read More...
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Hi guys,
this is my first spring in bonsai so as you where on your first spring, i am excited on what my trees will be after this year and obviously have Read More...
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This is a "community" request. I call it that because it will entail a small number of us bonsai friends to mail an object around. My daughter Read More...
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I know, I know, shearing bad, very bad.... but when you are running out of time to do the job and you have too many trees to trim for the time you have Read More...
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This is the second display I've been working on for an upcoming exhibit.
The bonsai is a Silverberry standing 28 inches tall including the Sara Rayner Read More...
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Has anyone seen the small pellet rapeseed fert recently. Dallas Bonsai had it last year but don't see it on thier site. I like using it on my shohin where Read More...
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Last October I was browsing through a small bonsai nursery and my eyes fell on this little guy, or should I say tall skinny guy. I immediately fell in Read More...
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This is a kiyohime maple I bought from a nursery last year. I just repotted it and shaped it in a broom style which came very naturally for this tree. Read More...
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Hello all, it has been a while since i posted and i wanted to share some projects i am working on. This is a literati crepe myrtle that i have been working Read More...
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For the past few months (while my foot was healing from surgery) I've been working on some pots with a new technique that resembles the dried, cracked Read More...
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Last weekend, my club had a special repotting workshop with Boon. I have to say that it was a really great experience. I could never figure out how to Read More...
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I have been prompted to post this thread because i am struggling to find really good examples of wiring. I saw an awesome photo series of a tree wired Read More...
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Here is a juni I am attempting to do a dual cascade. I got it last year and here is what it looks like as of today, just gave it a fresh repot yesterday. Read More...
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Toko-Kazari* For those interested, this quote in Mike Pages recent formal display thread is quite timely. Mike Hagedorn and Shinji Suzuki were discussing Read More...
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Hello, i have been growing this azalea for several years now and i did some of its first major styling last spring. I chopped back quite a few branches Read More...
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by Ron Martin This article was featured in bonsaitalk Do you ever wonder why there are so many different kinds of bonsai soil? Why, no matter whom you Read More...
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I got a commission to make another big pot for one of Mike Page's big trees. I thought I'd take a few photos of the construction.
Mike wanted a larger Read More...
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I don't know how new this might be to some, but hopefully this works. I used a large colander, kitchen plastic wrap and some tape. It forms a little tent Read More...
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I couldn't find anything when doing a web search, so I've come here for a question about my norfolk pine. Its got webs on some of the upper branches, all Read More...
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This is a tree I picked up for cheap at New England Bonsai's annual summer sale. It was a great deal despite having been neglected and planted in less Read More...
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This is an elm I purchased on ebay for next to nothing. It has been pretty hacked up, but the price was right for a tree that had some taper, an interesting Read More...
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Looking for some honest feedback https://www.flickr.com/photos/william_april/sets/72157614975480356/ I have had this little guy for about 10 years. It was Read More...
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I've been practicing the art of bonsai for many years now, but for some reason, every Lavender Starflower that I've owned--though they've always done very Read More...
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But it is made out of pine and cypress. Instead of wasting my time dreaming up some midieval torture apparatus for my stock brooker I decided to go this Read More...
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I came across a photos from an old National Geographic of the Logan Elm in Virginia. Thomas Jefferson wrote about it. I suspect it is no longer around. Read More...
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Has anyone else tried to go to Andy Smith's website in the last couple of weeks, It's been down at least that long, I just wonder what's going on. Harr Read More...
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The goal was to combine 3 unusual elements. The bonsai is an urban collected juniper. I dug it up 20 some years ago. Estimated age about 60 years. About Read More...
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I just recently rebooted my laptop from the original discs, restoring the operating system to pristine condition. I highly recommend it. However, the screen Read More...
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Hi,
This is a Japanese maple of the "species" type that was started from a cutting about 6 years ago and grown in containers all of its life. Read More...
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I have recently purchase this Shohin Nire Elm tree. Although very happy with it, I am considering whether to clear off the moss that has grown onto the Read More...
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When you list the name of your tree, please use the common name, those of you that like to list the botanical name drive me crazy.I end up having to look Read More...
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out of the pot
roots
roots underneath trimmed
base cleaned and roots trimmed
then potted up Read More...
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I have 2 of his pots I know that he has passed just wondering if anyone is familar with his pots. This one is a very nice pot.
Thanks Read More...
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just noticed i had scale on my little olive tree. whats the best way to get rid of the stuff? thanks in advance Read More...
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You don't have to answer all these. I would love to hear your responses on any of them. Answer however you would like. 1. If you had $5,000 gift card to Read More...
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Anyone going? I'll take bunch of pics and post. Read More...
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When one of his trees died, the home owner couldn't bring himself to cut it down, so he turned into a piece of art. Like it of not, some trees live on Read More...
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Right now home depot has green mound junipers in a 1gal pot for $3.33 (i bought one a few weeks back and it was $5.20) and 5gal ones for $8 something. Read More...
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I've chopped this tree last year and I think it's time to collect it. I bought a used 8' x 8 ' spa and 5 tons of haydite to pot it in. Now all I need is Read More...
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Hope you have a good one !! Just curious how did you let that number slip in there.......... %) Harry Read More...
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I've successfully completed my first wiring jobs, on brazilian rain trees, and I'm now wondering, how do you know when to remove the wires? Read More...
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im curious as to when the best time is to collect pinus rigida from the wild. i have nick lenz's book and he says just a bout any time, any one have more Read More...
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Hi guys,i did some wireing to my korean hornbeam,wanted to show everyone how it looks and to get a opinion,i left a few extra branches for future changes Read More...
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I do a lot of selling on ebay but i've never sold a tree. If there is anyone who has ever shipped a tree I'd like to know how it is down and what you need Read More...
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I have had this dwarf pomegranate for almost a year now, never been repotted so its still in the nursery soil, never been pruned either. For a long time Read More...
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From Weyerhaeuser: Tiny timber a victim of the times
This morning, we announced the indefinite closure of the Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection. The world-caliber Read More...
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Sitting at O'Hare waiting for my flight home, not much going on, get my drift? OK, this is a very large scots pine that Frank and I dug out of his yard Read More...
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I want to know your take on cut paste. Should you use it? Should you not use it? Can you use an alternative? Why do you feel this way? Why is cut paste Read More...
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At Frank's Cash and Carry Sale/Study Group, I brought my old man pinion pine that I collected a couple or three years ago. Harry couldn't keep his hands Read More...
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Hi all, when i repot my bonsai most of the time you have a trunk with leaves and for me that is a bit boring, i am interested in making some landscape Read More...
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I bought this mugho (I was looking for a nice bougie) and I rushed to the computer to read Vance's stuff about them. And then I realized it is a dwarf Read More...
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I dug this, potted it up, and carried it home from Frank's Cash and Carry Sale. I only regret that I didn't bring enough green to take home a shohin quince...next Read More...
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Good Evening All, This past weekend when my son and I were in Houston Texas to visit Rice University's Shepherd School of Music we took a side trip to Read More...
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I can barely sharpen my pocket knife, So I was wondering if anyone knew what types of shops might be able to professional sharpen my bonsai tools. concave Read More...
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When I form a Schaffer bonsai, how should the trunk look? I bought this Schefflera from the garden center of a hardware store. I want to say it looks as Read More...
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I have had these two groups planted for a couple of years now and I've never really been over the moon with them. The first one was a deliberate attempt Read More...
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If I see one more post on root grafting or thread grafting on 3dent trees, I gonna poke my eyes out.......... :'( Conifers rule !!! Harry Read More...
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Hello, As a disclaimer to still hold hope I am not posting this in Dying section. I have a barbados cherry that I purchased last summer. The canopy was Read More...
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Has anyone had success with Bald Cypress cuttings? If so, what was the time of year and type. (fall, semihardwood cuttings, etc). What was the rooting Read More...
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OK its 2 degrees and I'm going a bit stur crazy. Winter will be with me for a while, actually the average last frost date here is around June 1. That all Read More...
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Here is the new tree that I got from John this weekend. It is a really nice Ume. They didn't have much for roots, sure hope it makes it. The other tree Read More...
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Waiting for the story of the big weekend, I know you're probably busy with work and all, but how about just a little teaser.....please, for those that Read More...
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There have been many people, mostly beginners, ask about starting bonsai from apple seeds and such. Old-timers, even people I know to be experts in bonsai Read More...
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https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2505205.htm David Kirkpatrick: You actually could put it on your balcony and in your apartment but you'd Read More...
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Small trident over rock, repotted recently. I took a pic today and was unhappy with the image, then realized I'd inadvertently repotted it with a tilt Read More...
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Hi,
received a few emails over the past two weeks asking for a little clarification of how do you handle "long roots" on stock in bonsai training. Read More...
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When do we get to the point we realize the trunk is just about big enough? Read More...
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Hi all, I dug this trident a couple days ago inbetween rain storms. It is a seedling from my yard that naturally fused over the years. The base is about Read More...
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Hi, well to keep up the sequence of threads on Shohin trees today (March 2, 2009), here is a Shohin Acer plamatum acquired from Don of GB Bonsai fame here Read More...
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I have been seeing more and more junipers twisted in the craziest shapes. I wonder what knot they use? Could it be the double headed carrick or a simple Read More...
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Hi guys,here is a korean hornbeam i aquired not long ago,this is a temporary pot,i want to keep the tree somewhat in the direction its heading,the nebari Read More...
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Hello all, This is a mame chinese elm that I have been working on for about 3 years. Originally, it was a root cutting taken from another elm I own. The Read More...
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Hi,
I worked on this shimpaku of mine on my day off today. It got its first intial styling. There still needs to be a lot of brushing and work done on Read More...
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I'm in need of a good muck recipe. Having scoured the web and coming up empty handed..but for recipes calling for cake flour and chocolate...I'm hoping Read More...
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and met a hottie name Doris, we hit it right off... :D Harry Read More...
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Was bought from a store where it had been kept inside. So over the course of the winter i have kept it inside for fear of it not being ready. I live in Read More...
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I collected this a few miles from my house. I got a little over eager. I had planned on taking it in fall or next spring. It's taproot was about three Read More...
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I had some airlayers on a large field maple that heavily calloused last year but did not take. Does anyone have any advice as to waht to do with those Read More...
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So my Dad just got back from Hawaii and brought a seed pod from what he said is called a Monkey Paw tree. He wants me to germinate the seeds and plant Read More...
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Here's a picture of the rare snowfall we had in Georgia today. This is a one year JBP seedling I put in a colander. The candle has been elongating for Read More...
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Sumo Plum. Repotted and severely root pruned today. I'm not happy with the pot though. https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3320065839_b499e84f79.jpg?v= Read More...
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by Jack Wickle The following is an interesting procedure for measuring the total porosity, water retention, and total air-filled space, of your soil mix. Read More...
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Some friends here wanted to see pictures of my trees........didnot get time to take more........... vijay Read More...
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Here's an Elm I've had for awhile that I'm looking for some advise on.
Before you go there, I'd like to keep the deadwood, at least for now.
I cleaned Read More...
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I've been thinking for some time now about a metal pot, brass, aluminium, steel have all been rejected as materials and when I had some spare bronze tube Read More...
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I need better tools at this time. Have thinking about this for a long time, and seems that the time as come. In Stonelantern sale saw this tool kit. https://www.stonelantern.com/Koyo_7_Piece_Tool_Kit_p/t27814-00667.htm Read More...
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Hi all, I have been trying some airlayering lately which are my first try to airlayer something. I am not being succesfull and i would like some trees Read More...
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https://picasaweb.google.com/TenseiBonsaicollection/CollectedTrees# Thought I'd share this winged elm with everyone. An experienced collector and fellow Read More...
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I have been doing bonsai for a long time but then I discovered something new: Kusamono, Grass Bonsai. On my first journey to Japan I was lucky and could Read More...
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Perhaps everyone in the bonsai world knows this except me but Stone Lantern Publishing is currently having a sale. 10% off purchases between $ 1 - 25
20% Read More...
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With sooo many threads recently containing references to value... price.... or lack there of, I thought I'd start a thread of what you feel makes up the Read More...
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Very interesting angle on art. https://theartinstinct.com/ Read More...
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