Recent content by bdwarner

Thanks for the info. I've been more and more interested in deadwood features lately but I'm not to sure my crab would look quite right with it yet, I think I need to stare at it more. Im looking forward to spring updates.

Judy you have a wonderful crab apple there. I'm wondering how the ramification continued to develop for you over this past summer. I would love to see a progress picture if you have one. I'm hoping you or stan might be able to answer a question I have. I'm wondering how long pruning scars...

As an aspiring bonsai artist without any showable trees I don't speak out much here- I just lurk for the most part, but for jeebus sake, let the trees speak for themselves people! I love visitng Bnut and reading about and moreso admiring great trees.

Sorry to hear about the tree, that is a drastic weather change. If the tree itself split from freezing, did the pot manage to survive? I really fancy that pot.

What a fantastic tree. Quite large! Thank you for documenting and sharing the progression of this tree. I just read this whole thread in one sitting and there is undoubtedly a lot of great information here. You have done a wonderful job developing this material. I am a bonsai begginer and like...

I was working in my shop yesterday and after a quick glance at these old cartridges on my shelf, I thought they might make some decent small soil scoops. I forget where I got them but they have a nice heft at the bottom that keeps them standing upright. Nothing fancy but it was a fun 15 minute...

Bump. Nobody has any mulberry trees? :eek: When I lived in midtown Detroit on my street were good sized mulberries that at the same time would usually drop the majority of their berries and turn the streets purple with the juice. All of them were too big to be diggable. My buddy did pick...

I've never had an issue with spider mites but neem oil in a spray bottle works great for me when dealing with scale bugs on my ficus. My benjamina gets them more often then the other.

This tree is fantastic and thanks for sharing the developement. Brian, I'm wondering if this azalea needs a winter dormancy? I think I read that this is a satsuki earlier in the thread... I'm not familiar with azaleas or the different varieties but I have been entertaining the idea of growing...

Great thread, lots of wonderful trees to gawk at. I'm a sucker for flowering specimens which will likely show through in my choices.. 1- My favorite tree of all time, a very famous Chojubai. Sprawling, lush, fertile, and yet it has such age. This tree takes me away to a different setting...

I believe 'soft drawn' refers to the hardness of the wire as you will recieve it. When making wire they start with a larger diameter then they need and it usually gets drawn (pulled) through a series of circular dies to reduce its diameter (quite forcefully). This process makes the resulting...

I agree with ed. I coil it up tightly so all the individual wires heat up nice and evenly as "one" piece would. Im a metalworker so i have all sorts of torches, I usually will just use my small propane torch and heat until dull red and quench in water. If after you quench and the copper is...

I'm unfamiliar with Scarlett Q. I notice Nick your located in LA and im just wondering if the scarlett variety only needs a milder winter dormancy? I understand many quinces are very hardy so I'm wondering how far south they will actually grow. I'm unfamiliar with LA's climate as well which...

For those of you interested in this subject perhaps the books "Geometry in Nature" or "the Geometry of Flowers" may be a good read for you. Although I don't believe they talk about bonsai I do believe one touches on the growth of trees. My girlfriend has them both, very interesting.

Check out the attached photos. The first 2 pictures are of the biggest one and in the second is a smaller one (which there are a few of on the other smaller branches). Hasn't seemed to be detrimental to the tree. These were not on the tree in spring and have happened slowly throughout the...