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    What species used for bonsai are hard to kill by over watering?

    Eastern white cedar grow in the swamps with larch. Elroy
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    Mutating and Breeding Grapevine in a Limited Space Through the Use of Bonsai Techniques

    You may have exceeded the LD50 concentration.
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    anyone ordered from tokoname.or.jp ??

    I have ordered items from the site via email. Smaller pots ship reasonably inexpensively. Packing was good. Elroy
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    Using PGR to reduce internode length and other unconventional methods???

    Provincial and state extension services have recommendations especially for fruit trees, apples, cherries and more.
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    Raccoon problem

    I run a battery powered electric fence. The energizer has a sensor for dark only mode. One evening with some wires pushed around and some hair left behind and then there was no more problem. Elroy
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    Need some tips for starting bonsai here in canada

    You can see the Canadian map here. There is also a US-style map for Canada. http://planthardiness.gc.ca/ Elroy
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    Alternatives to Kaneshin watering cans?

    Lee Valley Tools https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/garden/water-and-irrigation/siphons/69656-brass-siphon-mixer
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    Mirai's ponderosa pine needle reduction technique question.

    Needles are leaves not apical meristems. All leaves have all their cells in place in the buds. Cells expand to full size by being filled with water, giving a fully expanded leaf. Elroy
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    Video Learning (Skype, ZOOM, etc) viability?

    Also Jonas at Bonsai Tonight
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    iPad users

    Always use an iPad with safari, no issues.
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    Sharpes pygmy maple

    cool maples in Japan being developed in colanders. See third picture. Elroy
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    Roots with tiny balls are they good?

    if they are nodules, you can split one open with your finger nail. If it is pink inside, it is active fixing nitrogen. Elroy
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    THUJA OCCIDENTALIS #2

    In Ontario the oldest Thujas are found on cliff edges of the Niagara escarpment. Research article here https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/B91-206 Elroy
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    AxisDE Vs. Blue Ribbon Cat litter

    See also http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem.58.1.38 Crystalline silica exposure and lung cancer mortality in diatomaceous earth industry workers: a quantitative risk assessment
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    “Bract” Buds?

    A leaf is defined by having a bud in it's axil as opposed to leaflets which do not have axillary buds. Adventious means unexpected or accidental and describes buds not arising from an axil or terminal bud. Elroy
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