Recent content by Kai

Inspiring, thank you Attila and Glider. Thank you Glider and Attila, this is truly appreciated. This thread have been seriously and deeply a true learning experience for me. All my first questions have been answered in a most satisfying way. I always work from cuttings and grow a trunk, so this...

Ok that was what i was thinking, in creating a leader, when i have pinched out the terminal bud i have to choose a new shoot as leader, right?

Hmm ok.. So those buds that make those 4-5 new stems from below every "flower whorl" starts to form after the flower bud? And in removing the terminal bud (before flower bud starts to form), those new branching shoots dont develop, or they develop anyway?

I thought the flower bud embryos where the terminals, now im confused again.. :confused:

Ok then i understand, thank you :) The reason for my once a year chop is just the short summer season we have here, only very vigourus trees allows for 2 chops a season for just the reason you mention. Regarding the tube method i think is used, its actually a "tube" made of some kind of cloth...

Just reading this over and over again and trying to digest it all :D [/COLOR]

Yes i agree, i have all kinds of flowering trees, but just recently started to look into Azaleas. And the more i look into it the more curious i get.. Like i mentioned in the op, i grow all my stuff from cuttings or seed (Hehe il be long dead before most of it even reaches a bonsai pot :)) the...

Thank you Attila exactly the kind of information i was looking for, truly awesome :D The Azalea in the pick isnt one of mine, its just a pick i found from a bonsai nursery in the US, needed some kind of reference... I have just started a whole bunch of cuttings from some different Kurumes and...

I would consider it if you have som picks of this magic... I dont whant to buy the pig in the sack.. :D

Thank you for the tips all, those are my first azaleas so i really whant to get it right. It takes enough time without having to redo stuff :) All help is truly appreciated :) So this is what one should strive to get? Or should i strive to get more horizontal low braches to thicken the trunk...

Thanks again glider, with the help of your earlier link i managed to get hold of 4 different Kurume garden plant Azaleas here. It seems that they are more hardy then the zatsuki so they are more available. Im planning on taking a bunch of shw cuttings as soon as they "ripe" and hopefully get a...

What would this be? "The development process for satsuki azaleas differs somewhat. We combine the traditional Japanese technique, designed to overcome the azalea's natural tendency to grow as a bush, with our use of special containers." Im a bit curious, since there is some truth in...

Excellent thank you, exactly what i needed to know :)

The "type" thats commonly used seems to be Zatsuki, what is the correct botanical name? Rhododendron Indicium? Where i live theres no Azaleas named "Zatsuki" whatsoever available. There any other sorts/variants suitable?

Growing trunks for Mame/Shohin sized Azaleas? Hello Take the normal twiggy plant you get at a gardencenter, how do you turn that into a trunk for a Shohin/Mame sized bonsai? Fusing it? Tie all the lower ones together leaving a "Crown" on top? Is it possible to "Grow out" a trunk? Any one...