Recent content by linlaoboo

Hello mate those r the only Yorkshire I learnt from an ex-coworker here in NJ in the states. Its a very cool language I thought just takes some getting used to.

I agree with everyone. Thx for looking at it and your kind advise. Ryan Neil did a big scotspine in Europe in 2015 and he didn't like the grafting idea either. He did end up bendng a top branch down but that tree had lots of options to go with. Not that I'm comparing my tree to Ryan's work by...

Oh ta. I did consider as you said. Another option is to let one of the primary branches up top elongate and bend it down to cover the bare sections. Well will see. Sithee.

Good idea I've done tons of grafts on ficuses. Didnt consider doing it. Thank you.

Hi gurus, This is my 1st pine that survived after field grown for 4 years and potting it last summer. Barry gave me a few years ago and said they r Scots pines but I'm not so sure since their needles can be very stiff that they hurt my skin every time trying to prune them. I just finished...

I watched a YouTube video showing how they make those gingseng ficuses in Fu Jian, China. They basically take a regular microcarpa, grown for their bulbous roots and use them as trunks. Then they make 2 cuts at the top of the bulbs and graft branch cuttings of some Thailand species with shiny...

Some of my ficuses drop aerial roots on their own in the right conditions including dry and compacted soil, humid days or rainy days and high temperatures but the tree needs to be out doors. I've also forced aerial roots by wounding the trunk at a location where you want them and wrapping with...

I'd have to limit my ficuses micro carpals but I don't know anyone to give away to. With how easy they are to root and propagate, one can get over whelmed with them and you run out of pots and time to take care of all of them. Not to mention here in northern US, ficuses come indoors from October...

Good job. I've done many air layers as you did and found the safest way was what you did. But I've also had super fast success with just throwing the top in a cup of seed starting soil mix mixed with lots of water into mud or slush consistency. I'd trim some foliage off so it's not so top heavy...

Thank guys. I'm not sure I can wait that long. I will dig 1 up in the spring as a test subject and leave the few others. A nice person give them to me in 2013 as 1 in cuttings and they have around 2 in nebari now and I'm happy with them. Scotts put out bunch of branches all from the same spot...

I have a few Scots pines grown in the ground for a couple of years and I'm thinking to dig one up in the spring to pot it i a training pot to begin working on branch styling. any recommendations on how to handle the roots and what kind of bonsai mix to use and how early in the spring should I...

my tree lookes very similar to your 1st picture and you just showed me some good idea. Thanks a lot, will be looking for a coral rock from some aquarium shop lol.

my relative live in Taichung too. Nice ficus. I love the ficus in Taichung park with aerial roots all over the place .

You should go to southeast Asia and see them with aerial roots fused to trunks and tons dropping from branches like thick hairs.

Make sure the cut sites are covered up from sun. Roots dont emerge in direct sun. Straws work but you need aero roots to emerge for an inch or longer 1st. Shorter, tender roots can snap off easily. Straws should be removed once roots are into the ground for a while. Roots can rot inside the...