Recent content by Mooremj

Where should I air layer. Red or Yellow line? I have never actually attempted an air-layer. I would love to give it a try though!

Thank You. Thank you, I will try to post more pics while rotating it later tonight. Thank you for the input.

Hello, I am currently wireing my Chinese Elm bonsai and am wondering about some of the branch rules in informal upright form. Can I keep the bottom branch that is growing at me? I have wired it to make it horizontal and not come straight at you as I know this is a no-no. Any thoughts? Thank You!

The reason I brought it inside was because I was under the impression that it could not tolerate the long cold winters in Michigan. I think I read that the tree can't withstand tempuratures under 30 degrees for long periods of time. I bring all my trees back outside in the spring. But the...

Hello, My name is Matthew Moore and I first got into bonsai about a year ago. In that time I have killed a ficus and and fukien tea tree. I live in a small town in Gregory MI. After killing my first two trees I began reading as much as possible on the art of bonsai. The problem is I do not...