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Yep!....went the same way with my trees...but be aware on sunny winter days. The sun will heat up that green house like a sauna if you don't have automatic ventilation system installed. I had to on mine, but with a bright sunny day in winter, even with the auto venting system you should be very...

I keep mine in a heated greenhouse which I maintain the temperature at 32-34 degrees 24" above the floor. Below 24" it gets below freezing a few degrees where my Japanese white pines are wintered. Being on the edge of USDA 5a/5b I just won't take the chance anymore. Not only do I have to worry...

I will always buy Kaneshin tools, not sure you can find a better quality tool regardless of price!

I have a local source for ZEOLITE at the cost of $1.00 per pound (25Ib. bags) with FREE SHIPPING. This is almost the same as the Canadian stuff called "Chabasai" (see attached spec sheet) The problem with this zeolite is the size which is described as "course sand", not the perfect size for...

Much appreciated for the reply Brian! So, should I keep going and add some more depth and texture to this colored area or wait until next year?

I'm looking for some advice on how to handle the deep red coloring of deadwood I've come across on my Shimpaku. While I was cleaning up some old shari and trying to get a little more depth and texture to it, I getting this deep red/brown coloring deep in the deadwood. Do I let this deep coloring...

Yes, I realize this but on my red pine... many of the branches are thin and quite limp when pulled making it difficult to pull the needles off. I found it much safer for the tree if I cut the needles off leaving only stubs. Unless I am wrong (and many others) this will not harm a red pine. If...

I was hoping this was true....though I never heard of cutting the needles on a red pine before (only on white pines) it would seem logical that the same technique would also work on red pines.

Hello, On a Japanese red pine, is it possible to cut the old needles off by leaving a 1/16 stub on the branch similar to how it's done on a white pine....or must they be plucked one by one like you would do on a black pine? I tried to pluck them but thought that there would be less chance of...

As long as we are talking about chemical pesticides and Peter Tea, Peter posted an interesting article on "pesticides". It seams that Malathion (pesticide) and Daconil (fungicide) are spray monthly on the bonsai in Japan to control insects and fungus.

Rain water is the best!!! Since collecting and using only rain water now, all of my bonsai and pots have never looked better....but it always wasn’t that way. When I was living in the Chicago suburbs I used “city water” that came from Lake Michigan and my bonsai did well, so I thought...

I would appreciate any information on caring for Sekka Hinoki Cypress. Not sure if the general caring information on just the common Hinoki Cypress would apply for the sekka hinoki. I have found zero information on this cultivar of hinoki cypress and any information would be much appreciated...

I wouldn't think of ordering my copper wire from anybody else but Julian. Adam's Bonsai has the best copper wire period....and he doesn't rob you on the price either. He has always been willing to help a guy out with a bonsai problem or question, something other vendors could learn a thing or...

Is anyone familiar with a Sekka-Hinoki and how to take care of it. I have found zero information on caring for this cultivar of Hinoki Cypress.

Ezo spruce? Hi, I was going to order a "Ezo spruce" from Brent but not sure which cultivar to purchase. From what Brent is saying, I want the p.glehnii for bonsai. What is the size of the one gallon p.glehnii Brent sent you. I thought about sowing some Ezo seeds until I came across Brent's...