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Al, thanks a lot for posting this critique, I really learned a lot from it. Wait - the truly classical species for Bonsai are listed in the 14th century Noh play "The Potted Trees". From http://noh-kyogen.com/story/english/Hachinoki.pdf: So that's 2 : 1 for deciduous/flowering vs. conifers...

Hi, I've got the French translation of the Japanese Maple book published by Maillot Bonsai. The text indicates that the main point of cutting the seedlings is to obtain a good nebari, by stimulating growth of multiple roots that depart from one point. On p. 36 it says the soil is Vermiculite...

Hi, FWIW, I've also seen professionals using these rubber balls - the secret to use them efficiently is that you need two: While irrigating with one of them, you throw the other into the water container so that it refills again. Best regards, Stefan

Hi, Thanks for this really good article! I knew about Linda Chalker-Scott, but the observation that one might use coarse particles at the bottom of the pot to move the saturation zone up in the pot when overpotting was an interesting twist.

Hi, The first volume of the French translation has just been announced on Maillot bonsai for release on Dec 19: http://www.maillot-bonsai.com/mini_bonsai_kyosuke_gun-3211.php Best regards, Stefan

Hi, That sounds intuitive - and yet science says it's exactly the other way round ;-) From http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%20Chalker-Scott/Horticultural%20Myths_files/Myths/Container%20drainage.pdf: Cheers, Stefan