Recent content by TheSteve

Kind of stunned that I stopped by after like eight or nine years away and this thread is still happening

I refuse to offer any more constructive responses to this thread until Adiar apologizes for his velvet Elvis flaming

That would be general bonsai discussion. And I was referring to GM wheat not being grown here. I'm fully aware that the bulk of other edible plant commodities are GM in one way or another. Anyway, just thought this topic was pretty blatant and misplaced. I'm out of it now...

With all due respect I don't see where your anti-GM crop agenda fits into a bonsai discussion. Maybe you should try this in the tea house, or better yet, another forum since I don't think anyone has ever tried to create bonsai from GM corn or wheat (which isn't grown here).

If the bulk of the sales were collected or trees grown in their own field then it seems like that net should be higher. But I think they rely on imported pot sales heavily and that will drive the net down right?

Just did this to the apex (in training) of a Pacific silver fir bunjin to get the branches to radiate in the directions I wanted instead of what it wanted. Twisting seems to speed up setting in experience and the full twisting of the cambium causes much faster thickening and wire biting as well...

The only problem with this is the math. roots grow back. a young and vigorous tree may grow back the bulk of it's roots between repottings, thereby gaining little ground while maintaining a tree in a weakened state for far longer. This is why I dislike blanket statements. In this case we are...

are you up for shipping trees?

Are you sure you aren't confusing this reduction with foliage reduction? you shouldn't remove more than 30-50% of foliage from a juniper but I've never really heard this number aimed at the roots.

It's a juniper procumbens 'nana' and looks pretty healthy. you could do some thinning out, removing branches unnecessary to your vision of the tree's future up to the about the 1/3 of total foliage mark. Many go farther but it severely weakens the tree to hammer the foliage too hard.

I don't think I'd ever defoliate a lace leaf, they are too slow as it is.

I'm betting it is. However, I've been wrong before, ask my wife, she's documented every instance....

Please sir, you've just trashed my living room... what are you trying to say about my collection of the King???

I've spiral wrapped pines but never girdled them like this. You have a sample size of one and a control size of one. not a very persuasive argument. In theory, if you are wounding the cambium with this technique it should reflect itself in the foliage as well. your other pine have twice as many...

I agree with Brian. you are girdling the trunk. it will restrict flow. especially when you do it seven or eight lines along the trunk. With a spiral wrap the tree can redirect itself around the wire. can't do that with a tourniquet....