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That's interesting list you got there. I would have thought that the cedar species you got would be be well and truly out of typical climate range. The atlas cedar particularly. Atlas cedars are supposedly drought resistant when established but that's for in ground trees. In bonsai pots, the...

Harry It's interesting you state that all JBPs need a dormancy to survive. Interestingly there are threads from a couple of years ago where you participated that clearly had other posters indicate previous success with JBPs growing in tropical climates without harm for 30 years or even more...

Great post pdbacos. It just adds to the evidence that JBPs can be grown in the tropics despite what has been published earlier. With regards to the info about the need for dormancy, once again it shows that this need varies from species to species. I know some members have previously posted...

Yamins - thanks for the link. I've already emailed Budi and am currently awaiting a reply. I've also contacted Lindsay Farr. Unfortunately he was unable to give any advice beyond what was said on the video with Papa Kaneshiro. Treebeard - thanks for the advice. I doubt I could become a pioneer...

Thanks for the replies It's been listening to all the view points. It's true that some species need a dormancy. Certainly our experience in Australia is that certain trees don't do well without a dormant period. Deciduous trees are a classic example. Maples certainly don't do well up here...

Bill's right... Bill you are absolutely right. It does snow in Hawaii but only on the three highest volcanoes: Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea and Haleakala. These volcanoes are in the range of 10 000 to 13000 feet in height however and the snow lasts only for a few days at a time. Tropical countries like...

Thanks Stacy Thanks for the reply Stacy. JBPs are grown widely as bonsai in the more temperate parts of Australia (USDA zone equivalent 7-8) but my problem is that I'm up in the tropics. Thus the advice from fellow bonsai growers in Australia sometimes is not relevant. In fact I've been...

Hi all I'm currently trying to grow JBPs in the tropics. Consequently they don't seem to have much of of a dormancy period. They basically grow all year round. Thus their growth pattern seems to differ significantly from the temperate climate advice generally given on forums and books...

Just found this thread regarding using uncomposted pine bark. There are three main problems I can see with regards to boiling the bark. 1. Boiling would kill any bacteria and fungi (including mycorrhizae). Ordinarily this wouldn't be a problem except that it could be of issue if you're trying...