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I’d move along with the rock placement @Zach Smith mentioned. I’ve done this. It works well. In my case....When the rock is placed I...

Forget wiring it. Get yourself a fairly heavy rock or something similar and weatherproof, then force it (gently, so as not to snap the...

The size is based on what is required to bend the trunk/branch. At this stage you can really only put some movement in the trunk. It...

Good angles. Is that electrical wire? If so it's usually too stiff for normal bonsai use.

Kinda the same yeah...when you're young it's pee tree tree tree tree tree pee. Then it's pee tree pee tree pee tree. Then pee...

At first I thought the title was, "Does you age dictate your potty procedure?" For sure. But on the bonsai front, I try not to have...

Actually, I've had a lot of bird activity this year. They dig in the pots for seeds and don't replace their divots like the squirrels...

Usually I get oak seedlings sprouting by mid-year because the squirrels bury acorns in my pots. But I'm sure if I planted the acorns in...

Do both. It's the best way to learn. Better yet, plant half of the acorns in a pot and let them germinate inside, half outside. Move...

I'll throw in a couple cents' worth that makes sense to me (and possibly only me). When a shoot takes off and I wire for movement, it's...

Don't separate the trees unless you're dissatisfied with their placement. Mostly trim around the edges. If need be you can take out a...

I'd say that the one thing we never want to see happen is for all of bonsai to become "industrialized" - obviously here I'm not talking...

Don't forget to seal the trunk chop!

Reduce the roots and chop the top at the same time. Cedar elms are easy to collect. Very forgiving and great to work with.

Dollar-wise, I sell more large Bald cypresses than anything else. Size does matter. I don't fool around with seedling-size material...