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  1. William N. Valavanis

    In search of Seigen Maple

    The beautiful pink/red fall color is in early SPRING, not autumn. It usually has a golden yellow autumn color. Try Canada Bonsai, they can ship to the USA https://www.canadabonsai.com/collections/pre-sale?srsltid=AfmBOoobrH4xcPvKQFwx_1kW6AVJsHgy5EfUgEp_hUarwqUnkK3hdEpU
  2. William N. Valavanis

    Does anyone collect bonsai pins?

    NO. I'm a pinofile (careful how you pronounce it. Have also published two guides to bonsai pins books....
  3. William N. Valavanis

    Does anyone collect bonsai pins?

    I have a few. Many more unmounted. Sorry for poor images.
  4. William N. Valavanis

    Weeping Ryusen Maple...winter was harsh

    More developmental coming, but I wanted to share. Like several of my bonsai this tree has two acceptable viewing sides.
  5. William N. Valavanis

    Naming Laceleaf X Arakawa Japanese Maple

    Did you know there is a difference between ARAKAWA (rough bark) and NISHIKI (Cork bark)? In the Japanese bonsai community they have distinctively different bark textures. Please select your name appropriately. We already have quite a bit of misnamed Japanese cultivars. Thank you.
  6. William N. Valavanis

    Witch’s Broom Japanese Maple Primary Design Help

    Don't worry about the open gap on the top. Jut make certain when you water the maple a bit of water gets inside. Good Luck!!
  7. William N. Valavanis

    Witch’s Broom Japanese Maple Primary Design Help

    I don't think that would work. What he is trying to do is the propagate the witch's broom, which is only at the top of the tree. The tree looks a graft of a dwarf cultivar. If the top is cut off, sure new shoots should grow from the trunk remaining, but would loose the ration he want to...
  8. William N. Valavanis

    Witch’s Broom Japanese Maple Primary Design Help

    Try air layering at the bottom of the fork. Did you use plastic, poly, saran wrap or tinfoil around the sphagnum? Rooting hormone? My air layers rarely dry out, but can easily be checked through the clear poly.
  9. William N. Valavanis

    Witch’s Broom Japanese Maple Primary Design Help

    I would suggest you ar layer it now. And, good luck, Now you have the honor to name this new cultivar! Also take few cuttings its a good time and the dwarf maple cultivars usually root easily. Attached are 4 photos of one of my Koto Hime airliners done in June 1986. This bonsai was airlayerd at...
  10. William N. Valavanis

    Unglazed pots for Conifers vs glazed

    Personally, I generally use unglazed (brown, gray, tan or red) containers for evergreens (both narrow-lead and broadleaf) because the image combination of the tree and container presents a quiet or dignity atmosphere. Evergreens do not change color seasonally, yea I'm familiar of slight changes...
  11. William N. Valavanis

    Ugly trees.

    I like your tree! And it “speaks” to me. What species is it?
  12. William N. Valavanis

    Fall color 2024

    Autumn in my gatden
  13. William N. Valavanis

    8th National commemorative album?

    The new 8th US National Bonsai Exhibition Commemorative Album is still in the works. I hit a major delay because many of the exhibitors did NOT fill in their data information. So, I have been hunting them down so i can finish up correctly. Thanks to all for your support and patience. Bill
  14. William N. Valavanis

    International Bonsai Order Processing

    As our web site indicates shipping season ends in march or April, depending how the weather. Bill
  15. William N. Valavanis

    Low temp for South East US next week

    Our forecast is 20F !!!!
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    Bill Valvanis

    Sorry for the delay. My wife Diane got ill at the Winter Silhouette Expo in NC and spent a week in a NC hospital. Then about a week later spent another week in our hospital. She is working on the orders now. Thanks for patiently waiting. Bill
  17. William N. Valavanis

    Reducing old scars and callouses?

    Ugly large scars can often be eliminated on Trident Maples if cleaned up and recut in early autumn. They, and so many other deciduous species grow so fast in spring the wounds build up a lot of callus tissue. Simply remove it. Good luck!
  18. William N. Valavanis

    Whats this JM cultivar?

    Not Acer palmatum, leaves are too wide and have too many points. Looks like a Full moon maple, Acer japonicum.
  19. William N. Valavanis

    8th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition, Rochester, NY, USA, September 9-10, 2023

    First of all that lady that got her tree eliminated, came with her husband, who had a lovely tree and was displayed, so she had to make the 12 hour journey anyway . As is my policy, the final acceptance is when the artist brings the tree to the exhibition. Everyone's tree was checked over as it...
  20. William N. Valavanis

    MY GARDEN, SHARE YOURS

    Beautiful, well designed!
  21. William N. Valavanis

    Studious Japonica

    Styrax japonicus
  22. William N. Valavanis

    Mold in Mulch Bed

    Congratulations! You have a happy plant. Sounds like mycorrhizae, a beneficial fungus which is prized for bonsai. You must have healthy plants! We also remove the "white mold" to inoculate other plants. It grose in association with roots and develops a symbiotic relationship. Today we are...
  23. William N. Valavanis

    Talk to me about triangles.

    TRIANGLES- Somoko Kinyo Shu, published in Japan in 1829, was the first illustrative instructional bonsai book which established Classical Bonsai Art. This illustration was an “idealized” classic pine shape tree which explained that if these guidelines, ( followed by several pages depicting...
  24. William N. Valavanis

    New International BONSAI OnLine Now Available!

    Catalog done. Trying to upload it, but house fire is taking a lot of time. Been living in a hotel for over 3 months. Should be over be April, but we can still try to post the catalog. Sorry, doing the best we can. Bill
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