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    DIY cement pots.

    Thansk for sharing Neli Hi Neli, Thanks for sharing dear :) Any step by steps instructions ? What are those colored pots (the first imgs posted ) made of? Colored cement or some other material? Cheers Xavier
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    A neat art piece...of a bonsai...anyone ever get creative for the holidays like this

    I had this made for one Xmas from one of my rosemary bonsai
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    What are the different bonsai schools out there?

    Thanks all for the replies. Its been very helpful. For the research I'm the one who's going to do the talking, so I guess I'll need to do the research :)
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    What are the different bonsai schools out there?

    Hi all, I've got contacted by a group of students doing a research on bonsai of their journalism course. They are asking for info on the following topics which I need to provide materials by end of this week [ friday evening ]: [ I'll post in fr and en, feel free to answer in fr if you are...
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    Who is demolition?

    Glad its back online :)
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    Slash Pine Yardadori experiment.

    That's kind of an old post, but it interest me cause I'm working with Slash pines too. Mine are from nursery saplings, not collected. The only other bonsaika that works with Slash pine with some success to my knowledge are: Jay Wilson...
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    Some tiny Ligustrum sinensis (Chinese privet)

    Awesome, thanks for sharing jkl. :cool: I like how the tears and scratches on the L. Sinense turns into such mature weathered looking bark over time. Have you given the turn a Ligustrum root into a bonsai a try yet? The ageing of the exposed roots looks more spectacular as time goes by.
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    I have wondered about this for years....

    There are multiple reasons, > Maybe the guy did not understand a thing about the suggestions given and was afraid to look more stupid [ it happens ]. A lots of beginners ask for help, but we often overlook the fact that most beginners may not know the bonsai basic. I got that issue a lot when...
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    creating aerial roots on a ficus

    Hi Steve, From your location I'm assuming that you are in a tropical climate: warm temperature, moderate weekly rainfall and high air humidity. I am in a similar climatic context, my ficus benjamina drops aerial roots in humid and warm conditions. I've not yet seen any aerial on my ficus...
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    Strange behaviour on my pine needles

    Hi, Thanks for the info. I dont reside in USA, I'm in tropical island Mauritius. We do have nurseries and hardware stores, but its tough to get any useful info out of those guys if you dont know what to look for. Sometimes they even sell things they dont even know what its used for...
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    Strange behaviour on my pine needles

    Hi, Thanks for the info. I dont reside in USA, I'm in tropical island Mauritius. We do have nurseries and hardware stores, but its tough to get any useful info out of those guys if you dont know what to look for. Sometimes they even sell things they dont even know what its used for...
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    Strange behaviour on my pine needles

    Hi all, Thanks for the input! I've cut off the leaves so far. I'm still looking for a place where I could get the antifungus/spray. Cheers Xavier
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    Strange behaviour on my pine needles

    Ok thanks for the reply. Those are new growth, wont it affect the growth of the tree if I cut it?
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    Strange behaviour on my pine needles

    Hi all, I've been checking my pine [ pinus elliottii ] this morning, and decided to turn it around to have a check on the growth all around the tree. The front side it ok, but I've found several strange behaviours on the needles at the back. The needles are dying out at the middle. I've...
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    Little slash pine

    Hi Jay, Thanks for your advices, Its been nearly 1 year now and the tree have grown branches since. There's still room for improvement. I've tried cutting the leaves, but I dont really like the tips turning brown. I'm going to give it a try with its long leaves [ will see what this gives ], I...
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    Little slash pine

    Nice Slash pine bonsai :eek:Great looking slash pine bonsai! I would not mind some tips, I've got a slash pine "potensai" I'm still trying to figure out how to prune it efficiently and how to give more strength to the lower branches while hindering the top growth. I've just recently cut...
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