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If you have cats you can spread some cat feces around the plants. That generally keeps them away but it wears off in a couple of days unless you keep at it. You can also go to a local nursery and they should have some rodent repellent but I cant help in that subject since I've never used any...

From my experience with mulberries (non Bonsai related) they are very hardy and resilient. They are like a weed and will take a beating and keep coming back for more. If you've ever seen the book "The Complete Book of Bonsai" by Harry Tomlinson. The cover image is of a Mulberry. Good book too...

My main interest is that I read in another thread (cant remember where) that some air-pruning pots not only cause the formation of a more dense and fibrous root system but allow the tree to grow fast and develop quicker, almost comparable to growing the tree in the ground. That prospect...

Sounds like 'Bonsai Today' or 'International Bonsai' would be the two best Magazines for species specific articles like that. if your looking for Articles on Black pines and pines in general there is a compendium of sorts from Bonsai today that was printed collecting a mass of pine articles from...

I have heard good things in the use of pots that air prune a trees root systems while a tree is in the developmental stage but have never tried them. As from what I've found there seems to be three main types 1) the cone shaped wall variety 2) net pots or pond basket pots 3) cloth pots...

Here's some pictures of the flowers now that they are starting to open. The flowers are a little larger than a quarter in size.

I've seen a few smaller Japanese ones sold on Ebay Before in both colors.

I second eBay as a resource. I just picked up issue 1,3&6 off eBay for $25.

Guess I didn't look hard enough the first time, there was actually a label (on the bottom of the pot... nice place for it) with it, It's apparently a Malus 'klehm's bechtel'. Its an awesome Japanese Crabapple, none of the few pics i found online do it justice. Mine is just about to start...

I saw a bought a tree at home depot today and it was listed as a "Japanese Crabapple". I Know Home Depot isn't renown for having the best information with their trees so I was wondering what you guys (and gals) think. It looks more like a Prunus to me, I've never seen a Crabapple that has...

I tried the same thing, but to no avail. For some reason they just wont go in my havahart trap. I work great with ground squirrels but I cant wrap my head around a way to catch those squirrels.

Here's some pics of my red Chojubai taken this morning. -Mike

Thanks for all the help so far everyone. @Eric Schrader, I generally use general purpose fertilizer since Ivan told me it really doesn't make a difference. I also always give my trees a dose of Trace element FRIT at the beginning of every season, so they should have more than enough trace...

Haha, yeah a senior member shared his technique with this in one of our last MWBS meetings. He takes the piece of wire using two pliers grabbing each end of the wire with one hand or the other and simply gives it a hard tug and it pretty much straitens out. You could fine tune it with your hands...

I have three dwarf pomegranate trees (two Emperor and one party dress) and they seem to have some abnormal leaf growth. The leaves themselves seem to be deformed, twisted and some even have a slightly shrivel appearance. Not all of the leaves are malformed, some look perfectly normal. The party...

You can also get rooting gel from just about any hydroponic store if you have any near you. I usually get a small container (around 100 cuttings, or so on) for $5 from Alternative gardens which has a few locations by me in the Chicago-land area. http://www.altgarden.com/ I like the gel...

If the price is right and there's some potential I'd say go for it. All the Japanese cherry tree's have the potential for Bonsai. You could grow this tree into a weeping style if desired. Here's a picture of a cherry bonsai grown weeping style on the cover of a Japanese magazine

Just wondering if there are any practices to reduce the size of new ferns on a sago? I've seen some with very small ferns which is e=what has led me to believe there is a practice to help reduce them.

Thanks Brian, I've only worked with maples for a few years now and its always been my understanding that they benefited from the general 'before bud breaks' repotting. Your reasoning does seem to make sense though and I will give it a try next time I repot my maples. Are their any other species...

Though it is best to do so in late winter early spring before the buds break I believe it is possible to defoliate and repot in summer after the leaves have hardened off. Though the exact timing for this differs depending on your location. Again I would say its much better to repot in spring.

Yes, a new book off of recently discovered unused manuscripts. Hey Michael Crichton can do it so why cant you??

Haha, that's the story of the world. People figure if they jack up the price of a quality item that there will be someone dumb enough to believe it's the appropriate price (which some do). Ignorance wins again.

I would allow them to grow freely for at least a year to make sure they have a sufficient root system before tampering with them. Not that you probably couldn't do it sooner... I would just suggest waiting longer to achieve a better survival success rate and health.

Not sure if it would apply to you but my local Botanical garden (where my local bonsai meetings are held) has an excellent library. They have both the Naka books Kokufu books and a load of other bonsai material. They even get in every months issue of International bonsai and some other...

After frost and once the leaves have 'hardened off' (are no longer soft and fragile)