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yea I think i'll go through one of those two. thanks a lot speedy!

hm good point. i think i'll maybe try it in the green house for a period and outside for a period to try and give it what it needs. if it doesn't work it was worth a try. n e ways, I really just posted this thread to see if people knew some sources for olive bonsai. again, thanks!

hey so yea I was doing some research as well and you're concerns are right. I do have access to an unheated greenhouse for winter storage though, so that was what I was planning to do during the colder months. I should've stated that in the beginning!

Hey all! So after spending a week in Florence, I've decided that I want to try growing an olive tree bonsai (olea). I've been looking at some websites etc., but I was wondering if any of the members here knew of a good place to get an affordable prebonsai. Thanks! bunzI

Thanks for all the replies! Unfortunately I do not have any pictures available right now, but it's ok because I was only really looking for a generic answer. I just wanted to know if I should save the pruning of larger branches for late winter/ early spring (next year) or if I could do it after...

Hello all! I'm new to trident maples and I was wondering when the best time to prune the branches is. There are some that are .5-1" thick that I need to clean up/get rid of and I want to shorten the overall height of my tree. If anyone could tell me when the best time to do some major...

Matt, thanks for the suggestion. I forgot to mention that i think I'm going to go some kind of loose formal upright/informal. I like the relatively straight trunk, which is why I picked the tree, but I just was wondering how/if to wire this tree. I don't really want to do a drastic trunk...

Hello all, I just got this trident maple from Frank Kroeker. :) It's about 3ft tall and the trunk is about the diameter of a coke can. I was wondering if any of you had thoughts on where to go from this. The trunk is awesome and the roots are pretty nice too. Any thoughts are appreciated...

evmibo I repotted this elm and hard pruned it in Feb. This is what it looks like right now. I am growing a couple whips right now, the top one will become the new trunk and I'm looking at making a branch from the other one. I'm also going to chop the trunk a little right above the new trunk...

Yea I checked to see what I was working with under the hood. It seems like this was made from a ground layer, and the nebari is pretty bad. It basically forms an upside down T with a segment of old branch in the root, so I was planning on doing an air/ground layer and starting a new root system...

Hello world! I recently purchased this chinese elm from a nursery that needs quite a bit of work, but I wanted a project. The branch structure, secondary and primary, is not that great and needs work w/ overlapping, upward growth etc. Short of scraping it :p, I was curious as to what you guys...

I usually don't use sealant for my bonsai if I cut them in the winter. They all seem to do just fine. As far as silicone caulk goes, I would not suggest putting caulk on a tree. I know there are non-toxic alternatives, but if you are talking run-of-the-mill silicone caulk, that is toxic. I would...

G, the Feb 4th post is awesome and pretty much what I'm going for. I want the junipers in with the rock and some moss interspersed. What kind of soil mixture should I be using? And I guess I should just look for this rock at a nursery? Regards

Dan, Thanks for the rock info! In my head, I saw it like this...

Hello all! I am new to bonsainut, but I was wandering through some posts and didn't happen to see too many on this style. I am considering giving it a try with some junipers. Rather than root-over-rock, where the roots are coming down into the pot, I really want the tree to be contained in...