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Hi all, Here is an elm I grew from a 4" starter about 30 years ago and some recent changes. This is it today in November 2011 This was it in 2006 This was it last year in 2010 after a hard prune to change direction. I intend to allow the silhouette to expand about 2 inches this year...

What would you do with this tree. Comments welcome. It is a Chinese elm that has been lurching about without a firm plan for the last 6 years or so since the death of the original owner/artist. It was a tree in the ground until it was cut down and put into a pot about 15 years ago. It is very...

Hi all, I thought I would upload one of my non Australian native plants. It is a swamp cypress of course. I did the carving of the trunk about 25 years ago and have just recently potted the tree down into a shallower pot with a lighter mix. It is about 95cm high or 36 ins and the base...

Hi all, here is another Ozzie native you may never seen or heard of. It does flower as a tree but as a bonsai we are most likely to cut off the portions that flower for shaping purposes. Leptospermum laevigatum or Coastal tea-tree. It can be easily grown from seed or cutting and responds...

I don't think you will ever see this plant outside of Australia but it is my favourite species to grow as bonsai. I displayed it in our local show and our guest demonstrator selected it as her judges choice of tree of the show. It stands about 80cms from the bottom of the pot; about 32...

Hi all, Lots written on JBP but not so much on Japanese red pines. What are the best techniques for needle size reduction, ramification etc on JRP. Grant

Have a look at this little chinese elm grown and owned by a 78 year old chinese guy. Grant

Hi all, Does any one grow this tree and do you have any tips? How well does it cut back and bud? Can you defoliate? If so how and when and how often? Likes and dislikes. Dry, wet, etc, Anything will be of help. I have one that is about 20 years old and just going into its first...

Hi all, About a year and a half ago I saw a visiting Chinese Bonsai(not Penjing) practitioner split a juniper trunk once, twice, three times and then four times(In effect the trunk was split into 8 pieces). The trunk was about inch and a half diameter. He then tightly bound the trunk with...

Hi everyone, Has anyone out there had experience(good or bad) with repotting a Cedrus atlantica in autumn/fall? Have you ever a had a single branch on a Cedrus atlantica die? Did you explore the root system and what were the results/findings? Grant

Hello, I am new to this forum and relatively new to Mugo Pine but I am not new to Bonsai; having been at it for over 40 years. I am also new to the city of Canberra, Australia’s capital city, and its climate is dry inland at 640 mtr altitude (2,100 ft) 2 years ago I purchased an old Mugo...