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  1. rosieface

    I find this on my porch.

    Just want to say that I really like the trunk on it. Now that you know what it is, maybe you can do something great with it!
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    Styling ideas for a Bucida Spinosa

    @Clyde It occurs to me that mesquite might not make bad bonsai. Just a thought.
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    Large juniper chinensis progression. Was an 8ft ornamental!

    Could you possibly chop at an angle lower down and pick a leader branch to continue the upward line? It would take some time but it might make a better taper in the long run.
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    Baby Procumbens Needs Help!

    I'm definitely going to do that. It's just been so hot here lately, the soil seems to dry out crazy fast. I think I need to check more thoroughly.
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    Baby Procumbens Needs Help!

    After several unsuccessful attempts to take a better picture, and some internet research, I think what I may have is a slime mold, which has an alarming appearance but is probably not harmful. Even so, I think most of the people here know more than I do, so I am still open to comments and...
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    Baby Procumbens Needs Help!

    I was watering my procumbens this afternoon when I saw a flash of yellow down in the roots. I lifted up the tree to see what looks to be a yellow mold. I took a couple of pictures but they're not really that good. The good news is that from the trunk up the little guy still seems to be pretty...
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    couple of jade trees

    Hmm. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for a dwarf jade I can steal a leaf or two from. :rolleyes:
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    Olive Styling Help

    It's a Simpsons reference, except they said "embiggen." :D I don't think cromulent means anything. Thanks for the info!
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    couple of jade trees

    Sifting through this thread because jade plants grow like crazy around here so I thought I'd try cultivating a few for practice. Thing is, I don't much care for jade aesthetically in general; but these are just gorgeous. I think the main difference is leaf size. Does anybody know how to get...
  10. rosieface

    regimented vs chaotic designs

    I am new to bonsai, but I have been "taught" various other arts/crafts in my life, and in all the arts, it is important to understand the traditional rules, so that once they are ingrained in your brain you have the ability to manipulate or even break those rules in dynamic and appealing ways...
  11. rosieface

    First Trident

    Really beautiful. Thanks for continuing to post your progress--I am learning a lot from this thread!
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    Fukien Tea?

    Thanks, Stacy! I know you have worked with a lot of Fukiens and it sounds like my conditions are just about perfect for them. You have put my mind at rest. Now to go shopping..... :D
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    Fukien Tea?

    I am looking for one more tree to get and I'm feeling kinda partial to a Fukien tea, because they're very pretty and not an evergreen (I need a non-evergreen (well, NEED is a strong word, but you get it)). Half of my research say that Fukien teas are good for beginners, but the other half is...
  14. rosieface

    Olive Styling Help

    As another newbie, I am intrigued to find out that one can ensmallen leaves! Is this done by keeping the tree dry? This is what I am inferring. Also, "ensmallen" is a perfectly cromulent word.
  15. rosieface

    Total Noob

    LA does have a winter, and it's deceptive--there's no snow, but something about being right between a desert and an ocean makes the cold bite more. Or maybe I'm just a delicate southern flower. :rolleyes: I think the idea of getting a tropical next is a really good one, especially because I...
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    Bonsai Wires

    If you buy the wire from a bonsai supplier, do you still need to anneal it or has that already been done?
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    Total Noob

    Thanks for all the advice, guys! The good news is, I have patience and restraint, and can limit myself to checking on my tree a couple times a day to make sure it's still doing okay for now. The bad news is, I actually don't have a lot of space right now; I live in a second-story apartment...
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    Total Noob

    Neither one of these little guys is going to spend a real long time in the pots they're currently in. The seedling is definitely in soil that needs to be more granular, but I don't want to move it until it has a strong enough root system to hold together. Still, it's growing really fast so it...
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    Total Noob

    Forgiveness for all! @Jkl, I have been reading. I actually work part-time at a public library and have checked out--well, not EVERYTHING our library system has on bonsai, but quite a bit of it. There are books filled with tree pictures all over our house, and I'm constantly searching the...
  20. rosieface

    Total Noob

    Um.... guys. I am married to a MAN. I am a WOMAN. (Thanks for your sincere help, but I can't even read past the "Tell your wife....") Of course, now you reveal the you were doing it on purpose to bug me.
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    Total Noob

    Him. (I'm a lady-type.) :o
  22. rosieface

    Total Noob

    Hey guys, I am a super beginner. You will scoff at me because I got turned on to bonsai when I bought one of those silly $6 "Grow from Seed" kits at a novelty shop, but now I have a very healthy one month old jack pine seedling that is just beginning to send out its second needles, and a pretty...
  23. rosieface

    Carrigana as bonsai?

    I don't know anything about anything, but I think those trees are very pretty, if that helps. And since you've got such a good supply of them, you can at least take comfort in the fact that you'll have plenty of material to make mistakes on!
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