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    First frost tonight

    thank you for making my day Amazing that this post popped up today. Last night I watered my trees in the evening, which I usually don't do. I was dismayed to check on them this morning, and find the soil still frozen from the hard freeze last night. I though I had made a fatal mistake. Thanks
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    Bark features of container grown vs. ground grown trees.

    Being a newbie to bonsai, I am a little hesitant to add to this conversation. But I remembered a story that Andy Smith of Golden Arrow Bonsai wrote. Andy, has many of you know, has collected many wonderful ponderosas and other species. He writes in his story "Get a Bigger Hammer"...
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    Wire form Stone Lantern

    Our club collects both kinds of used wire. The scraps are taken to a recycling center for cash as a fundraiser for the club! The key is to have separate buckets for aluminum and copper.
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    Lucky dog... Happy Larch...

    Collected my first larch in November 2011. We potted them up in training pots right away and I buried the pots into the ground before the ground froze. Thanks for all your pictures Crust. They are an inspiration to me. Now I can daydream all winter and look forward to working with mine in a...
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    Do you have any Bonsai Goals?

    Yes that is what happened. We went to our first workshop together and I haven't looked back since. I love this hobby. He went to college and is not living at home. Kinda hard to keep a bonsai alive in a college dorm.
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    Do you have any Bonsai Goals?

    1. Encourage my son to spend more time with this hobby and his neglected trees. (Currently I am keeping them alive.) 2. Use the winter to organize my records and photos of each tree. 3. Plan and build better outdoor displays for my trees. 4. Save some money to purchase two, nicer quality...
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    Inspiring tree I get to see each day I go to work

    I am new to bonsai, and it has opened my eyes to the beauty of the trees around me. When I walk my dog in the woods or parks, I now take a camera with me. You never know when a particular branch, root or stump will provide some inspiration or guidance to my bonsai.
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    Would you buy this?

    Nice tree, but did you ever tell us how much you paid for it and where you found it?
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