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  1. Phillip C

    Best Tree for Beginner

    I asked yesterday at my Bonsai Society's workshop with Ryan Neil and and others piped up without much thought and said Japanese Black Pine. I wanted to run it past you guys and see if you agree and if not, what is the best tree for a beginning with a Bonsai Society's input and help. Hey that...
  2. Phillip C

    Magnolia for Bonsai??

    My wife has taken an interest in Bonsai and is attending a workshop with me this weekend. I think this is great because I kind of got caught up in her orchid growing to a small degree. She want to know and would like to Bonsai a Southern Magnolia. She thinks she can find one at HD or sone...
  3. Phillip C

    New to Bonsai, right? What is Nebari?

    I have seen this term, heard it referred to, thought I had it figured out once, but just really don't know. Hey, I just started Bonsai last spring and have been to only three workshops. I have no clue what Nebari is and would love to be informed And "internodes", what are they? More than a...
  4. Phillip C

    Bald Cypress Butt and Bole question and Fall foliage shot

    Here is a shot of my large Bald Cypress with it's Fall foliage. I'm going to take it to a workshop next Sat. and Sun with Ryan Neil. It could surely stand some work (can't they all?) and I wish I knew how to get a bigger butt to trunk ratio going. It's been in a Bonsai pot for a log time, so I...
  5. Phillip C

    How to post quotes that show up as white?

    Brand new to the forum and am having trouble when "replying with guote" Mine does give the quote but it shows up with a green bake drop making it hard to distinguious from my test. and it says "Quote" in caps at he beginning and end of the quote. Thought some of "old timers" could help a poor...
  6. Phillip C

    Bald Cypress Forest

    Last summer I bought 7 seedling Bald Cypress trees al planted in the same container - about a 6 inch nursery pot. I almost let them die with what I found out was soil mealy bugs, but got the pesticide to them just in time for the trees to put out a bit of new growth. This new growth hasn't...
  7. Phillip C

    Beautiful Autumn in Atlanta

    As I sit here this morning looking out over the pond to the bright yellow woods beyond i'd like to share what a glorious Autumn we have had here in Atlanta. Having spent October in New England with my wife's family, I fully expected another truly awe inspiring show of color from the leaves...
  8. Phillip C

    Winter Watering Schedule?

    As I have mentioned, I am just coming to Bonsai having started last spring. My pride and joy is a 4 foot Bald Cypress, but I also have a nursery pot trident maple about three Honoki Cypress., two different kinds of Juniper, Chinese Elm and a couple of European olives, and oh yea, one Ficus...
  9. Phillip C

    Hello from Atlanta

    Just wanted to say hello to everyone here. i am new to bonsai, having joined the Atlanta Bonsai Society last Spring. Most of my trees are nursery stock and are in training pots, although I have purchased one 45 year old Bald Cypress and it is my pride and joy. I am the second owner of this...
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