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    how soon after juniper repot can I begin to wire and style

    Hi,:D I just repotted a juniper shimpaku out of yucky soil and a into training pot filled with a coarse free draining mix. I used wire to secure it in the pot and I have it in a shady area and have been misting it daily. I didn't cut any roots but just raked out the roots a little and...
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    $20 Big Olive - style ideas? where to from here

    Hi :D I aquired this large olive tree last week at my bonsai workshop for $20AUS. It was originally a demonstration tree that was used to show carving techniques. hence, the front of the tree has a large weathered scar for its entire length. I think this can be incorporated in the design...
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    New Shimpaku - help with choosing a front

    Hi all, I acquired this Juniper Shimpaku a little while back for a very good price (see photos below). As a relative beginner my judgement was that it was quite a nice little tree. Certainly one that I could develop over time. I haven’t done anything with this tree save looking after it and...
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    Ficus Benji - bonsai prospect

    I bought this fig (benjamina i think) a while back. I've defoliated and cleaned up the roots and now I am wondering how to style this tree. the tree is about 2.5 in at the base and to me appears to taper up nicely so I am happy with its size. I dont want to chop it in anyway and I already...
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    Bending unwilling branches -

    Hi all, I am in the process of styling my first Juniper (Foimosa) and have hit problems bending the thicker branches. they are very spring and I have tried two strands of 3 mm wire with little to no effect. I have read about using guy wires, and in one of my books, there is detailed...
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    First Juniper - initial wiring/styling

    Hi there, I am a newbie to bonsai currently learning as much as I can from books, workshops, net etc. This is a Juniper Foemina I bought from a nursery a few weeks ago. I have done some intial wiring of the main branches I want to keep. There is still a lot of work to do but I think that...
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    my first ficus - what next? help appreciated

    Hi, :)I am a first timer here at BN and also a newbie at Bonsai. I am learning a lot and bought this little Ficus the other day here in Perth, Western Australia. It had a lot of large leaves so I decided to defoliate and see what kind of branch structure I has. the result you can see for...
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