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Any experience with artillery fern? I bet not. You can clip it and use it as a ground cover for your tree-it won't hurt a thing. You think its killing that tree.................its probably sick because its indoors on window ledge.

I agree. It won't hurt anything-just looks unsightly.

mostly clip and grow, especially once the basic structure is established.

Here's a big bougy for you - 19" pot. Only a few flowers now (pic just taken in the rain) It has a large hollow trunk- Its a gathered plant, purchased a few years ago from Jim Smith.

OK here is a healthy BGI soiled bougy. Just took the pic (in the light rain) Obviously, cascade style.

The answer to question is yes. Use the BGI soil-why try to out do the experts? I may mix some Turface in but that's not required. Now I'm in bougy-land. I don't know about those plants that come in for the winter. I have several mature bougy bonsai plants. I'll try to get a pic up. james

I have a rosemary and lots of bougies-I live in the tropics! Why not pick some plants that grow naturally in your area? You're setting yourself up to fail by going for these plants. just saying....

Have you seen this one?

I feel for you northerners.

I don't know my northern cats-but all cats are very specific about what they eat-if you have a plant it likes, it can be devoured in a day-but they won't go from, say, milkweed to passionvine-in Florida our Giant Swallowtail has a cat that looks like that-bird dropping-like for it 'defense'.

I know it'll leaf out quickly, but that still looks very scary! Wonder if he will root all those clippings and have a few hundred baby portu's?

I don't see where that John Naka quote has anything to do with the plant in the picture-that is not a bonsai tree-not even close to a cascade-try another plant.

I think he did you a disservice. When I mentioned them helping to select a tree -that is when you are standing there with several choices in front of you............I would assure you, when you leave Dragontree, Robert will give you "the plan" for the tree you are taking. Trim it back and let...

I don't see that the Old Florida Bonsai has a web site-Did you pick out this tree specifically from their nursery? My first question would have been (to Rich) is what does he see happening with this tree-he should be able to give you a plan for the first couple years-if I didn't like the...

No, that wound will never heal. You do not need to put any sealer on it. Just feed and water this plant and it'll be fine.

I love neea's. If I were just starting out in bonsai that would be my first choice. Robert Pinder's nursey in Palm City, Fl has a bunch to pick from-small leaves, grow like crazy, back buds, easily shaped, cute yellow bell shaped flowers, small red berries-perfect. (cold sensitive, even for...

Those leaves look pretty big-what drove you the pick this species?-Why not get a tried and true benjamina-great for arial root and your banyan style. If you want fruit get a burtt davyi.

Wow, that is a great tiger bark you have there-how old is it, how long has it been in training? Thanks for the link.

Just came across this-that's a very good looking plant-plenty of dew drops around here (in the ground) I've never seen one bonsai'ed- Any idea how old that tree is? You mentioned that the flowers/fruit aren't part of the plan-is that because you keep it trimmed back?

bougie's are fun aren't they? Are you aware of the BGI fertilizer and their packaged soil? BGI is a huge bougie wholesale nursery-they do bonsai also. I use their soil for most of my plants-sometimes adding Turface for even better drainage. Most bougie's are flowering now-did you trim them off?

these make great banyan style trees-what florida nursery did it come from? js

Impressive stuff.