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I was able to get my first few tools at a bonsai meeting! I got a concave cutter(No idea from which Japanese maker), root hook, a ceramic pot, and two plastic pots. I was wondering how to clean and maintain the tools. The cutters need to be sharpened, too. I imagine just like anything in...

Hello fellow Nuts! I just bought my first outdoor greenhouse. Specifically, a FlowerHouse PlantHouse Clear. 90 dollars after a rebate from Menards, woo! Now that I have it, I was wondering if you guys and gals have any tips and tricks to get the most out of it. I am a tropical grower, mainly...

So, I was checking the roots on one of my Tiger Bark Ficuses and noticed some yellow mold or fungus. I left it for a while and checked again a week later and it has spread. The tree is doing okay, but has a bit of browning at the tips of two or three leaves. The stuff is only at the top of the...

Hello! I have just got a couple of Scots Pines after a trip to Christmas Tree farm near Milan, Illinois. They were free because the owner is a friend with the Quad Cities Bonsai Club, of which I am a member. I dug them out of the ground and put them into some cheap plastic pots. Most of my...

I've been wondering if the aerial roots of a ficus can back bud?

I live in a small town in Illinois, and the nearest place to go looking for supplies is the Quad Cities (Davenport IA, Bettendorf IA, and Rock Island IL, Moline IL, and East Moline IL). I actually live about an hour away from the Quad Cities, but there are only small town with little variety of...

I attend a community college in Illinois, and in one of the computer labs was a pitiful Ficus benjamina. Over the last two years I was the only person to give the tree any water. I asked my computer teacher about the plant and she told me it was left behind by a previous professor. I just...

My Grandmother bought me a plant today, and it was missing its tag. It came from Walmart, and is from Exotic Angel Plants. I looked at quite a few places, but could not figure out what plant this is: As far as I can tell, it does not bleed white, so I don't think it is a ficus. Anyone...

I have a Ginseng Ficus that I want try a traditional style with, and it dawned on me that I have never heard of a natural grown plant. I'm sure they must exist, as Jerry "Bonsaihunk" Meislik has pictures of other species and varieties, but a search for ficus retusa or ficus microcarpa doesn't...

It seems my trees are under attack from unwelcome pests. I have yet to see them, but it must be squirrels or rabbits because on my Japanese Maple and Taiwan Ficus, twigs and bark have been chewed on or off! As you can imagine, this is a PROBLEM! Anyone have tried and true ways of repelling my...

Hello again! I was wondering if you all would help me identify a Ficus I just bought from Walmart today. I know, it's an ugly Walsai, but I plan on using it as a mother plant and taking cuttings, so it can be forgiven. Here are a few pictures: It doesn't seem to have any aerial roots...

Conifer Identification? While doing yard work, I came across this growing from the side of my house between the garage and sidewalk: I pulled it out and potted it, since I liked how it looked. Problem is, I don't see any Conifers in the area it came from, and am at a loss of how to care for...

I have started a Ficus retusa 'Ginseng'. I repotted it recently, removing a bit of the large tuber and putting the rest in the soil so that the actual truck, all two inches of it, was above the soil. It has a few yellow leaves near the bottom, and was wondering if this happens when large roots...

I have had a heck of a time finding a good, balanced, organic fertilizer. I know about needing nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium(Potash), as well as bacteria to break it down so the plant can get it. I have a Walmart, a Menards, and a Farm King(Seed and feed) where I live(Illinois, USA), and...

I have just purchased a Japanese Red Maple (Acer palmatum atropurpureum). It is still very young, and needs to grow some before I can do much with it. As you can see, it is about as thick as a No. 2 pencil, with two trunks. I have been doing some rudimentary research into bonsai both online and...