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I would not go as far as saying it's garbage...it can find it's own niche as an aggregate but what I'm dead sure of is that it is NOT a replacement for akadama. Anthony of Willow bonsai adds bark to up the CEC to help the mix retain nutrients If I remember correctly his premium bonsai soil mix...

I repotted a Jap maple in 2 sakadama : 1 pumice and another in 2 akadama(ibaraki double red line) : 1 pumice last year I would not rate sakadama as better than akadama. I had to fertilize the JM in sakadama WAY more than the JM in akadama and I could not get the same result as the tree in...

Update: Did the chop in mid autumn. Realized after I completely forgot about the airlayer that I wanted to do. So...then decided to give cuttings a go. Of which I think 70% took ps. I did not expect any to make it. Including this thick cutting that became a small bonsai lol Here's some pics of...

Hey Boet, gaan punt in die wind! we having quite a bit of fun here in SA...nationwide strikes, power grid failing... otherwise, my bonsai are growing so I'm happy :D you mate? beste groete Herman

Hey Fredman! the lines look good to me for a chop site Best regards Herman

Does not look like there is much wrong, except that it is really thinned out atm. when did you hard prune it ? it would not have a lot of strength with so little foliar mass to photosynthesize with. Let it grow and build some foliar mass also sometimes if you bump a little branchlet too hard the...

Hi @Mrm45443 , ramification is achieved in the same way it is achieved with other alternating leaf pattern trees, if you want a branch to split into two branches, cut back to two nodes. I would advise to cut back just underneath the third node, if you cut too close to the second node there will...

If you look at how bonsai and penjing is viewed in the east by their practitioners, yes it's an art, it's to take a living plant and apply techniques to it to create an image. Be that image to express a story of hardship in nature, contrasting death and life concepts or purely longevity and...

Just to be clear: I'm really interested, as the norm in South Africa is to give them rest in the non-growing season, by defoliating them in autumn, to promote vigor in the growing season. This might be myth or not... want to know if you've noticed anything in particular, and how the tree acts...

Interesting, do they drop their leaves in fall and then flush out again after they move indoors under the grow lights? best regards Herman

sup man, you never take them outside? Best regards Herman

I moved to the Pierre van Ryneveld suburb in Centurion coldest for the two years I've lived here was 0 Celcius....so no worries about it being to cold out for my thorns or figs xD lekker Herman

Kitchen is the best place!!! :cool: when I stayed in the highveld I just checked on them every few days and pushed my finger into the soil, if it's dry 1 inch underneath the surface, I would water. where I am now all my trees live outside except my baobabs. the few acacia that came with to the...

Really nice material! where does your olives come from? they look a lot different than the olives we get up here. the wild olives up here have darker rougher bark and the leaves look different...if I did not know better I would say yours look way more like European wild olive hahaha very...

I concur with Fredman your tree is dormant, tortilis only grows in our dryer hotter parts, so it reacting to cold( relatively speaking) by dropping all it's leaves is totally normal for it in you climes. I would however take it away from the window and place it in a more sheltered spot. The...

hahahaha Niemand hier om my uit die kombuis uit te jaag nie 😂 single life is bliss man! best regards Herman

this is completely going to derail this fertilizer discussion 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 if it has not already! follow this link good sir Best regards Herman

Hi Fredman! here is some African stuff for you. Acacia Galpinii trunk I'm working on, don't let the pic deceive you, that trunk is about 12-15cm across: small Acacia Burkei is coming along, just have to thicken the second part of the trunk: Baobab, going to be styled in that weeping...

yes with the remote controlled flashing lights that gives direction 😂 Rassie is 'n YSTER! Watch this space! Remember the very first argument we had over at bonsai study group, over a knob thorn? 😂 😂 😂 btw did you know South Africa has a native Premna? Premna Mooiensis (not mine), I picked...

Things are going very well! I've acquired a lot of native stuff to play with, bless you I'm going to make them in African styles xD yes I'm still using klinker in my mixes! use it now instead of lava in a pumice, akadama, klinker mix. been a hard season for the Boks with everything going on...

Nice work! Best regards Herman

Hi Guys, I got the opportunity to do the first styling on an Olienhout for my friend living in the awesome Stilbaai area bit of background on the tree, was dug in the very north of our country as Yamadori probably about 4-5 years ago, could be about 20 years old. It has just recovered from the...

Hey there @fredman ! how you doing ? best regards Herman

@abugoogoo 100% volcanic has no CEC(totally inert), and almost no water holding capability. also south Florida is quite hot and humid, isn't it? How often do you have to water the tree? I think you should move it to semi shade or even where it gets shade from just before mid day onward. Until...

Hi Adair! long time no read! I am well yes, thanks! how are you? nice vat trunk on that black pine! how many do you have now? if you've any to spare....post some fat trunks my way :D just kidding! Best regards Herman