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    Most natural style for a Sabina "Monna" (Calgary Carpet)

    So I found a fairly healthy Juniperus Sabina "Monna" for $15. I haven't done anything with because I am waiting for my tools to come from Stone Lantern. I had trimmed up some Ficus with kitchen scissors but I think I'm going to need some real branch cutters for this project so I ordered some...
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    Wiring the bonsai INTO the container

    Apparently I'm dense as I'm having a problem that doesn't seem like I should be having. I live in a somewhat windy area. We often get 30-40mph winds and 60-80mph winds when it storms. Last night was a little windy and I came out this morning to find my small ficus had been blown over. It was...
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    Do you put pre-bonsai in bonsai soil or potting soil?

    If you are taking say, nursery stock and cutting it back to scale the foliage to match the trunk size and then it needs to grow for a couple seasons, do you put it in potting soil or go straight to bonsai soil?
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    Winter in the midwest?

    What parameters are we talking about here. It routinely gets below 0 F here every winter. If I leave it in a pot do I just pile mulch on top of the pot? Up to the highest branches? I know people have said "it depends on the tree" but before I go buy something that I kill the first winter or...
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    First post, first ever bonsai.

    Hello all. This is my first post. I registered yesterday and did some browsing. I picked up a garden center bonsai. It seemed in relatively good health though after the original "mass produced training" it had been left to grow. So I brought it home and tried to give it some basic shape...
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