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I have a few of these pomegranates around so I decided to try to create a twisted pom with one of them. I didn't have a tile or block of wood laying around but I did have some tile backing board so I figured "what the heck.." I used a Sheetrock screw to hold the tree to the board and separate...

Hi all, Ive been doing some bonsai stuff in the backyard lately but haven't posted anything up anything due to a stupid, almost smart (but free) phone and my laptop taking a dump. I'm going to try to post more stuff in the near future.. Anyway, here is a Ca live oak I bought a couple years ago...

Here is my new JBP from House of Bonsai. I'm not sure which side I like for a front more? The first pic or this one.. Ernie

I recently visited House of Bonsai out in Lakewood Ca. and picked up this cork oak. Here are a few pics of it. I really like the thick trunk. I'm not sure yet how much of the two thick branches I'm going to keep. Ernie

I was on vacation the last two weeks but with two 3 year olds running around I needed a vacation from my vacation. Luckily I was able to get a baby sitter for a couple days to get some time for my self. I decided to on touring some of the bonsai nurseries in SoCal. I had planned on visiting...

Here is this skinny JBP I slip potted into a slightly larger mica pot. I think I will repot it into a tub next spring to help thicken up the trunk. If 'm just going to stick it in a much larger pot, I should be able to do it now right? I mean no root work or soil removal. I mean I...

My Catlin Elm I bought this Catlin Elm at the San Gabriel Nursery. It reminded me of a young version of Bob Pressler's Contorted Catlin Elm http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?9781-Contorted-Catlin-Elm-in-the-pot&highlight=contorted Thanks for looking Ernie

Liquidambar I picked up this Liquidambar at this years Winter Silhouettes show. I did a partial defoliation almost three weeks ago to get light into the interior. I hardly touched any branches.. Thanks for looking Ernie PS: Sorry for the crappy pics. I can take pretty decent...

I was plucking weeds on some of my trees the other morning and found this fuzzy stuff on the base of my crabapple. I tried looking it up but the closest thing I found that describes it is powdery mildew. I have seen it mostly on rose leaves and other plant leaves, but I have never seen...

Here are a couple ficus I screwed up this year and last year. I bought them from the same guy and they were his attempt at bonsai. This first one I broke the branches and trunk while wiring it. It is growing back pretty quickly. This second one I accidentally let it dry out.. I...

This is a white flower variety wisteria... I was told they were supposed to be purple. I could not find the pics I took when it was in bloom. It only had one raceme. I didn't keep up with its watering demands and three weeks ago most of the leaves dried up and fell off. I placed it in a...

This a cork bark elm that was growing straight before I got my hands on it. I tried to put some movement in it but I think I left the middle section too straight. What do you think? Thanks Ernie

That's what was told to me when I bought it. Can anyone ID it? I took a root cutting from it when I re-potted it. That cutting has large leaves. I'll try to post some pics of the cutting later. Thanks Ernie

I can't figure out what kind of maple this is. Any help identifying it is greatly appreciated. I also would like to know why it starts off with a lot of new clumps of leaves in the spring and then a lot of the growth starts to die off. Last year I had it in full sun so I figured I would...

I didn't want to hijack an earlier thread, but it seems it's pretty hot almost everywhere. Is now the time that our trees shut down for the season? Is there nothing that could be done in this heat besides tropicals? If the trees do shut down, is it temporary? If so at what point do they...

I just re-potted my windswept azalea this week. Unfortunately I only got a couple of very bad looking phone camera(with a cracked lens) shots of it when it was in flower in April. I had left the watering to someone who shall remain nameless--- my mother in law. And she skipped a couple days...

When I got this Jacaranda, the person who sold it to me told me it had benn in the same pot for 5 years. It was planted in regular straight soil. It had a lot of fine roots but most broke off while removing the soil. I blame the soil. I had to change the pot due to the fact that once I...

Hi all, I know this is probably basic stuff but after reading about it and watching videos, I still need some clarification on the subject of de-budding pines. First, if I got it right, one should treat both red and black pine the same as they are both two needle pine right? Here, I am...

Thought I'd post my twisty pomegranate I picked up House of Bonsai a couple months ago. It was in ground and they had dug it out for me after I picked it out. It just started to wake up. Here are a few pics of it. Here is the front I want. I like the twisty feature here but I think it...

So I visited house of bonsai a couple weeks ago with some cash burning a hole in my pocket... And I found a grove of trident maples in the back of the place. I bought one. I went back on Tuesday to pick it up. Here it is. Its over 4ft high. Nice movement near the bottom, at...

I'm a little bored so I thought I'd post something.. I bought this little ROR JM back in December from eBay. Seems to be coming along nicely (Not that I've done anything to it). Any thoughts on where I can take it from here besides repot? Thanks Ernie

Hi all, I am new to bonsai and have gone nuts with this addiction. I have been acquiring trees for about a year now. I have recently taken a beginners class with Lindsay Shiba in Upland and plan to continue into his more advanced classes. Next thing would be finding a club that meets on...