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  1. Beng

    Nick Lenz pot give away.

    For our second auction over on Bonsai Auctions at Facebook we're giving away a Nick Lenz pot to the person who has the most 5 dollar or more bids over the span of a week. Feel free to join, here's some pictures of the pot. This auction just started 45 minutes ago so not much has been...
  2. Beng

    A new place to buy and sell trees.

    A few of us from bonsainut, bonsaistudygroup, IBC and other forums decided to make a better auction page than what Ebay and Bonsai Classifieds offer to sell higher end trees and pots than you find on most sites. We have two sites Bonsai Auctions and Bonsai Sales. Bonsai Sales is for straight...
  3. Beng

    Rocky Mountain Juniper Progression

    Haven't posted anything in a long time so I figured I'd share a tree. Here's a before and after of a Rocky Mountain Juinper for you all, the foliage is about the size of kishu but feathery like itoigawa. My plans for the next few years are to get it to back bud on the lower branch closer to...
  4. Beng

    Fungus or repotting stress

    I repotted two Rocky Mountain Junipers last weekend and one of the two is showing random yellowing on about 1/3 of its needles. The more severe areas fall off at the slightest touch. The rest of the tree is a nice healthy green. Anyone seen this before? It could be repotting stress as a...
  5. Beng

    Does akadama really break down?

    Don't usually get involved in the soil debate but I thought i'd share my thoughts and experience on this. Does akadama break down? Of course it does over time, but the way it breaks down doesn't form a mass that is in any way a bad place for roots to reside. Pure akadama will break down...
  6. Beng

    California Candle Pruning

    When do you all prune black pine candles here? I have 2 mikawas with 4-5 inch candles already, back on the eastcoast i'd be lucky to get candles that strong in a whole growing season.
  7. Beng

    Repotting and the Santa Ana winds.

    So I finished all my repotting about a week and a half ago. The last trees I potted was a group of shimpakus. 2 of them had some serious root work and with the Santa Ana's blowing full force the last two days I'm a little worried its dedicating the needles more then the roots can uptake. Any...
  8. Beng

    Bonsai Classifieds Trees and Pots for Sale

    Although it was mentioned like a week ago in another thread on here i thought i'd fill everyone else who missed that post. Check out this new ebay "like" site on facebook lots of good stuff for sale at much better prices then eBay without the crazy bidding wars...
  9. Beng

    Grubs or Weevils?

    I was repotting a very old satsuki I just recently bought and the soil had lots of larvae burrowed in it. Can anyone identify them from the picture? As it was an old satsuki there was no way to get to every nook and cranny in the rootball. I removed every one i could find and killed them but...
  10. Beng

    Water Filters for Chlorine, Chloramine, and VOC.

    Previously i'd recommended this water filter on bnut. http://www.amazon.com/Camco-40045-TastePURE-Water-Filter/dp/B0024E6V30/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392396629&sr=8-2&keywords=camco+taste+pure While this worked fine for me in Brooklyn NY where we have some of the best quality water in the...
  11. Beng

    Something's off

    Can anyone identify what may be causing this coloring on the leaves of a satsuki? I have quite a few but only one is showing this color on about 1/4 of the leaves. I don't believe it's normal winter leaf fall as the rest of my satsuki finished that about a month ago here in los angeles. It's...
  12. Beng

    Cheap second set of tools

    I need to get a seconds set of tools to bring and leave in a different state where i'm taking workshops this year. Otherwise it'll cost me 25-35 extra in baggage fees each way or about 200-300 for a year to bring them along as a checked bag. That, plus I don't want to chance the airline looses...
  13. Beng

    A visitor in my garden.

    Here's an old crabapple of mine which I started wiring this spring but have plenty of work left on. The middle part has a hollow from way back. The base is about the thickness of a coke can. I noticed two weeks ago small fruiting bodies and thought they may be mushrooms. They looked like...
  14. Beng

    Australian Cherry for Sale

    This Australian cherry (Eugenia) has been styled like an old oak tree i've had it for 5 years, it's between 10-15 years old and has good branch ramification. It was loosely styled once but could use a more refined styling. It's spent it's whole life in pots, and has never been grown in the...
  15. Beng

    Stagnant

    So I picked up this Kishu Shimpaku off eBay quite a few years back. It has good nebari at the angle you see it planted. But I am stuck on what I should do with this one. Anyone want to throw out an idea or a sketch? It's one of the few trees I've had for a long time that I just don't know...
  16. Beng

    Ume

    Thought i'd share a few pictures. On the left is my Ume, i've owned it since 2000 it came from a group of cuttings a friend gave me off a tree which he says came from japan in the early 90's. I grew it in the ground for about 6 years and in flats from then on. It's flowered every year, it's...
  17. Beng

    Black Pine Problem

    Hi all, i picked up a large black pine at the GSBF. The needles had brown tips fading to yellow fading to green. About 3/4 of the needle is green the rest quickly shifts to brown, then to a small dead tip. Some needles are worse then others. I looked over it with Gary Ishi and he thought it...
  18. Beng

    Evil Blood suckers

    We're having a little heat wave here in los angeles, yesterday was 84 today 85! I noticed the remaining leaves on a chojubai had black spots this morning. Started pulling them off one by one thinking they had a fungus and it's essentially winter so they should be on route to fall off anyway...
  19. Beng

    Rocky Mountain Juniper in Southern California

    How do Rocky Mountain Junipers do in Southern California? West Los Angeles to be more specific? I have the opportunity to get a real nice one but want to check to make sure it grows well here first.
  20. Beng

    West Coasters Protect your sensitive trees

    Temps in los angeles will be near freezing at night off and on between weds and monday morning. I you have tropicals it's better to bring them in, or put them somewhere shielding protected from the cold. My bougainvillea, and barbados cherry are coming in for a few days. I heard those of...
  21. Beng

    Trident rework

    Here's a trident which I acquired earlier this year. I love the nebari and the way it clings to the rock. I also love the two tone rock. It's very root bound so this spring i'll be repotting it. It has a gorgeous crown when in leaf but out of leaf needs help. There's a number of issues...
  22. Beng

    Fertilizing over the winter....why not.

    I know many people cease fertilization in the winter...why? In nature plants are fertilized naturally from migratory birds, animals, and such. While the fertilizer they receive in the winter may be less they're still fertilized year round. I know many people especially in cooler climates...
  23. Beng

    Redwood Progression

    Thought i'd share a tree since I don't do it that often. I just started this tree two weeks ago it's my first redwood. I got it from Zack Shimon at the GSBF convention this year. I still have more detail wiring to do, lots of deadwood work, work on the apex's, and i'll probably remove some...
  24. Beng

    Air layer Cork Bark Black PIne

    Can it be done? I'm not talking a winged corker just a normal cork bark black pine. I don't know the specific variety. If it can whats the best time? I've heard summer but I would think that would cause excessive sap bleed. Also what have you all found is the best time to do a drastic...
  25. Beng

    Penny for your thoughts?

    I picked up a nice pine at the GSBF and the tree has a penny hanging from one of the branches. The penny has an awesome old patina on it. I wet the penny to read the date 1982. The seller said that this was the growers way of dating trees when he planted the seedlings. I thought it was unique...
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