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Thanks…What product name would pumice be? I went to a hydroponics store hoping they would have it, but nothing. A nursery has pumice but they want $8 for a small bag.

The rain stopped late afternoon, so I got after it. I had to quit because it got too dark, and I couldn't see. In about an hour and a half, I left with about 12 small stumps. The largest is maybe a five-inch diameter. I left seven that were too big for me to load up. I will get some help and...

Where do you buy your pumice?

I got on here 10 years ago. With olive questions, a bunch of you all gave me suggestions. I put a 100lb olive stump in a pot. I kept it alive for 2 years, then let it die when I did not water it. (Note to self hook up some automatic water) I want to try this again. Can or maybe should I make...

Sorry, new and have no idea what I am doing just reading threads… what is DE

Paul, do you places stumps in containers or in the ground. If in containers do you use regular bonsai mix?

Not sure if this is the right place for this? How long can an olive stump survive out of the ground? Near where I live there is some ground clearing taking place. Some olives in the mix that have been out of the ground for a week. Do you think they can make it if I chop the base flat?

my buckeye sticks are growing I am not sure what I am doing (no bonsai experience) more kind of playing around than anything. I have four stumps, I am getting a lot of new growth from down under the soil level. How do I discourage it? I have the same thing on my olive.

It lives... now what? At first I was concerned because the only growth was coming up around the tree. Then I started to see some back growth at the base of the trunk, now a few at the top. Do I just let it grow for a few months? Do I discourage all the bottom growth? If so how? Do I...

I went to my first bonsai nursery. What was crazy is it is less than a mile away from my house and I never knew it was there. Matsuda Nursery I don't really know what I was looking at but Mr. Matsuda was great. He gave me a tour, from starter material to finished trees. Some of the very old...

On Saturdays I take the kids out for a hike. I have been over this area a million times and never noticed these. Maybe not bonsai been pretty amazing.

We came across some monster trunks that must of been too big for the chain saw. I can see the latent buds you are talking about when a tree is chopped severely. It was a buckeye grave yard. There was probably 20 of these stumps. I will keep searching for some smaller material.

I am cheap, maybe a step up from potting soil, it is catus/palm mix. The bag lists ingredients as forest products, pumice, and sand. I am not sure of the ratio. It was $5. I guess I will see how it works.

My 200 lb takes three to move first bonsai project I don't know what I am doing. About $25 and 3 hours later this is where I am at. I realized part way through the second chop I still needed to cut off a few more inches. The problem is my saw quit on me 3/4 the way. I was not going to attempt...

Thanks guys, what if I want to take a sick day? I might leave a little early today. I have use of a tractor and log splitter. Maybe I will shorten it stand it up and post the results.

I am not sure when but sometime over the past week we have had some wind and this olive came down. It has been wet and no direct sun, I think it will be fine. The tree was over twenty feet tall. The larger section the base is at least 2 feet by 2 feet, the trunk is close to 12 inches, after...

The United States Department of Agriculture reports, "California buckeye is toxic to all classes of livestock and wildlife.The bark, leaves, stems, fruits, and seeds all contain glycosidal compounds which cause haemolytic action on red blood cells and depress the central nervous system when...

This guy is in the middle of a pasture that frequently has goats, sheep and cows. It has been eaten back several times. I have a few volunteers in the yard I have let grow. When attempting work with oaks do you leave them in native soil for a few years or a mix of both? There are...

cool pictures Paul, I spent a little more time today exploring. Most the olives are smooth and straight they are not cool and gnarly like the ones in your pictures. I think it is because everything is so overgrown. I am sure at one time it looked like those you posted. Over the past 50ish years...

PaulH what time of the year did you dig your buckeye? I would be interested in the details if you care to share. I spent a couple hours hiking around today and came across about twenty of these. I want to work with native material and am trying to read what I can. This is the only thread that...

Paul, when is a good time to get "help". April after things warm up? When would the ideal time be to to dig up a tree. When it is warmer could a olive stump go directly in the ground without any bottom heat.

It is my fault, I resurrected a year old post. I did a search for heating pads and this came up. Rather than start a new post a posted here. It looks like the original poster put some cables in the ground. I am working on a propagation bench for a greenhouse I ordered a mat and thermostat. I...

I copied this post from another thread to remain on topic. Has anyone else ever used deicing cables for heat? @Poink88, Do they come with a thermostat? I am looking at a heat mat but I am sure I could use deicing cables and it would cost less. I am looking to make a propagation bench and...

my stone lantern shopping cart look like this: Bonsai Tree Concave Branch Cutters by Roshi Tools 8" (203 mm) $29.00 Bonsai Tree Knob Cutter by Roshi Tools 8.25" (210 mm) $29.00 Is Roshi junk or should I pull the trigger, I want to...