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  1. Scooter

    Gained two 5+ year ficus's, need some advice.

    Hey Both, thanks again for the responses, will have a good look at them tonight, might give one a solid leader and the other might try and air-layer, but i also like the idea of getting a rock under one... choices choices! Either way with the weather here at the moment looks like i'll be...
  2. Scooter

    Gained two 5+ year ficus's, need some advice.

    Hey Lackhand, Thanks for the info, yeah know what you mean about the branches, will have to search some images for sure, Did you have any idea bout the length of the branches? if i should be snipping the ends off to force some growth lower down? Cheers
  3. Scooter

    Gained two 5+ year ficus's, need some advice.

    Hey guys I was visiting my grandparents the other day and pop had two ficus's in a couple of small terracotta pots, he apparently brought them about 5-6 years ago as 'bonsai' but has done nothing to them at all, even said a few years ago the busted out of their original pots. He's just had...
  4. Scooter

    Newbie Juniper Help

    Cheers for the input all, as far as the left branch goes, overall was going for something more like this: Where the left branch becomes almost a mini tree on its own, but also gives the over all bonsai a bit of height, dont think im too keen on the complete cascade where you have bare trunk...
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    Newbie Juniper Help

    Hey guys, Im super new to all this, and I have this Juniper, its obviously pretty young so im not going for greatness just yet, decided i wouldnt mind trying for a cascading effect, hence the flow of the main trunk down to the right. Im just so confused about maintenance pruning. I've read...
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    Pruning clarification

    Hey Guys, Thanks heaps! See this is what i love about forums, i've read some books, the bonsais came with a little tips book etc, but those pruning links and tip about the reverse taper from Dario, Priceless! Thanks!
  7. Scooter

    Pruning clarification

    Hey guys, Im quite new to the bonsai scene, and reading alot about it, theres alot of talk of the right time to prune back, shape etc, but im just after some clarification, i have a small (<12 month) trident maple, it has a very basic main trunk and fork shape right now obviously just letting...
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