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    Root Grafting on JBP

    Hi All, I have a fairly nice shohin JBP that is in need of roots on one side as it was an air layer that didn't really root all the way around. Does anyone have any experience grafting seedling pine roots onto an established pine? Can you share any tips or tricks? Here's the tree before cut...
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    Loving Daylight Savings time

    Now I have some time to work on my trees after I get home from work and before it gets dark. Today it was time to chip away at a Bougie that I collected 4 years ago and repotted last year. Before - all dressed up with nowhere to go
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    Failed Trident layer

    Some more root work today...here is an air layer that failed once, the next year I recut the callous and tried again. Saw roots in the bag and success until I separated the layer and saw the roots or should I say root. Well that was disappointing so it's time for some more root grafting...
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    Some trident work

    Well this is definitely nowhere near the 3inch caliper but I will start a progressive thread on the tree anyway. I bought this small trident for less than $50 last summer, defoliated and repotted into a colander at the time and noticed the nice melting base on one side only with nothing for at...
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    Few small ones...

    Here are a few shohin I just potted up. First up is an old honeysuckle I collected probably 6-7 years ago when I lived on the East coast . Virginia Creeper Boston Ivy with fall pic from last year Not sure if this one will make it, had a watering incident last year when I was working in...
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    Couple of wild strawberries

    Here are a couple I potted up this year. The first one is in a dimpled pot I picked up ages ago from John Pitt. The second one is in a Japanese pot I picked up this spring...
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    Deadwood Article

    ianb submitted a new resource: Deadwood Article - Deadwood creation and effects Read more about this resource...
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    Backyard Bougie

    No don't worry it's not me dancing...here's a bougie that my landlord let me dig from the backyard, it's a big'n. Had this in a 10 gallon nursery pot for a few years and just repotted/shoehorned into a completely mismatched pot. There was a lot of rot where deadwood was touching the soil so...
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    Kimura's Garden

    After the nurseries in Omiya it was a short drive to the garden. Here the trees were truly amazing especially as it was mid/late summer and it seemed no leaf/needle was out of place.
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    Toju-en

    Next up was Toju-en...
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    Fuyo-en

    After the visit to Mansei-en we drove over to Fuyo-en. I think these are the right photos but lost my notes.....
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    Mansei-en

    After the Bonsai Museum it was time for a trip to Mansei-en. I was lucky enough to be allowed to take photos so enjoy...
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    Omiya Bonsai Museum

    As part of my Tokyo trip I arranged a tour with Yoshi Nakamizu at j-bonsai.com. Yoshi was a great host and guide for the day. It was very hot and humid during my stay in Japan and the previous day I got a pretty bad sunburn. First up was The Omiya Bonsai Museum, unfortunately you can't...
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    Ueno Park and Green Club

    On the way home from China I managed a 3 day layover in Tokyo. Stayed in Asakusa which is pretty close to Ueno Park. This post is just some photo's around Ueno Park and the Ueno Green Club. It was a Sunday when I visited and no shows were going on at the Green Club but there was a small sales...
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    Humble Administrators Garden

    During my business trips in early August I managed to take a trip to the Humble Administrators Garden in Suzhou China. There's a fairly large collection of Bonsai, some amazing stones and really nice gardens. Anyway here's a few pics.
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    China/Tokyo Trip

    Hi all, Work has me going to Suzhou China this weekend for a couple of weeks, then on the way back I managed to swing a 3 day layover in Tokyo. I'm planning on heading to the Omiya Bonsai Village but does anyone have any other recommendations especially where would be a good area for a base...
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    Time to style?

    So I've had this California Juniper for about 5 years now. When I first got it the growth was very weak and some of the deadwood had rotted as it was being kept too wet. Planned to get to styling it a couple of years ago but life got in the way so I think it's definitely ready now. Posting to...
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    Bonsai in Thailand

    Hi All, Just about to head over to Thailand on business for a week. Does anybody know of good bonsai related sites in Chonburi area. Thanks Ian
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    Nanpu-Kai Show Aug 21 & 22

    For those in the LA area, the Nanpu-Kai show is this weekend. Anyone planning on going? I am I just need to figure out which day. http://www.californiabonsai.com/nanpukai-bonsai-show-2010/
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    Satsuki Bonsai Society of Orange County show

    Si Nguyen and I took a trip up to the show at the Bao Quang Buddhist temple here in Westminster on Saturday. Saw some great trees and met Ben Oki and David Nguy and some other really nice folks. Some of the trees, will start with the Satsuki, an Oak and a Juniper
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    Baikoen Bonsai Kenkyuki Winter Silhouette Show

    This last weekend was the 46th annual winter silhouette show. Of course being a newcomer here I didn't know what to expect. Some very nice trees, I'll take a lead from Al and post a few every day so we can discuss them if anyone wants to.
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    The 2010 Bonsainut Maple Project

    Here is my project tree. This tree started as a whip planted out in my yard on a tile. After a couple of years it was chopped back (about 4 years ago). Then it was dug last April and brought out west. Although the chop has healed over very nicely the trunk line looks very un-natural so I'm...
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    Can you dig it?

    Yes we can. Si Nguyen and I spent a few hours at a local nursery on Saturday and it was mentioned in passing that they had some 10 year old chinese quince and crabapple out back that needed lifting. Well, after a while picking through we tagged a couple each, planning to return sometime over...
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    Approach grafting roots

    Well this maple has been in development for a few years (due to an accident the right side of the tree is being rebuilt) but the nebari has always been bothering me. I really like it on the right side but it seems to drop off bluntly on the left.
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    Azalea Question

    Rather than hijacking Kai's thread here is the Azalea I was talking about. It was blown off the benches last fall and broke 2 branches, one being part of the main branch. As this leaves a fairly serious gap in the branch structure I am thinking about cutting everything back hard to try and get...
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