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I feel that, my wife asks for almost nothing so when she does ask, the answer is "yes" or "ok"

My very first MABS was the day of my sisters wedding. I made it work, it was her second marriage so I wasn't worried about showing up late haha

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My life style revolves around making sure my maples have mint condition leaves haha

My backyard is full intense sun all day. It reflects off the sun bleached fence behind my trees and it reflects of the sun bleached bench they sit on. Not crazy ideal but it’s where I can grow them. Anyway… I put up my shade structure around the summer solstice when temps sit around 90F and I...

Sounds perfect then

Sometimes find myself jealous of those doing bonsai on a balcony. Forced to be so simple, clean and deliberate. Hope you get decent sun there. And as a caution (maybe you know this) those zip ties will get very brittle very fast when exposed to sun. Usually two years tops here before they can be...

I wonder if some Australian natives wouldn't be a good choice for your climate. Probably would have to grow most from seed purchased on Sheffields, but I don't know a thing about trees from the Southern Hemisphere. Maybe they are available for sale over in your desert.

I love that strangers become instant friends at a bonsai workshop. We all snuck out of work today to pursue a niche hobby that none of our friends enjoy.

How long have you had that deshojo?

I just watched this tree get worked on, on YouTube last night

I wasn't going to say it but a few others did... and I can't explain why, but I feel like this one should be left to grow. It is terrific though. Would wonder how big it actually gets below the sand,...

It looks (from the photo) like it is currently planted in a very large particle lava and pumice. My maples would dry out here in PA if I put them in a soil like that. Being somewhere as hot as you are it probably appreciated the more organic/moisture retentive soil that it was in when you got it

Engleman spruce or any species of larch make fantastic bonsai

I like it, very natural

It will stick around in your garden FOREVER. I know you already got your answer but I have to add to the list of "no"s. I won't even buy a tree if I see that stuff in the pot

It’s just my opinion, but since you asked, there are two major wounds you are making. Personally I’d do one drastic cut this June and do the the other one, at the apex, next (2025) October. Maybe I baby my trees but I worry about interrupting sap flow with multiple large wounds. Also those...

I don't see a need to thread graft anything (yet). If the tree is healthy and you cut it back hard you should get buds popping and growing skyward, especially near the top of the trunk

One of my first "friends" here on bonsai nut, all those years ago. Vey sorry to hear, I wondered where he'd been. I guess fighting cancer, unfortunately.

All I can tell you is that the leaves can reduce quite a lot. I have seen it with my own eyes multiple times. I know it’s not helpful but at least you know the potential is there, If you didn’t already know. Have never grown them but absolutely love them as mature trees

for $200 you can get a good sized seigen maple prebonsai (2" trunk) from Ed Clark. A word of caution for anyone on the East Coast though, the fall color can be kind of lame. I think this cultivar is better suited to warm climates that don't get fall color but enjoy the spring color maybe? I know...

Here in the states, sango kaku is very common and nearly always riddled with anthracnose. Maybe it's just our climate on the East Coast, but be wary of keeping it near your other maples until you know it's healthy.

Oooh on a ginkgo. that could be a great tool. Thank you for posting this and please let us know what happens

Haha it seems to get strong reactions. So in that sense it's refreshing. If bonsai is really "art" then it's supposed to stir emotion. I personally don't like the look of "cosmic style" or "octopus style" or whatever label you want, but I'm glad some folks are doing something different. Whether...

Of course bacteria is important, if you are fostering fungi then you should also be growing good bacteria. BUT I think it's important to remember that soils high in bacteria are generally devoid of trees and fungi. As soil "improves" bacteria is replaced largely by fungi. I assume that's why we...