Search results

I am writing this post as documentation for techniques I implemented/implement for indoor bonsai growing. I know this is a taboo subject for a lot of people, especially if you’ve been growing trees for a long time. Keep an open mind, and be sure to read the “disclaimers” section before you...

Hey everyone, In a few weeks after leaf fall i'm going to take a dozen or more maple hardwood cuttings. My question is simple - what should i put them in to grow? I've tried before in ordinary potting mix, but they were much to wet. For my trees I use diotomite and pine bark - but i fear this...

Hey guys, so I thought I would post this here because so many people helped me pick out a ficus species, where to buy it, and what to look for. I ended up getting a ficus natalensis from Wigert's online store. I was pleasantly surprised with the size and health of the plant. It looks like a few...

Hi everyone, Here's my situation. earlier this year (may-ish) I went and found a handful of small maple seedlings - and one maple that's a few years old. I intend on making them into a group planting in a few years once i have them better established. The one older tree (red maple as far as...

Hey guys, I may have an interesting problem on my hands. Late this spring i took a bunch of willow cuttings and rooted them. I got one rooted which was pretty thick and i've been just growing it out this summer. The top hasn't had a crazy amount of growth considering it's a willow - but it's...

Hey guys, I'm thinking about adding a ficus to my collection (probably something not yet in training, but close). I have been looking around, and went to a conservatory in the area to check out some cool varieties of ficus trees in different styles. Here's what i'm down to as for options...

Hey everyone! I just got this little juniper in the mail today. I ordered it from "special-green-garden.com". I know this plant isn't much, i mainly got it to practice conifer/evergreen techniques - I am pretty new to bonsai, but have read several books, including Harry Harrington's starter...

Hey everyone, So i have decided to actually buy a few trees either this summer or next spring (instead of finding more cultivar from the wild). I am in the market for a fairly small juniper and again a fairly small willow leaf ficus pre bonsai. Does anyone have any trustworthy sites that...

Hey everyone! So, i am fairly new to Bonsai - I have a weeping salix caprea that i bought at a store - then i started another willow from cuttings that's doing very well. Additionally, this spring i dug up four small maples intend on making a forest out of them at some point. I have been...

Hey everyone, another question from me. I have a Salix Caprea that's doing very well this year, with very - almost overly vigorous growth. This was a store bought plant, which early on had a lot of problems - all of which i've taken care of. What i'm wondering now is leaf reduction. The tree...

Hi there, This spring I had a lot of luck digging up some small maple saplings. I'm pretty sure that two of them are Red Maple but my most recent two do not have leaves yet - though from the same forest so Red maple is a possibility. my question is this: I eventually want to grow these trees...

Hey everyone! I wanted to try something new this spring, so i went and collected half a dozen maple cultivar (as well as some paper birch) Here's what i collected for maples (I think they're all silver maple, but i could be mistaken): 2 softwood - but almost lignifying cuttings with leaves 2-3...

So i have recently decided to start a new bonsai project from scratch. I live in Minnesota, where we have several varieties of Elm trees that are indigenous to the region. I would love to cultivate one or more from the wild, but am wondering the best way to do this with an elm. Ideally i'd like...

Hey everyone, I am pretty new to bonsai, though i have read a few books and done quite a bit of research, so i'm not totally clueless (i also have a host of other plants). I am having issues with my coast redwood lately, i've had it for a month, and it looks to be a year old (sapling, not yet...