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i've admired muranaka's trees on ebay for a while -especially the cork elms. a few weeks ago i decided to buy one and i'm glad i did.this is the nicest tree in my collection now and i wanted to share it. it's about 7 inches tall and the trunk is around 2 inches at the widest point it had a few...

wanted to show my recent purchase.i've been trying to get some better material thats further along in development and i've had an interest in sweetgum i found this with some good movement and at a good price and i jumped on it. my thought is to chop it a couple inches past the last bend. i'd be...

i'm going through my trees today and getting rid of whatever is dead. some didn't wake up this spring and i gave them a chance,it's over 1/2 way through may and i think i gave them enough time. need to make room for some new trees. anyways i have all this soil that on one hand i hate to...

i'm new to elms and i purchased a bunch of c. elms last season,and also collected some (american elm?)seedlings locally during last season. the regular c. elms rotted at the base over the winter. i'm concerned that every tree i have has leafed out or have buds that are about to open,but none...

i started these jbp from seeds probably 6 weeks ago or so and i want to make cuttings as described in the bonsai today master series pines book. the only description it gives for timing on doing the cuttings is-when the needles open the green stems will go to rosy and than violet. i am color...

i've been going through my trees the past month to see how they survived the winter and doing some repotting. everything seems to have done just fine except for some of the elms. i lost a yatsubusa,a hokkaido,and 3 regular chinese elms.everyone i lost the trunks looked fine and the roots...

the buds were just starting to open last week so i bare rooted and potted this over the weekend. it is grated ,though it's tough to find the graft,and my plan was to ground layer it. i changed my mind because 1-i like it as it is and 2-i've never done any layering and don't want this to be my...

i got a few of these jbp seedling cuttings from mark last year and they have grown quite a bit already-probably due to the warm fall and relatively mild winter we've had.they even have some nice budding low on the trunks. i want to wire the trunks while they are still nice and flexible. the...

these are some pics of some of the seeds i stared over the winter-this has kinda been my winter project. these are my results so far-i still have some maple and birch seeds stratifiying the pines and the elm i just soaked overnight and planted,everything else were cold stratified for a couple...

a $6.97 wally world find.says it's a silver sword and red flowering. they had these on display this week,and i swear i saw the nebari on this from the parking lot.

i've had some of my trees covered in a buried in mulch for the winter and i've been uncovering them the last couple weeks. this is the 2nd one so far that i've found these bright orange specks on top of the soil(i'm color blind so they could be yellow or green or.....what ever color those bright...

i've been using the bayer 3 in 1 which i've read recently is not safe for use on flowering plants due to bee's can any one recommend an insecticide that is bee safe

my Arakawa just came in today.an ebay find from tennessee. since it was in tennesse and i live in the new england i was concerned if the tree was still dormant or not. the seller assured me it was still dormant but said he would hold it for me to ship whenever i wanted. since it was dormant i...

i have 2 bags of the growstone gs1 i'm giving away -i ordered the gs2 and they sent these,i did get the correct ones but i'm stuck with these they are the larger size particles-probably better for hydroponics they are the larger size bag -1.5 cu ft. i also have about 1 cu ft of the sunleaves...

with this nicer weather we're having i've been itching to start work on my trees,but i know it's a little too early. so i decided to work on this home depot austrian pine i picked up last year http://www.bonsainut.com/threads/what-can-i-do-to-a-pine-this-time-of-year.19864/ it's not the best...

been looking at a jm arakawa at a good price with the rough bark starting to form low on the trunk,but not on the branches. the budding is far out on the branches so it would need some back budding. i seem to remember reading that they were tough to get to back bud,but i think this was refering...

with spring around the corner i've been preparing myself for all the bonsai tasks that await. one of my goals is to finally be successful rooting cuttings.the only rooting hormone i've ever used is the stuff you find at the box stores that is .1% butyric acid. would it be worth the money to...

i've been trying to get some better material and a couple weeks ago posted a pic of one of Marks maples i was interested in,that i missed out on. i still like that tree but i'm glad i waited cuz i think i like these more. i have some ideas of where to go with these as far as styling but would...

i want to get this japanese maple but i'm kinda on the fence about it. it is from a bonsai nursery and grown for bonsai. it is grafted,but grafted very low and almost unnoticeable.it's grafted so low that it has ground layered it self above the graft. it would be a process to get the tree on the...

i got a bunch of different tree seeds this past fall. i followed the stratifying directions from the company where i purchased them. for the siberian crabapple it said 60-90 days cold strat.i started them the begining of january thinking they will be ready by the end of march to the end of...

has anyone ever used this? does anyone have anything good or bad to say about?

from what i've been reading you shouldn't wire in winter,but i also have read winter is a good time to wire when the leaves aren't in the way. i figure the ones that would give me the right advice would be you b nuts. i have a couple acer campestre,and possibly some elm that i'd like to wire...

first off i know this isn't the time of year to do it but it's not too early to think about it and plan for it-i'm assuming early spring. i've been looking at this elm and i definately feel i should eventually chop it at the blue line,but i'm also thinking of air layering at the black line...

whats the difference and are the mica worth the extra money?

i bought a wire assortment in the spring. i'm getting low on some of the mid sizes and have been meaning to buy some more. i notice alot of good sales going on right now and want to take advantage of it. i'm thinking of buying 500 gram rolls from 2 mm to 4 mm in .5 gram increments. my question...