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  1. Ironbeaver

    New ficus "penjing"

    Thought I would post an update. The smaller tree died in the spider mites wars. The twisty one has been growing in a sort of DWC bucket. It's put on some size now that I'm looking at it, and it looks like it's going to grow well this summer. I may re-pot it once the weather is a little...
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    Ironbeaver's Little Christmas Tree Entry

    Cleaned out all the root bases: Next to clear out excess branches and pick trunk lines.
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    Ironbeaver's Little Christmas Tree Entry

    Picked up a last bigger one. dug out the root base.
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    Ironbeaver's Little Christmas Tree Entry

    It did come in a red foil wrapper...
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    Ironbeaver's Little Christmas Tree Entry

    These things ate like potato chips, I bought two more. Sorry about the dark shot.
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    Ironbeaver's Little Christmas Tree Entry

    My entries are two lemon cypress, a bigger one with an interesting bend, and a smaller one that's a plant I see a literati in the future. I need to "get into" this one to see what I can see. Maybe a smaller informal upright. Should be able to bend the trunk a fair bit.
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    How many unused pots do you have?

    What are you? Some kind of narc? I have too many unused pots.
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    sharpening tool

    Tungsten carbide sharpener. https://www.amazon.com/Joshua-Roth-1103-Blade-Sharpener/dp/B000J3ACVA
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    Help me I’d a bonsai.

    I'd say some sort of ficus, maybe Microcarpa?
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    Please Share your Photos

    Took this the other day on the way home from a walk.
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    How much of a gamer geek are you?

    I don't know what this means , but I've played D&D with Frank Mentzer and Ed Greenwood.
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    Hello from New Zealand

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    Hello from New Zealand

    Who's fron Newfoundland?
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    "Lemon" Cypress

    It died... I think it was too much all at once. I might try another one or two, but skip repotting.
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    Obligatory Cherry Fukinigashi

    The emperor's new bonsai.
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    Bonsai quotes

    "I don't have hobbies; hobbies cost money. Interests are quite free." -George Carlin
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    Chicken or???

    I've had the same thought. Too much grease for me to clean.
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    Kimonos!

    Here's my wife trying on a $5000 wedding kimono. It was not purchased.
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    Bonsai quotes

    "Put it in the ground for five years." -Norman Haddrick, Toronto Bonsai Society
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    Where's the WTF Thread?

    This one? https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/the-what-the-heck-should-i-do-with-it-thread.27027/
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    Please Share your Photos

    View from lunchbreak...
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    Well that was hardly worth it.... (book suggestions?)

    I've noticed there are a lot of bonsai e-books available, for cheap. After trying a few, I've realized they are cash grabs. I Google the authors names now to eliminate the poseurs.
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    The I hate "insert tree" thread

    I have an aversion to jade and portulacaria afra. The leaves are so thick and gross looking, all full of goo.
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