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  1. MattE

    Portulacaria Help please!

    Hey all just a question for you. This is a PA I just bought and it was sold with out a pot. He gave it to me In a Gritty but wet mix. I originally put it in that pot with the mix for a day till I got my regular bonsai mix ( pumice ,lava,DE and bark) it's root ball wasn't huge but it did have...
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    Help me make this epic!

    Hey all. I was playing around trying to figure out where to take this. I'd love to see your drawings or iterations on where this could go. The one is just kind of an idea but I will be playing around more. Thanks for looking And happy holidays everyone.
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    One hell of a deal PA

    Hey all... Seen this PA for sale he wanted 200 with a pot. I didn't like it cascade and I didn't realize how big it was. So i ended up buying it for 100 bucks woth out the pot and put it informal upright in this red pot. I'm so fricken happy I can't wait to develop this into a massive beauty...
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    2023 Yamadori Larch

    Here are some beautiful larch I collected. My first time really doing yamadori. Some collected pictures and then wired pictures. And a picture of what I hope to achieve with the one. Thanks for looking
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    My free elm!

    Hey all, Had a lady needing a tree removed so I gladly took the job as I wanted some bonsai material. I believe it to be a wych elm or similar. I wasn't going to trunk chop it yet but it broke pulling it out as the tap root was crazy in there. Has about a 20 inch circumference.
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    Help! Will hydrogen peroxide hurt roots?

    Hey all, I have such a bad fungus Gnat problem i didnt know they liked bonsai soil i thought thwey onlyliked dirt.. i need to kill them off and i read somewhere that hydrogen peroxide 3% dilluted in water will kill them and larva on contact. what i need to know is how will the effect the roots...
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    Time lapse of BRT waking up

    Hey all, Thought you might enjoy this. I made a time lapse of my Brazilian rain tree waking up to the morning sun ( indoor lighting lol ) It amazes me how much plants move in a matter of 30 min.. they truly are such a miss understood species that we take for granted. Hope you enjoy this short...
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    Some more 3D printed pots

    Here’s a Vietnamese style pot I painted to look old and weathered with dwarf jade And a square Chinese style pot I painted earth tones with my Brazilian rain tree both from seeds And then 2 other ceramics I found at a thrift store that I made into pots one with my serissa air layer I just did...
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    Success!

    Just wanted to share my first time air layering and my success , I should have waited another week but I defoliated 70 percent of the leaves to be safe. Just happy it worked thanks for looking Any tips,tricks and nice criticism welcomed
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    Help for Brazilian rain tree

    Hey all. Got the BRT about a month ago. I know it's loving the lights as it's pushing alof of new growth. But seems to also be dropping alot if leaves turning yellow and then dropping off. Not sure if I'm under watering or over watering. I did transplant it but pretty much only slip potted it..I...
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    Think this will work for BRT?

    Hey All. I hear brazilian rain trees can be very hard to propagate and many say to air layer. Thought I would try this method and wanted peoples opinions and if they were able to get thier rain tree to successfully root. I figured I'd use a good draining fine bonsai mix.. some rooting...
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    Are BRTs toxic to animals? Also my new BRT lol.

    Hey all I just bought a BRT. I have a cat and a dog and was wondering if anyone knows if they are toxic. As I am finding conflicting information online. And if so how toxic? It needs alot of work but I'm ok with that. Roots are growing out of the bottom of the pot and the pot stinks I may slip...
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    More of my 3d printed and painted pots.

    Hey all just wanted to share some of my 3d printed pots and pre bonsai..also my serissa is flowering so had to add that lol ( I love when they flower ) The pre bonsais are Tiger bark focus chinese elm portulacaria Thanks for looking.
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    Serissa styling and advice.

    Hey all. Just wanted to show you a serrissa I just picked up. I got a good deal on it and fell in love with the semi cascade. I tool the wires off as it was to tight and left on to long. A if some of you have styling ideas please share thoughts. B it's in horrible soil right now. Very muddy...
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    My 3D printed Mame pot

    Just wanted to share a pot and stand I printed for my little mame "in progress" portulacaria afa. After alittle elbow grease , paint and sealer and im calling it done for now. Thanks for looking!
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    Check out my walmart pre bonsai

    I love ficus plants. Why? I dunno cause they rock and I remember my mom's ficus growing up that she had from a clipping ,she still has it . It's about 10 feet tall..I joke with her when she kicks the bucket I'm chopping it to a stump and making an epic bonsai out of it lol. Any ways here are...
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    Journey of making a 5 trunk clump

    Hey all! I just wanted to start a progress thread on my 5 stem ficus. I propagated some cuttings and sinched them together. It has been about 4 to 5 months and they have really started taking off. This is my first attempt at this, I used a tie strap at the base of these trees to grow them...
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    Well got some mugos

    I must say I was always so timid to get pines and try and word with them. But I have always loved looking at pine bonsai. So got some nursery stock and said screw it ! Did some clean up on them. Made some boxes and planted them up. Question is it true you only want one to two new candles and to...
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    Help with first mugo

    So just wondering what you guys would do with this weird roof mass clumped high at the main nebari
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    Questions for my home made soil

    I am making my own bonsai mix diatoms earth , fir bark and some perlite ..was wondering if it's on if my fir bark pieces are bigger and if this will effect anything. I can't find any smaller
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    Styling Help

    Hey all, so I bought this ficus because I like the flow of the tree, personally I hate the other ficus leaves they grafted on here so I cut them all but the top so it could heal up. I now was to cut the top off (I'll root it and plant it) but where would you cut it off. I will post some pics of...
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    Fukien Tea propagation Help Please

    Hello All, So i have 3 fukien tea trees i saved from a big box store, only one has potential to become bonsai. i have had them for about 6 months now they have all gone through about 3 or 4 flowering cycles and are doing AMAZING.I am getting some nice long shoots growing off of them and i would...
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    I still love it

    Was shopping at Canadian tire ( a hone depot type store) and then seen this in the cor er of my eye. Walked over and the only wanted 50 dollars It was an accidental order. I couldn't let it sit in that pot and soil with a poor schmuck .. so I bought it . A new pot and some better bonsai soil and...
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    Lets see your favorite bargin/made pot!

    Thought this could be a fun post. We were out shopping and I found this for 2.99. Thought it would make a cute semi cascade pot! I will add decorative feet to get it off the ground for better drainage. Let's see your sweet deals, finds or even home made pots.
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    Tigerbark ficus ( progress thread )

    Well grabbed the courage to propagate my ginseng ficus. I see such a nice future bonsai in this. I put it in a 40 percent organic and 60 percent bonsai mix. Rocks on top are just to hold it in place better. I did about a 50 to 60 percent defoliation. Everything I read says if it has no roots it...
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