Search results

Growth style, tips for a newbie in conifers/pines. I'm thinking of going for a flattened hokidachi. No, I'm not crazy, and i know that style is almost unheard of in most pines, but it is the natural shape of a Stone/Italian Pine, and i put what's natural for a mature specimen in the specific...

So, after hearing about my recent work with a stone pine, someone thought "let's give him a real challenge," actually it was more like, "This tree looks like it could make a good starter," and they gave me a christmas decoration stone pine. The catch is, it was frosted and all the needles but...

I have a little issue. Someone threw a really bad condition bonsai at me. It was in a really loamy, waterlogged soil. After pruning only bad roots, it left only 1/2 of the original root system (including pruning roughly 1/2 the feeders) because of severe root rot. I have bonsai experience...