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    Suggestion: Be able to block/ignore forum threads

    Just an idea for the site, it would be great if you could choose to ignore/block some forum threads. An example might be a thread where the topic has gotten hijacked by arguments etc. and you'd rather just not see it ('cos it has nothing to do with Bonsai)
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    Privet, can I root prune now? (spring buds have already opened)

    I'm wondering if I can root prune my privet now? (here in Italy the spring buds have already opened out) The reason is I noticed that the roots are coming out the bottom of the pot and I have a lot of pale green leaves, some new shoots/buds have not really extended at all and the tree just does...
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    Advice: Growing new braches and thickening existing..

    Hi, I've got a raw material hawthorn where I'm fairly happy with the trunk and taper and now want to get it into shape. Before spring I chopped all its branches down to the trunk, it now has fairly strong leaders and side shoots at the top and two lower branches that are healthy but still...
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    Bonsai dried out after 10 day vacation but is back budding again.

    I just thought I might add this to the newbies forum for any other newbies out there with a similar problem. I went away on a 10 day vacation recently and asked my neighbour to water the plants, I forgot to emphasise that my Privet bonsai was higher priority! When I came home after quite warm...
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    Small olive tree getting fruit

    I bought a small olive tree last year in the supermarket, not really bonsai material but it had a few olives on it which I thought was fun. The tree is really small about the size of a house plant. Now the tree is covered in small flower buds. If I want it to produce olives do I need to do...
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    Mid-spring ok to cut back nursery stock ?

    Its mid spring here in Ireland, I just bought a 8ft silver birch, smaller hazel but with good taper and an acer cappodocicum from a nursery that had a half price sale. I want to cut back the birch to a point where it has no leaves should I do it/ or perhaps leave it a little longer than I the...
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    Need help with Spruce 'Conica' restyling (from nursery stock)

    Hi I'm fairly new to Bonsai and bought a nice little White Spruce 'Conica' from a garden nursery. Its about 55cm tall with approx 2cm thick trunk at the base. I'm thinking of styling it in a formal upright but have a lot of questions! I'd like to try and keep its height as is but that would...
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