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    Light my Fire

    I was 20. I was working in light shows at different venues in the SF Bay area and they played the one of the places I was working. Great times
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    Damage Olive Styling

    You could use a concave cutter to make it look more like a knothole. Just a thought.
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    Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai 31st Annual Exhibit

    Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai 31st Annual Exhibit, Saturday and Sunday, April 6 & 7, 2019 at The Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St. , Santa Cruz, Ca. from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm both days. Demonstrators will be Mike Pistello, Saturday and Katsumi Kinoshita, Sunday at 2:00 pm both days. Both Demo trees...
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    Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai 28th Annual Exhibit

    April 2nd & 3rd, 2016, 10am to 5pm, Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz ,CA. Demonstration at 2 pm both days with Mr. Mike Pistello, Saturday and Mr. Katsumi Kinoshita, Sunday. Sales area, Demo tree & Benefit Raffle, Door Prizes & Complimentary Refreshments.
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    R I P Harry Hirao

    What a great loss to the Bonsai world. RIP Harry
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    Akadama vs. Pumice vs. Lava Rock

    I've been using lava, pumice and Calidama this year for my repotting, also a little charcoal. So far so good.
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    Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai 27th Annual Show

    Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai will be holding their 27th annual show the weekend of March 28th & 29th 2015. The show will be held at The Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St. Santa Cruz, Ca. 10:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both day's. Demonstration at 2:00 p.m. each day by Mike Pistello. Also Plant sales...
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    The Island of Misfit Trees

    The first I hit when I go to the nursery.
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    Charcoal as soil additive/ top dressing?

    Charcoal Saw a picture on FB today of some bonsai in Japan with big chunks of charcoal sitting on the soil surface. I'd never seen that before.
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    J. Chinesis 'old gold'

    old gold Nice start Adam. Hope to see you Sat. at the SCBK meeting. Bring a tree, tools and your check book, there should be some nice stuff on the raffle table. Again nice start. Pete
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    Collected coastal live oak

    Aframe, I'll PM you with info. Pete
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    Collected coastal live oak

    Live Oak Aframe, bring your tree to our meeting on 10/18. Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai, Live Oak Grange on 17th Ave @ 9:00am. I wouldn't leave the tree in standing water. Juan Cruz is doing the demo this month. So come join us.
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    Bonsai Nurseries in San Jose CA area?

    Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai is having it's 26th annual show on 3/22 & 3/23. Just hop on HIGHWAY 17 an come to Santa Cruz. Check out the announcements on the home page of b'nut. It's only a 30 to 45 minute drive from San Jose. We'll have all kinds of plants for sale. Anyway just an idea. Pete
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    mugo pine

    I learned the hard way not to trim branches back all the way to the trunk, had a lot of die back. So now I leave about a 1/4in. stub that I can clean up later. Pete
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    Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai 26th Annual Show

    March 22&23, 2014, Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai will be holding their 26th annual show at The Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St. Santa Cruz, Ca. Hours are 10am to 5pm both days. Demonstration at 2pm both days by John Thompson, raffle drawing for demo tree. Also there will be raffle drawings both...
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    Newbie with another Juniper

    Seems like bunjin maybe the way to go this. Anyway have fun with it.
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    New place for quality bonsai pots, tools and supplies.

    Saw your add in Golden Statements (Jan/Feb) an told a lot of people in my club (Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai) about your site. Very nice pots at good prices.
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    Female Youpon Holly first styling

    Youpon holly First I like what you've done so far. Second how can you tell it's a female plant? Thanks Pete
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    Is Bonsai an Expensive Hobby?

    The best investment I ever made was joining my local bonsai club, Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai. Some of my better trees were obtained from the raffle table we set up at each meeting, tickets start at 1$, also tools, pots an anything bonsai related. Plus the knowledge of the older members ,priceless.
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    Picking a tree for a Kathy Shaner critique

    Bring them all an let Kathy make the choice.
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    Peter Adams

    I had the pleasure of meeting him at a demo he did for our club (Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai) a few years ago. He will be missed, my prayers go out to his family.
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    Noobie gets a Shohin Bonsai

    Welcome, I just wanted to let you know that you have a great store in your area called Dallas Bonsai, also I'm sure there is a club around also. Good luck with your tree, I still have one of the first tree's I bought 13 years ago when I first started, a Chinese Elm. Pete
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    Back Yard Displays

    Fourteener, I really like what you did with your yard, it seems very peaceful. I noticed in dkarft81's picture #3 a kid's play area on the other side of his fence, I can just see a ball or something knocking over some of your tree's, just a thought. Pete
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    Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai 25th Annual Show

    :DSCBK will be holding their 25th Annual show on Sat. March 23 & Sun. March 24th 2013 at the Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St. Santa Cruz, Ca. Hours are from 10am to 5pm both days. Demos are from 2-4pm. Sat. will feature Mr. Ryan Neil and Sun. will feature Mr.Katsumi Kinoshita. There will...
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    Have you made "What If" plans

    All of my trees, pots and tools are going to my local club.I probably got half of my trees from the raffle table at our monthly meetings anyway,lol. Pete
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