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That is a sad thing. :( Bob O

Glue traps all around the tree will catch anything, rodent or insect and not poison the area. I had something eating bark on a maple last year and glue traps caught two voles, that ended the problem. Good luck, Bob O

That is a great start and with their rapid growth rate it should develope relatively fast in your climate. I will be keepimg mine in my greenhouse with my other tropical bonsai but I have been advised to keep it on a seed mat because they don't like "cold feet". Bob O

Great potential! The only thing I know about their culture is they like full sun and don't like to be dry. Bob O

Hey Sawgrass, This tree is very nice and it got me interested in Escambrons and I just ordered one. I would love to see how yours progressed through summer and do you have any advise to an escambron nube? Thanks, Bob O

I have a few AB Tools I bought last summer and am happy with the quality. The owner plans to eventually bring the manufacture of them to the US. They also sell other bonsai items including pots & wire. Check out their Facebook page and website. Bob O

Great video Johng! It was great to see you again this year and thanks for mentioning our start up club, the Tidewater Bonsai Club. :cool: Bob O

This is A Rocky Mountian Juniper done by Brian Hollowell. Brian is in his mid thirtys and is president of the Tidewater Bonsai Club. (we are in the Norfolk Virginia area and our club was only formed 9 months ago) To get this tree ready for show Brian has spent hundreds of hours wireing and...

For what its worth. If you want to drive the worm out of the pot simply immerse the pot in water. It will come out to avoid drowning. Hope this helps, Bob O

I am excited to be going this year and will be with the Tidewater Bonsai Club display. johng, I met you there in 2012 and am looking forward to seeing you and your groups display along with your vending offers. I hope to meet some of you guys there! :cool: Bob O

Good for you! As a safety professional I encourage every one to choose the proper PPE for any task. As mentioned above be sure to get a Safety Data Sheet for any chemical that you use and read it in detail. Section eight of the Safety Data Sheet will tell you what PPE you need to use but...

Nice series of videos Vance! Like October I did not see that coming. You are truly gifted when it comes to turning these nursery mugos into bonsai and I have followed your posts for years. Keep them coming! Bob O

John, Beatiful Garden, Beautiful Bonsai! Thanks for shareing. :cool: Bob O

Very good work John. I have never seen one of these in person and this as a cascade is a first for me. Would love to see the completed composition. Bob O

Verry cool, but I would like to see the full composition. :cool: Bob O

I water as normal but give no fertilizer until after the needles have hardened off, even then low nitrogen. Bob O

Hey Joe, Virginia pine are, in my opinion, under utilized for bonsai here on the east coast. I have one I collected a few years ago, it was growing in solid clay and was so starved for nutrients that it was dying and what foliage was on it was lemon yellow. I have done no styling to it...

Thanks John, We have met before, I was there in 2012 ( when you had the cold fish :eek:) with the Virginia Bonsai Society display and last year I wasn't there but a couple of my trees were. I was told that they were the only tropical bonsai in the show. Last year I and a few others broke...

Thanks for posting. My club got the info too and we plan on doing our very first show there. Watch out JohnG. ;) Bob O

Thanks for shareing. This is very cool. :cool: Bob O

Happy fourth to all! No damage here from Arthur. The weather her is actually pleasant 68F & breezy and we got some much need rain. About 3 inches. The local news media was issuing dire warnings again even when the projections were fairly steady. They are still scrolling Hurricane Warnings on...

Congrats! Organizing a club is not an easy task, lots of planning and lots to think about. :cool: Some friends and I have been putting together a new club here in S.E. VA. Check out our facebook page: Tidewater Bonsai Club. Good luck to you! Bob O

I believe the last time I saw John was again at the National Arboretum in 2001. Again he greeted me like a long lost friend and this time grabbed my hand and led me to look at some bonsai that he wanted to show me. Everywhere that he went that day he had an entourage in tow. He loved to share...

Jarrod, Thanks for posting this. It brought back memories. I started with bonsai in 92, my first bonsai book was Bonsai Techniques I by John Naka. My first visit to the National Arbouretum was in 95 and I walked up to this group just as the were setting Goshin back on its display table...

Thats the kind I use. I take a little dab on my finger & coat the edges of the cut. Pay attention to Judy's advise about the edges of the cut bark being smooth, ragged cuts don't heal well. Bob O