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i'm not moving there. My sister lives there and on her last visit she kidnapped several of my trees, and is now hooked

Are there any groups, clubs, individuals, etc. in the vicinity of Hermann, MO?

does vinegar affect the pH of the soil?

Bonsai4me has an article about Armillatox Cleaner. It is advertised as a driveway and patio cleaner but they claim they use it on their bonsai trees to remove the green algae on the trunk, and also as a general fungicide. I can find nowhere in the US that it is available, only in the UK...

yeah, i'm sure i'm just being silly. nothing is moving on it's own, and doesn't pass the squish test. thanks guys!

I am finding these threadlike "things" on my trees, they remind me of dandelion fluff. we don't have anything nearby in bloom right now. am I just being overly protective?????

I just didn't know what else to blame it on! ;)

Bellota Enterprises, Inc. Paul Katich, from Jacksonville, FL. bellota.pots@gmail.com He has really neat and unusual pots at great prices, but i'm not sure if he has a web site or not. he is a vendor every year at the Florida convention

IMG_1769_edited-1 by cubbie posted Aug 4, 2015 at 12:58 PM"what had happened was" this tree was pushed to the back of those that could be left outside during the occasional really cold Florida days. When I realized it, there was a split all the way up the trunk. I kept it on its normal...

I almost threw this away 2 years ago when the bark split, I guess from not giving it winter protection. IMG_1770_edited-1 by cubbie posted Aug 1, 2015 at 2:00 PM

at least Death Valley has dry heat. I live in central florida, and this has been the hottest spring I can remember. humidity approaching 100% most of the time. this is why i'm guessing at heat stress. the trees have been in their spring grow-like-crazy mad rush, probably overwhelming...

have lost one more tree, a rosemary. I have come to the conclusion that it was heat stress. we have had an unusually HOT spring, these trees were in pretty shallow pots. I did not find any evidence of borers, but there were no seemingly healthy root tips. guess my trees needed an A/C.

cant find help on this forum to post pictures?????

can't figure out how to get photos from photoshop to load here. I wish I had more info. Ex is not angry and lives hundreds of miles away. drainage holes are open and draining. other trees are beautiful. these WERE beautiful. nothing new in the routine..... careful watering...

I think there may be a serial killer attacking my trees. The same thing happens.... all is well, healthy and thriving, not recently repotted, no visible pests. then, overnight, all leaves drooping which rapidly progresses to all leaves dying. then the tree dies, within several days...

you are in luck! there are two very active bonsai clubs in fort lauderdale: gold coast bonsai and broward bonsai. both have members of all experiences. contact info is on the bonsai society of florida's website

yah!!! have often wondered why american bonsai doesn't take on a life of it's own..... i am not japanese and my trees are mostly local. i do have some wonderful trees, and have never displayed them. thought i might go out on a limb this year and enter a couple into our state convention's...

check out you-tube....... orlandobonsaitv has some great videos

I saw on Walter Pall's blog that he did a critique of the trees at the show. Does anyone know if this was videotaped? thought i saw a video camera set up. If so, is there anywhere we can view the videos?????

my new years resolution this year was to take regular pictures of my trees..... another resolution broken. i looked at my photos, the last one taken of the BRT was in '09. THIS WEEKEND i will go out and get a nice picture to post......

I've had my BRT in a bonsai pot for over 20 years.... lots of thorns! Every few years it has a few flowers on it, this year there were 3 or 4 seed pods. There is no other BRT here, so really doubt the need for male/female cross fertilization. guess they are bi-sexual????

just how much soil do you need, anyway? it's alot of trouble making a good mix, and hardly worth it (in my opinion) unless you need a ton of the stuff. Eric Wigert sells his mix on-line, and he will ship it to you. This is how i get my mix, unless i am planning a trip down there...

there are lots of clubs in your area. Eric Wigert's is in North Fort Myers, and I only use his pre-mixed soilless, always good luck with it. Eric also has beginner's classes and a great nursery. he is on the internet and on facebook. www.wigertsbonsai.com also, make plans to attend...