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    Bonsai from the Ground Up

    To further my understanding in the art, I attempted to construct the elements of bonsai from wood. It gave me a chance to try out my die grinder and consider the components and proportion that results in a powerful bonsai: A strong base relative to the horizon (2X12); non-symmetrical radial...
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    Budding on a Privet

    I have 20+ Chinese Privets (Ligustrum sinense) in some kind of training that range from 5-30yrs old. I am using them to teach myself the basics of bonsai design (ramification, balance, carving, growing, etc. ) as I gather more diverse material. Here is my favorite one. (I suppose I am proud of...
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    Repotting and heterogeneous substrate distribution

    I have been studying bonsai for ~18 months. I often read about substrate composition (well draining, particle size, etc). These topics generally refer to a standard mix of a certain percentage of different components, which will be mixed homogeneously to produce a substrate which is placed into...
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    Sub-Optimal Juniper Collection

    I have been studying bonsai for ~18 months. I was able to hopefully save 8 low growing 10-15 year old junipers from someones garbage pile. They had been dug/ripped up for about 6 hrs, but most still had sizeable (~10 inch/25 cm) moist root balls. It had rained heavily two days prior. I...
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