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Where do you find these types of stones used for in saikei displays? I know some can find things like this everywhere, but no so common where i am from. Is there a good place to order them from online? Thanks for any advice.

Hello all. I have a Rock Cotoneaster in my yard i planted years ago, and i was thinking about doing some pruning on it to see how it might grow as an upright tree. It does come out as a single trunk, but only for about an inch or two, then just dozens of branches going everywhere. :D Should i...

Hello everyone. I am making some fertilizer cakes, and am trying to figure out the NPK ratios for different mixes. I know i need to get an average, but am getting confused. If i use 4 cups of Cottonseed 6-2-1 = 24-8-4 1 cup of Blood Meal 12-0-0 = 12-0-0 1 cup of Bone Meal 6-9-0 =...

Hello to everyone. I just received a couple Itoigawa Junipers from Brent at Evergreen Gardenworks. I was getting ready to plant them, and was wondering if anyone thinks i should let them get used to my weather here before going into full sun? They were shipped monday morning, and i got them...

I am looking to get either some heating mats for propagating, or a heating cable. Has anyone here had any experience with either. I have a bed outdoors i use for my cuttings now, so that would be the place for the cable, and i guess i would use my indoor winter setup for the mat, or can they be...

Hello everyone. I have posted pics of this bald cypress before that i got from Seth E. last year, and have decided on which way i want to go with it. I know i need to repot into a better soil, and will probably put it into a little smaller growing container. I also want to carve the tree out on...

Do you wait until the leaves harden to do approach grafting or thread grafting for the new nebari work?

Hello. One of my builders has some electrical copper wire he wants to get rid of. It is in sizes from 20 gauge to 6 gauge. Some of it doesnt have the plastic sheaths on it, but some does, so was wondering if this type of wire is usable, and what ways to do the annealing? Just thought it might...

Hello to all. Does anyone know of a video or steps to make the spiraling shimpaku junipers in the yamadori style? Ive seen lindsay farr's video, but it doesnt go into the actual making of the tree, or let you know when to start doing the work. I put a wire spiraled around a couple this past...

Hello. I was just reading another thread where rockm said to cut the roots around the trunk about 8 " out all the way around the tree, and then collect in september. If i have the time, would it be better to wait until all the stored food is mostly out of the roots, like mid spring, and then...

Hello everyone. This is my first year subscribing to the international bonsai magazine. I received three issues for 2010, and every other year i see there are 4 issues. Does anyone know when the last issue for 2010 comes out? Ive emailed both contacts, and no response, so im just curious if...

I have been reading about the results from pruning at different times. If top pruning a decidious tree when it is dormant takes away buds for the roots to send energy to, and therefore creates longer internodes with stronger growth. Which is best for growing trunks? Is it better to prune each...

Hello. I went by one of the jobs we are supposed to be starting next week, and they had taken out the landscaping, and there were a couple of azaleas that were to be thrown away. They look like they are only 10 years old or so, but might have some potential. The only thing is that they were dug...

I am growing trees in ground to use for future bonsai. I am planning on them being in ground for 5 years or more. If i want to cut the surface roots with a shovel to start getting more root growth closer to the trunk, what would be the time of year to do it? I am mainly thinking about D trees...

Hello everyone. I have a scots pine that is starting to get brown spots on the needles. I noticed it yesterday, and there are more today. Any ideas what it is, and anything i can do to save it? Also, what have i done might have caused it. Thanks alot for any advice.

Merry Christmas everyone. I am looking to air layer some more japanese maples this spring, and was wondering if these types are able to grow on their own root system? I am looking at a Katsura, and a Murasaki Kiyohime. Also, are there any patent issues when airlayering these types? I dont want...

Hello. I have a acer palmatum winter flame that is a grafted tree. It is about 5 years old, and i am wanting to do an air layer to get the real tree with no graft scars. Which would give the best results? 1) Let the parent tree's branch to layer get to the size wanted then layer, or layer and...

What are some of the better cultivars of acer palmatum that everyone grows? Id like to learn more about the dwarf colorful leaf species. Im sure some are better than others though.

Hello everyone. I have a ficus that was given to me last year, and i took 4 cuttings from it. They took off like crazy, and grew to 1 1/8" this year from 1/8". The first pics are the cuttings, and the s shape thing is the mother. If anyone could identify this i would appreciate it.

What would be the best book to learn Japanese Maple Bonsai techniques? or one that looks at the different cultivars? I just ordered JM- The Complete Guide S & C 4th Edition. I dont think it has alot about bonsai, just identifying the different cultivars. Thanks for any info.

Hello everyone. It got pretty cold here last night in nc. The temps hit 16. One of my azalea's leaves are wilting a little bit this am. It is buried in mulch, and was watered yesterday. Should i bring it in the garage when it gets that cold?

I have a Cedrus Deodara that i planted about 5 years ago. Then pulled up last year, and been in a container. Im ready to chop and get into a shallow pot, and just wanted to make sure i should wait until spring. I put it in 'winter storage' with the others, but thought i would ask just to make...

I have some trees that need to be changed to a different type of soil. They look like they were put in some kind of top soil or something. I want to change them to a decent bonsai mix. They are all collected trees that will probably start being worked on next year. One is a bald cypress, a...

Hello to all. I have a Trident Forest i put together last year, and one half of my #2 tree is dead. There is one branch growing in the back of the tree, but all the ones on the front and sides died this year. They started out good, but toward the middle of summer the branches started to die. Its...

Last year i bought 125 trident seedlings from heritage seedlings. They looked great when i got them . They were around 30" tall, and probably a little smaller than 1/4" thick. I made several forests, I put movement in a dozen or so singles, and planted them. Did a root over rock, and prepped a...