Bonsai Soil Information
I come to you with the goal of making a one-stop shop for bonsai soil information. While I myself am […]
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How to Identify a Tree
Identifying a tree is a skill envied by many. While simplistic in the ruling out process, the knowledge of all
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Scale
What Is Scale? Scale insects are small insects that have a waxy covering to protect themselves. Scale insects weaken trees,
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Spider Mites
What are Spider Mites? Spider mites are small arachnids that infest common garden plants. Some mites form webs on the
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How to Identify Nutrient Deficiencies in Plants
Nutrients Plants need nutrients to live, grow and reproduce. The nutrients that are needed fall into two major categories: macronutrients
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Powdery Mildew
What is Powdery Mildew? Powdery mildew is a common disease for many plants found in the high desert. There are
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Anthracnose
What is Anthracnose? Anthracnose, also known as twig, leaf or shoot blight, is a term used to describe a group
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Tree Root Health
When it comes to the health of our trees the health of the roots is of most importance. Frequently we
How Do Tree Roots Grow?
To learn about how tree roots grow, stay healthy, and where they exist we’re going to reference a few articles
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Repotting California Juniper #1
It became apparent that this tree needed a new home after surviving the emergency repot. Needles had hardened off, I
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Design and Critique #10 – Larch
Masculine vs Feminine: I feel this is a masculine tree due to the thick flakey bark and dead wood at
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California Juniper Yamadori Stages
California Junipers are hard to collect. Unless you find one on top of a rock pocket in the mountains, you’d
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Hardwood Cuttings Waking Up
The success rate of these cuttings is over 90%. The Zelkova Serrata also known as Japanese Elm or Sawleaf Zelkova
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Bonsai-A-Thon 2020
Here are a few of the trees shown in the dedicated area for Bonsai-A-Thon. One of my favorite parts was
Winter Silhouette Show 2020
Once again the Winter Silhouette Show put on by the Baiko-En Bonsai Kenkyukai Society every January was great. I love
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Hardwood Cutting Propagation
Winter isn’t every gardener’s favorite time. Things die, gardens don’t look as good, and the fall color is gone. All
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Winter Silhouette 2020 – Awards and Critique
Once again, I know there weren’t any formal awards, but I enjoy adding my own even. The categories are as
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California Juniper Yamadori Trip – Collection
This was a great trip overall. We had more rain in the past month than we had in years for
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Siberian Elm Structural Wiring
This Siberian elm that I dug last winter is really coming into its own. It needed a first full structural
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Siberian Elm Fall Update
This is what the midsummer pruning left me with after collection this last winter. I’m really growing to love this
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Portulacaria Afra Styling
This little guy had a good amount of time to get set in the pot after the repotting session where
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Corkbark Portulacaria Afra #1
Corkbark Portulacaria Afra #1 Previous Posts: Progression Photos: I found this guy abandoned at a wholesale nursery in a 1
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Siberian Elm Bonsai Summer Pruning
This is the progression of the Siberian Elm bonsai that I collected earlier that you can see here. I’ve been
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Emergency Repot
I recently watched a Bonsai Mirai video about post collection care with world renowned collector Randy Knight. He spoke frequently
Pomegranate Plans
If you refer to my Pomegranate Splitting post you’ll see where this little guy came from. Initially I planned to do a