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Bit late but I liked Item No. 002 San Jose Juniper and Item No. 071 Chinese Elm Grove. Did you get anything? I do have a question. I was recently given some crab apple bonsai seeds. Research suggests that I should sow them in autumn, is that correct? Apparently sixty days before I should put them in the fridge which is no problem. I'm looking forward to see if I can grow some trees. bessantj fucked around with this message at 15:52 on Feb 11, 2019 |
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fuzzy_logic posted:The amur maple is mine! Gaze upon my thicc boy: That's very nice and yes, break Crocoduck's heart.
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Feb 17, 2019 17:48
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I'm only really starting out with bonsai but I've been given a young Satsuki Azalea that I'm pretty excited about. Its started to flower and I have a couple of other older trees that I'm looking forward to working with. Later in the year I have some crab apple seeds that I will be planting so I hope there will be some success from those.
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Mar 5, 2019 11:49
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I don't know if anyone who posts in here is from the U.K. but does anyone know of a decent place to buy pots? I'm pretty sure I have a tree that needs a new pot.
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Mar 15, 2019 00:07
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fuzzy_logic posted:Not sure how close you are to them but this place ships throughout the UK: https://www.kaizenbonsai.com/ TYVM I'll have a look at it. Crocoduck posted:Some spring pictures... That's such a lovely looking tree.
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Mar 17, 2019 10:22
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Had no more attacks on your bonsais?
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May 14, 2019 11:14
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Jestery posted:Luckily nothing severe, the Turks nipped at a Small jade I have. But that's all That's good. Your figs looking cool, do you give it any plant food?
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May 14, 2019 19:43
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I do have some liquid fertilizer and should start doing that. I thought one of my trees had died but recently two new leaves grew on it and it has had one flower recently so I'm hoping that it's going to come back strong.
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May 14, 2019 23:58
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Jestery posted:That's great to hear man, always good when something comes out of dormancy. Yeah, I'm in the UK and the weather is starting to turn warm (well warm for here) and between the veg and the flowers I've been neglecting the bonsais a bit so I'm hoping they forgive me if I start giving them more attention.
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May 15, 2019 00:21
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^^Very nice^^ I'm hoping this thread can help me. A woman who I know through a friend had a husband who was a gardener, unfortunately he passed away over a year ago and she has taken a while to sort everything out. She gave me two bonsai trees and I'm not sure what they're called, so here are some photos that I hope can help you identify them as well as any advice for their care.    
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Jun 30, 2019 10:19
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fuzzy_logic posted:On my phone but I'm going to guess the top ones an azalea, bottom is ... apple? Crabapple? Thanks for your answers. I'm not sure the leaves are right for an azalea and I'll see if the apples come through for the possible crab apple.
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Jun 30, 2019 22:48
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Pooper Trooper posted:Ok guys, since you all suggested my japanese maple needs to go out more, I took him to the beach Cool looking tree Hubis posted:I've seen bonsai of all kinds of Rhododendron (which includes azaleas, but also the larger leafed varieties). It does look kind of like one of the larger Rhodos. Then I think you and fuzzy_logic I thank you as well  If you look at the picture of it again you can see some of the branches on the right look dead, am I OK to take them off at any time? bessantj fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Jul 2, 2019 |
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Jul 2, 2019 20:32
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Nettle Soup posted:
Going to regret missing leg day when I have to carry that to the car.
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Jul 4, 2019 11:21
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Someone has suggested to me that this could be an olive tree and directed me to this site and maybe he's right. has anyone grown an Olive bonsai?
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Slugworth posted:When you first posted your trees, I felt like I was taking crazy pills, because your mystery tree looked exactly to me like the olive tree in the post directly above yours, which you even replied to Oh it does look exactly the same. Man, what a way to find out you're a moron, in the bonsai thread on the SA forum  Thankfully there are people like you around to do care in the community 
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Jul 5, 2019 08:33
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Very nice.
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Jul 12, 2019 08:45
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Looking good, I like the look of the ash.
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Jul 17, 2019 09:11
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Jestery posted:The ash continues That is looking very nice indeed. Has anyone ever grown banana bonsais? My mum bought me a packet of 100 seeds from some place in China so it should be interesting.
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Sep 26, 2019 14:05
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Crocoduck posted:
How old are those trees, do you know? Looking good Jestery.
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Oct 2, 2019 08:06
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Jestery posted:Thanks man, it's dumb but it keeps me happy And it does look good. My trees look a mess at the moment the weather has been terrible. I like the ornamental stones you have in your pot on the left of the picture.
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Oct 2, 2019 08:54
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Jestery posted:For what it's worth this is the jade, and his growth since April It looks nice. Crocoduck posted:
Must have such history around it. I have just planted seven crab apple seeds so hoping something comes from them.
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Oct 2, 2019 10:26
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Very nice, I really like the trunk.
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Oct 7, 2019 13:26
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Whose up for some awful pics of my crab apple's apples? Well tough (the first one is worse than I thought ) 
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Oct 9, 2019 10:14
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Crocoduck posted:
That looks nice. How long have you been doing the cutting and shaping? I am going to have a go with my crab apple once the weather gets a bit better, just hope I don't kill it.
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Oct 10, 2019 12:43
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Crocoduck posted:Your crabapple looks great - I've no experience with fruiting trees. This was probably eight hours of work - my buddy is willing to let me come over and just wire trees for him all day. It helps us both out. That's good of him, I've been given a book called "Practical Bonsai Projects" I'm hoping there will be some help in there.
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Oct 10, 2019 21:31
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Crocoduck posted:What are you looking to achieve with the tree? Thickening the trunk, increasing ramification, setting branch structure? I think setting branch structure. There's one newish branch that just sticks out above all the others that I think I should get rid of. EDIT: I also have an azalea that I think is a satsuki azalea that is very young and just looks like a bit of a twig, so I'm hoping that grows well over the next few years. I'm not sure if I should just leave it for the moment and look to shape it later when it has grown. bessantj fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Oct 10, 2019 |
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Oct 10, 2019 22:28
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Looks lovely. Nice colour.
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Oct 19, 2019 23:38
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Jestery posted:Double post because my garden is looking good Nice set up, I like the shelves at the back. I have a greenhouse like that may well repurpose it for the same.
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Oct 20, 2019 10:23
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That looks interesting what does that set up do over a more traditional set up?
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Oct 24, 2019 22:15
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Jestery posted:I say this with no authority Cool, wishing you good luck with it all. I think I've failed with my seeds. They've been in soil 26 days now and no germination to be seen.
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Oct 26, 2019 13:03
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Platystemon posted:These were the banana seeds? Oh sorry, no. They were crab apple seeds. But I'm not sure where my mum got them from, the web address on the leaflet that came with them leads to a now dead website.
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Oct 26, 2019 16:03
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Looks like it needs a drink!
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Aule posted:See you would think so but it’s had a good drink already, temperamental plant. Or I’m just terrible at keeping Bonsais 👀 Maybe it is trying to teach you a lesson for the neglect. I've given up with my crab apple seeds they aren't going to germinate. I'm going to get some more and try again maybe next year.
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Nov 3, 2019 11:13
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That looks pretty good.
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Nov 18, 2019 12:12
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^^ Those both look really great. I like the snow you have on yours Hubis. That tree is looking strong Jestery.
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You've gone into it much more than I have. I'm a beginner myself and have been unemployed for a while meaning the trees I have are all I was going to have so I've been worried about them dying but with employment on the horizon I feel more emboldened to try new things. I do have Peter Chan's Bonsai Bible and have thought about visiting his centre. I have an Azalea and it's a very young couple of twigs at the moment so I'm hoping I can use it to practice on.
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Jan 8, 2020 19:28
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It looks very nice both with and without leaves.
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Jan 27, 2020 21:40
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^^ That's looking good. I'm not sure I'm ready for air layering. Jestery your tree really looks good, quite unique. Which company is generally considered to make good quality bonsai tools?
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Crocoduck posted:I've used kaneshin, kiku, masakuni, Josh Roth, American bonsai tools, and they've all struck me as good quality products. I'm not sure I could pass the pepsi challenge on any of them honestly. Tian makes good entry level tools that won't break the bank. Uhh yeah. I dunno man. See what you can get for cheap. Thank you very much.
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Crocoduck posted:Not gonna lie, Masakuni are kinda pure sex now that I think about it... Holy moly at those prices they'd better be!
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