Fertilizing bonsai and nutrient storage in fall
What does a tree do with the nutrients in the leaves when fall arrives? It retrieves it for use the next year.
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Removing moss from bonsai bark
Moss on your bonsai is nice for display purposes. But when moss grows at other times it can damage the bark. So what to do?
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What is a bonsai?
Understanding what bonsai are about is crucial to startig off on the right foot with this hobby. In this post I try to explain what sets bonsai apart from other plants in pots.
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Why bonsai loose taper
Understanding how growth affects taper in bonsai is important. Especially in early stages when growing out your seedlings to become bassive trunks for bonsai, this is important.
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Growing bonsai yourself: Selecting Nursery stock for bonsai
So.. you want to start growing bonsai. And in garden centres you have no idea what to look for? Look no further. Read this article on how to select nursery plants for growing bonsai.
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Creating bonsai from Nursery stock: Olive Bonsai
Getting an olive shrub from a garden centre and training it for bonsai requires putting it in a different substrate and reducing the plant. Here an explanation of the first steps towards training as bonsai for olive trees.
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Developing bonsai maple branches – spring work
With spring in full swing in Texas, USA, Scott Barboza has worked on one of his maple bonsai in development again. On one of the well known bonsai forums (bonsainut) …
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