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Growing Bonsai

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Repotting

Repotting bonsai is a critical step in the health of your tree. If you do not repot, eventually growth will stop, water retention decreases and the overall health deteriorates. As such, knowing how to rept is critical.

Blog / Featured / Layer / Repotting

Nebari development Zelkova clump bonsai

November 22, 2020November 21, 2020 - by Jelle Ferwerda

When cleaning up the yard today, I decided to put this zelkova in a better pot. And what a gorgeous Nebari showed up!

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Mugo pine trunkline
Blog / Featured / mytrees / Repotting

Bonsai from nursery stock – Repotting a mugo pine

August 28, 2020August 26, 2020 - by Jelle Ferwerda

STarting a new tree. A Mugo pine this time. Step one, assessing and getting it in syubstrate: Weak points, strong points and repotting

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Blog / Euonymus_europaeus_1 / Repotting / Roots

Spindle repotting time

May 1, 2018 - by - Leave a Comment

Repotting trees is core to developing a good nebari. This time, this eonymous shows what is below the surface.

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Health / Materials / Repotting / Substrate

Characteristics of good bonsai substrate

February 9, 2018April 1, 2018 - by - 2 Comments.

When growing bonsai, there are few subjects that are more controversial than substrates. To some the concept of not using the Japanese substrates is near blasphemy. Everything that is used …

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Blog / General / Repotting / Roots / Seed

Growing Bonsai from Seed: Summer repotting of seedlings

August 1, 2017April 1, 2018 - by - 3 Comments.

When you are growing bonsai from seed, it is possible to create a great Nebari. To do this, you need to repot & work on the roots in the early years after propagation.

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Blog / Health / Pots / Repotting

Why a growbox for bonsai?

January 20, 2017April 1, 2018 - by - Leave a Comment

What is a bonsai growbox? It I actually exactly what the name makes you think it is. A box to grow bonsai and/or pre-bonsai in. Normally these are constructed with …

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Blog / olea_europea_02 / Repotting / Roots

Olive pre-bonsai repotting

December 4, 2016April 1, 2018 - by - Leave a Comment

Winter was coming and this olive needed a repot into proper bonsai substrate.

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Developing Taxus bonsai

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Bonsai material: Digging from a garden

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Bonsai layering – Step by step explanation

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