Bonsai Bruce
- Bonsai Bruce - A website for those learning to appreciate the art of bonsai. -
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A Few Words of Warning
- Before venturing into bonsai, there are a few words of warning that I want to offer the newcomer that may help better prepare you for what is to come. -
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All You Need to Know About H2O: Watering Your Bonsai - Suite101.com
- Learning to gauge the water needs of your trees is one of the most important skills you’ll develop as you become more skilled at bonsai. And of course, it’s different for every tree -
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Beginner Styling Tips
- When we start we all buy and kill trees.
We all buy loads of rubbish in the attempt to make a collection very quickly. Like stamp collection you first collect every thing. Then specialize in a region and finally in specific specialist area with a few prized examples. However, you do need to learn the craft of keeping and maintaining the trees. -
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Bonsai Pots & Containers
- Bonsai pots are containers, normally a ceramic pot glazed on the outside, which makes these pots different from any other pots.
Bonsai pots has a very distinct features, essential for a tree to survive in such small pot: -
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Bonsai Wiring Explained
- Bonsai Wire
Wiring is generally part of the bonsai styling process. Here are some frequently asked questions. What is the actual purpose of wire on a bonsai?, How long should the wire stay on?, How can you tell if it's time to remove the wire?, Is there some magic in copper wire?, Is wire necessary to create a bonsai?, How do you determine which size wire needed?, Are there substitutes for wiring? -
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Pest Control for Bonsai
- If you raise bonsai, someday you will do battle with destructive insects such as spider mites, aphids, scale, whitefly, and thrips. Proper management will control these pests... KEYWORDS: webbing at bases of leaves and twigs, Spider mites, beneficial spiders
Spots of sticky, clear liquid, oozing, honeydew, sapsucking insects, scale, aphids, Deformed new growth, Injury inside buds, foliage eating, eaten, Yellow, red mottling, spots, spotting, spider mites, virus, viral, infection, Irregular holes, tattered edges, pests, caterpillars, grasshoppers, slugs Small holes in bark with damp sawdust protruding, Borers, killing, bugs, insecticide, Slime, Slimy, trails, torn leaves, damage, bonsai disease, caterpillars, Nicotine Tea, Tobasco Cocktail, Garlic Juice, Cheap Beer, natural predators, toads, garter snakes, ladybugs, praying mantis, mantids, Neem Oil, Dyna-Gro, denitrifying bacteria, fungal root rot, Insecticidal Soaps, Pyrethrins, Diatomaceous earth, handling, storing, applying pesticides, spraying, Sevin, Malathion, Diasyston -
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The Ten Commandments of Bonsai
- Thou shalt devise thine own potting mix Thou mayest seek advice and help from others but must formulate thine own mix according to thine own microenvironment and watering and fertilizing regiment... KEYWORDS: by Bill Will -
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Basic Steps in Creating a Bonsai by Pauline F. Muth
- This is designed as a reminder of the process of designing a bonsai. I presume that you have had basic lessons so that the process makes sense! -
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Beginning Bonsai - Potting and Aftercare
- Trees that seem to be declining and growing too slowly may be invigorated by replenishing their soil... KEYWORDS: repotting, aftercare, When to How to COMPONENTS river sand, volcanic sand, crushed granite, poultry grit, Loam, clay, garden soil, Peat, sifting, screening, drainage, prune dead roots, Robert Grealish -
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Bonsai Facts
- What is Bonsai? Bonsai Styles, How can I obtain bonsai material?, Elements of Design, What material is suitable for bonsai? How do I make/create a bonsai?, Training Bonsai, How Do I Care/caring for a Bonsai? Light, Air, Water, Nutrients, Soil, Training of Bonsai, Why/How are bonsai shaped differently? -
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Bonsai for beginners
- How to create and care for your first Bonsai -
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Bonsai Paraphernalia
- During my first year growing bonsai, I had no "bonsai" tools. Then my first purchase was a spherical knob cutter. Three years and I bought an inexpensive pair of shears; five years, I finally bought a concave cutter. I'm not cheap or broke, I just haven't needed more. I spend my money on plants and things for which there aren't substitutes. KEYWORDS: Cutting Tools, Wire, Soil, Sieves, Pots -
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BonsaiHelp.com
- Got a bonsai tree and need help? Then join the Bonsai Help community to give or get help -
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Designing Bonsai
- Have you had the experience of watching a bonsai artist create a jewel of a tree from what appeared to be a confusing mass of trunks, limbs and masses of foliage; getting inspired enough to run to our favorite nursery to find something that resembled the artist%u2019s original material; and achieving frustration when you started, forgetting where to begin and what to do next - much less ending up with something resembling a bonsai? -
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Growing Bonsai (PDF)
- Originally published under the title GROWING BONSAI by the US Department of Agriculture, Home and Garden Bulletin, No. 206 issued August 1973 by the Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402, Stock No. 0100-02772 KEYWORDS: Plant Selection Guide, Shaping Bonsai, Containers for Bonsai, Seasonal Care, Propagating Bonsai, Displaying bonsai -
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How old is this Bonsai?
- How old is this bonsai ?
It's a question heard at every bonsai show I ever visited.
Some merchants will stress the age of the bonsai they sell, as it will normally allow them to increase the price and - to a certain point - this is of course justified.
But this is only part of the tale, because age is a relative concept (as Einstein said!!!) -
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IBC FAQ - Section 8 - Soil
- The mystery of soil
One bonsai soil mixture will not do for everyone or every tree. While we all want a light, well-draining soil, one person's light, well-draining soil is not likely to be exactly the same as your light, well-draining soil. The soil you use for your trees will depend on: Your climate, The trees you grow, and Your bonsai habits. -
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Providing Humidity For Indoor Bonsai
- What is Humidity?
Humidity is the amount of water vapor suspended in the air. It is rated on scale of 0-100% with zero being the absolute absence of water vapor and 100% being the saturation point, which is the limit of how much water vapor can be suspended without precipitation. KEYWORDS: What not to do, Increasing Humidity, gauges, humidifiers, humidity trays, -
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