Expert's Corner - Black Pine Needle Thinning
- Trying to learn proper pruning and thinning techniques for Japanese black pine is confusing. The reason is that there are so many variations of the techniques. That is why you can read ten articles on how to prune and needle-thin a black pine and come away feeling like you have read articles giving advice for 10 different species (including perhaps the one you're reading now)....and that is very confusing. KEYWORDS: Randy Bennett, Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society, www.gnobs.org -
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Changing color
- Change in coloring is the result of chemical processes which take place in the tree as the season changes from summer to winter. -
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Monthly Care Guide - Fall
- September Growing Tips: Watering, Feeding, back-budding, wiring, pests & diseases, light, repotting, pruning, October Growing Tips, Weather, Maintenance, November Growing Tips: Keywords: Monthly Bonsai Care, What to do in Fall/Autumn? -
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November - SF Bay Area Suggestions
- November, Conifers, Pull old needles, Transplanting, protect from frost, Needle shortening, reduction, Satsuki Azalea, Citrus, Frost Damage, New Year's Bonsai, Black Pine, Plum & Bamboo, spraying KEYWORDS: Umehara -
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Old Needle Removal and Wiring
- Kuro-matsu Japanese Black pine)
Old needle removal and wiring
(from November to the beginning of March) KEYWORDS: Needle thinning, needle reduction, pines, care -
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September October Seasonal Suggestions (1997)
- Fertilizers, autumn color, Trident Maple, Japanese Maple, Liquid Amber, Gingko, Hornbean, clean soil surfaces, insecticide, pests, wire, moss removal, remove fruit, minimize, repotting, root pruning, preparing soil mixes -
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What to do in October by Jim Hagan
- Prepare for winter, preparations, protection from wind and animals, fluctuations in temperature, moisture loss, cold frames, bury trees, store trees in unheated garage, insulate, insulation, foam, drainage, fungicide, benomyl, insecticide, Indoor bonsai, hardy trees, systemic insecticide -
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Why do Leaves Change Colors?
- As the days shorten and the nights get cooler, a chemical clock kicks in and releases a hormone that slows the sap flow to each leaf. Eventually, the leaf is sealed off from the branch and the green chlorophyll fades away to reveal the different chemical pigments that provide such bright colors. -
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