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Acquiring Bonsai: Air Layering - The good thing about layering is that you can come up with a good looking bonsai, in a short period of time, by using the branch tips of an older tree... - ( Added: 1-Jan-2002 Hits: 918) Rating:

Air Layering by Andy Walsh - Air layering is the process of removing a large branch or section of the trunk of a tree to create another tree... KEYWORDS: Transport of Food, Water, and Nutrients, How to Air Layering Process, techniques, propagation, bark, cambium, phloem, the Difference Between Air Layers and Cuttings, Andy Walsh - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 768) Rating:

Bonsai Articles - Bonsai articles by Kevin Bailey, Benches & Display Columns, Underplanting & Accent Plants Security, Care, Organic Fertilisers Feeding, Watering Bonsai Irrigation, Trees Lost - Lessons Learned, Propagation, Trees From Seed, Cuttings, Layering, Division & Grafting, Projects, Suiseki, Choosing Pot Selection, Bonsai & Computers, Video & Bonsai, Creating Driftwood, DIY Projects,Unusual Species - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 1868) Rating:

Bonsai Trivia: Propagation - Many deciduous species can be rooted from hardwood cuttings during winter. Take cuttings of shoots that grew early in the season and bury insert them by about half their length in a sandy soil... KEYWORDS: rooted, rooting, cuttings, seeds, germination, collect, sow, air layering, ring-barking, - ( Added: 12-Jan-2002 Hits: 1847) Rating:

Division & Grafting by Kevin Bailey - A well-illustrated article on division and grafting covers graft types; saddle apical, whip, whip & tongue, side veneer or side wedge, inarch and approach grafts - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 792) Rating:

Flowering Quince for Bonsai - This tough and versatile plant also makes excellent bonsai.KEYWORDS: Brent Walston, Getting a decent-sized trunk, root pruning, Fruit and Flowers, Proper Names, quince, Chaenomeles, Propagation, cultivars, - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 818) Rating:

Japanese Maples for Bonsai - This tough and versatile plant also makes excellent bonsai.KEYWORDS: Brent Walston, Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum,Types for Small Bonsai, dissectum, rough bark, arakawa, Acer palmatum atropurpureum, Budbreak on Old Wood, seedlings for group plantings - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 1315) Rating:

The Red Maple as Bonsai - KEYWORDS: Acer rubrum, Bonsai Culture, propagation from seed, Potting and root pruning, soil, pots, watering, fertilizing, winter care, wiring, pruning, major pruning, pests Acer, maple, Jim Lewis - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 750) Rating:

How to Sharpen Bonsai Tools - KEYWORDS: Sharpening tools, pruning saws, feather files, diamond laps, bonsai shears, scissors, grafting knives, honing, whetstone, abrasive material, sharpening, paste, concave cutters, cutting edges, curved edges, uneven edges, - ( Added: 4-Jan-2002 Hits: 299) Rating: Be the First to Rate it!

Many Various Kinds of Trees - Can you tell each kind of tree names right away? Just few people can do that. You may hear following well-known tree names like Maple trees, gingko trees, plane trees, zelkova trees, dogwoods, mountain ash, ilex, Japanese pagoda trees. But, if you can recognize around ten to twenty kinds of trees, you should be a true tree lover indeed. - ( Added: 9-Jun-2002 Hits: 209) Rating:

Propagation - Cuttings - A Chip off the Old Block - cuttings, trunk cuttings, root cuttings, leaf cuttings, leaf bud cuttings, junipers, hardwood, softwood, propagator, seed tray, satsuki azalea, misting, acer, berberis, Chamaecyparis, Cotoneaster, Cupressus sempervirens with a heel, Escallonia, Ilex, Juniperus with a heel, Nothofagus, Podocarpus with a heel, Pyracantha, Quercus, Syringa, Thuja with a heel and Tsuga with a heel. Kevin Bailey - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 495) Rating:

Propagation - Layering - Ground layering, air layering, reproduction, "instant bonsai" Acer carpinifolium, Akebia quinata, Berberis thunbergii, Buxus microphylla (Box), Caragana sinica, Celastrus orbiculatus, Chaenomeles, Chamaecyparis pisifera varieties, Cotoneasters, Cytisus scoparius, Euonymus radicans, Forsythia suspensa, Hedera (Ivy's), Wisteria, Stooling, Air layering, Tourniquet Air Layering, Ring Bark Layering, sphagnum moss, polyethylene, rooting hormone, bridge air layering, aftertreatment - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 522) Rating:

Propagation of Woody Plants by Cuttings - KEYWORDS Brent Walston, propagation, cuttings, taking cuttings, Rooting Medium, Rooting Hormones, Moisture, Sufficient Light enough, bottom heat, softwood cuttings, semi-hardwood cuttings, hardwood cuttings, fungal infections - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 353) Rating:

Root Grafts for Bonsai - Grafted plants for bonsai often present problems in the training stages, or later as the plants get older... KEYWORDS: Grafting, Grafts, avoiding grafts, Root grafting pines, pinus parviflora, understock, scion, hip graft, Pinus thunbergii, cork barked Black Pine Nishiki Matsu, Brent Walston - ( Added: 4-Jan-2002 Hits: 427) Rating: Be the First to Rate it!

Rosemary for Bonsai - KEYWORDS: Rosemary, Arp Rosmarinus officinalis, Lighting and Temperature, water and fertilizer, humidity, repotting, styling, propagation, pests and diseases, cultivars, Matthew Ward - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 369) Rating:

Unusual Species and Genera for Bonsai - Unusual species and genera for bonsai growers: Cycads, Cactus, Abies pinsapo, Ginkgo biloba, Morus Nigra, Herbs, Succulents, Fallen Cone/Hundred Tree, exposed root, humorous arrangements - ( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 282) Rating:

Using Principles of Growth to Manipulate Plants for Bonsai - Basic concepts of plant growth applied to bonsai training techniques KEYWORDS: developing a nursery plant, Foliage increases size of woody parts of plant and roots, Leaves manufacture plant food, roots store plant food, Small twiggy growth will always remain small and twiggy, field growing, manipulating plant growth, how plants grow - ( Added: 4-Jan-2002 Hits: 210) Rating: Be the First to Rate it!

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