Bonsai Nut

It is midsummer. What do you do with a bunch of Ficus microcarpa 'Tigerbark' cuttings? Let's start a fusion.

The victims, cuttings ranging in age from two years to six months. When I started these, they were placed very deep in the rooting medium. Three grew roots at the bottom as expected, two grew roots at the bottom and part way up the stem. I removed the ...

I have been looking at buying a Dawn Redwood bonsai. The prices seem to be between £50-£80 for either a single tree or a Forrest.
However I’ve just had a look and you can get a Dawn Redwood sapling that is a lot larger for between £12-£30.
Without sounding snide is there a “bonsai tax”? Granted the bonsai’s I have looked at have come from a dedicated bonsai seller,...

I really like banyan style tropicals so in March 2023 I decided to give it a try. I bought two of these Dwarf Schefflera in 1 gallon nursery pots from the local bonsai nursery. I'm going to focus on the one I've done more work on since I have two of these. I haven't taken a lot of pictures until lately, and I'm basically learning from doing, and anything I can find on the intern...

Hi all.

Apologies, I searched the forum for this one but couldn't find a general consensus.

I picked up some pinus parviflora seeds online a few weeks ago. They're in the fridge in the sealed bag they came in at the moment.

What is the best method for germinating these? Some say take them out to room temperature for a week, into a damp ste...

Bought from a local nursery more than 2 years ago, went back in ground, then Anderson flat, then into current pot.

I’ve lost the old pics, but it was a lollipop shrub that underwent drastic pruning and wiring unto its current state. Growth has slowed down since this Spring’s repot while ramification increases.