BONSAI NEW EASY METHOD #40-BAOBOB TREE

Posted on February 28th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonzi tree | 4 Comments »

BABOBO TREES GROW IN MADAGASCAR,AFRICA, AND AUSTRAILIA. THEY HAVE A HUGE, AND RELATIVELY SHORT TRUNK, WITH A WILD LOOKING MOP OF TOP BRANCHES THAT EXTEND LATERALLY. THEY PRUCE A LARGE FRUIT WHICH SOMETIMES LEADS THE TREE TO BE CALLED A MONKEY BREAD TREE. THAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE FRUIT, WHICH IS LARGE, HEAVY,NUTRICIOUS AND HIGH IN VITAMIN C. I HAVE NEVER TRIED A BAOBOB AS A BONSAI BEFORE, SO THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING. THESE WERE PURCHASED AS SEEDLINGS ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I HAVE BEEN GROWING THEM IN POTS UNTIL I THOUGHT THEY WERE READY TO BE TRANSPLANTED. (I PLANTED THREE FULL SIZE TREES ALSO). ONCE THEY GET ESTABLISHED IN THE SPHAGNUM MOSS, I WILL START TO TRY TO TRIM THEM TO A SMALLER SIZE.(***PLEASE VIEW PART 12 ABOUT THE WARNING ON HANDLING SPHAGNUM MOSS BEFORE YOU WORK WITH SPHAGNUM MOSS***).

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Bonsai Gardening Secrets

Posted on February 28th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai seeds | 2 Comments »

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Bonsai gardening is the art of aesthetic miniaturization of trees by growing them in containers. Cultivation includes techniques for shaping, watering, and repotting in various styles of containers.

Bonsai Gardening started in China during the Han Dynasty. “Bonsai” is now an umbrella term in the West for all miniature trees. Many people are probably familiar, or got interest in it because of, the old Karate Kid movies when Mr. Miyagi would trim a bonsai plant in his apartment.

Bonsai Gardening Pots

Bonsai pots have specific needs and looks for your bonsai plant. Picking out the pot should be done as carefully and with as much care as you take to trim your bonsai.

Pots and Planters:
You need to get a good pot to hold your plant in. It should be decorative (pretty to look at) and also give the plant a firm foundation to take root. It is best to pick the pot after the plant is finished to provide the best harmony. Pots range from very inexpensive to a few hundred dollars. When choosing the right pot it should look like your bonsai is the perfect fit for it.

Pot Considerations:
1. The color of the tree and will it be a flowering or non-flowering plant.
2. The style of the bonsai and trunk in diameter.
3. The pot must be at least 2/3 wider than the height of the tree if it is taller rather than wide.
4. If the tree’s branch spread is wider than its height, the pot length must be a little more than 2/3 of the width.
5. The pot must be deeper than the thickness of the roots and larger than the diameter of the trunk base except in the case of the “Cascade” style of Bonsai.

If you really want to take your knowledge and ability of bonsai gardening to the next level you need to check out
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It will show you how to pick your first tree, 20 different plant species you can use, 14 different styles of bonsai all with awesome pictures, and a lot more.

If you’ve found this page it’s obvious your interest is more than just passing. Keep this ancient art alive.

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How to Grow Bonsai Trees : Free Lessons for Beginners : Bonsai Garden Climate

Posted on February 28th, 2009 by Jon Brown in how to grow bonsai | No Comments »

Learn what kind of climate in which you should keep your bonsai tree, in this free video.

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“Palm Beach Gardens Florida Condo/Townhouse for Sale

Posted on February 28th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai for sale | No Comments »

http://www.PropertyPanorama.com/56473 is the place to go if you are seeking a Palm Beach Gardens Florida homes for sale near Palm Beach Gardens Florida. If you are looking for the best homes for sale in Palm Beach Gardens Florida than this Palm Beach Gardens Florida homes for sale video is for you. Please visit http://www.PropertyPanorama.com/56473 if you are seeking Palm Beach Gardens Florida homes for sale in or around Palm Beach Gardens Florida. Also you may contact Jaime Flasterstein at 954-436-8108. The address of this homes for sale is 4861 Bonsai Cr # 105 .
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Lunacy Sound Division - Bonzai Tree

Posted on February 28th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonzai tree | No Comments »

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Gardening Lessons : About Chinese Elm Bonsai Trees

Posted on February 28th, 2009 by Jon Brown in indoor bonsai tree | 2 Comments »

The Chinese elm bonsai tree is the best species for beginner pruners, as it does not require a dormant period, it is easy to grow, and it is very forgiving. Care for an indoor Chinese elm bonsai tree with advice from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

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How to Grow Bonsai Trees : Free Lessons for Beginners : What is a Bonsai Tree and How is it Formed?

Posted on February 28th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree care | 8 Comments »

Learn what a bonsai tree is and how it is formed, in this free video.

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Bonsai-how-to: Flowering Bonsai Trees

Posted on February 28th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree | 3 Comments »

http://bonsai-how-to.blogspot.com presents a lovely gallery of charming flowering bonsai trees you can grow from seed.

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Bonsai Gardening Secrets To Success

Posted on February 27th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree care | No Comments »

Bonsai gardening is a very fine art and can prove to be very enjoyable. It will allow your creative skills to flow to their hearts content. Bonsai are generally grown in placed in pots, these pots should be able to be placed indoors during winter time and then when it comes to summer should be able to be placed outdoors during periods of mild weather.

Bonsai would be a great skill that you can add to your resume of gardening traits.

Bonsai gardening is an art where the gardener is able to create miniature plants and tress that look like aged, old outdoor tress. This art first began in Japan during the 12th century, a few of these plants can be grown outdoors but in general most bonsai are potted.

It is easy to purchase bonsai plants bit it provides much more fun and enjoyment when you create your own. For the very first bonsai you buy I would recommend the Japanese maple, this is because it is quite easy to work with and once you have learnt to skills required you will be able to move onto other plants.

The first bonsai gardening experience will require a few pieces of equipment. You are going to need a Japanese maple limb, sphagnum moss that has been soaked in water, a sharp knife, string, a mini sheet of heavy plastic and the rooting hormone which you should be able to purchase from most garden centers or hardware stores.

You can study the various traditional styles of bonsai gardening by reading a book on the subject or reviewing the styles online. However, you can have just as much fun by simply starting your bonsai garden and learning as you go.

To start of your bonsai gardening, first of all select a branch that has a nice structure and shape to it. The branch should be roughly about the diameter of your little finger. Begin to cut around the branch when you want the roots generated. Cut in a circle motion through the bark and into the wood that underneath, take extra care in making sure that you do not cut through the branch because you are going to air layer the branch.

Make another cut that is exactly like your first cut but about two inches below the initial cut. Then make a straight cut connecting the two cuts. Peel away the bark in this two inch area. It should come away easily but do not remove any of the green layer beneath the bark.

When you root your bonsai gardening specimen, dust the rooting with the hormone around the same area of the top cut and then wrap the bark around the area that has been removed with sphagnum moss. To do this you should wrap the moss is a thick piece of the heavy plastic and then you will be able to tie the plastic in place.

While rooting your bonsai specimen, keep the moss wet. It will take about two or three weeks before roots begin to appear and you’ll be able to see them through the plastic. As the roots thicken and begin to turn brown, separate your bonsai by cutting it from the main plant just below the new roots.

Now you are just about ready to begin creating your bonsai garden. First of all choose a container that is shallow and then place pebbles at the very bottom for drainage. The partially fill the pot with high quality top soil. Then place your bonsai into the container and fill it up with soil. When planting it is very important that you do not damage any of the newly developed roots.

You should always support the bonsai with a stake until it becomes stronger.

Begin shaping your bonsai garden specimen after it becomes firmly rooted in the pot. You can study fully grown trees and, using string, pull parts of the bonsai into the desired shape. After the plant has taken on the shape desired, remove the string.

All that there is left for you to do now is to prune your bonsai so that it will maintain the desired shape and will develop into the shape that you have desired. Bonsai gardening is a lot of fun but it does require a great deal of patience. When creating your bonsai it is always right to remember that it will not become great overnight.

It is going to take a lot of time and effort so that you can create a bonsai that will appear to look as though it is a fully grown tree. You can do this successfully as long as you apply you know how and gardening skills to your bonsai creation.

Holly Stevens
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Secrets Of Artificially Dwarfed Bonzai Trees

Posted on February 27th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonzai tree | No Comments »

The majority of the dwarfed potted trees generally seen are developed from ordinary nursery stock or from somewhat dwarfed trees found in a natural habitat. The practice of artificial dwarfing might be more aptly described as “revolutionizing” normal growth. What, then, is this practice?

Let me first take some examples of the ordinary nursery stock, and tell about them. Three- to ten-year-old young trees of the following are suitable for “revolutionizing”:

Evergreens: Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora), Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi (L. leptolepis)), Hi-noki Cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), and such conifers as are grown in nurseries for ordinary garden purposes or for forest plantations.

Deciduous: Japanese Maple {Acer palmatum and varieties), Daphne odora. flowering Peach (Prunus persica varieties), Japanese flowering Apricot (Prunus mume varieties), Japanese flowering Quince (Chaenomeles lagenaria), garden varieties of Hall’s flowering Crabapple (Malus halliana).

Such ornamental trees and shrubs have trunks and branches that are comparatively easy to bend. They are taken from nurseries in autumn, and potted. A small pot is preferred to accustom the plant to the smaller space for root development and to restrain the growth of foliage.

However, when selecting the pot, consider its depth; the shallower the pot, the better the result, but it should be of fairly generous width. When the trees are started on their way to dwarfing, they are generally planted in shallow containers, as they look better and seem to have a more aesthetic touch.

In late winter or early spring, possibly while drinking tea, you begin to fancy the shape of the tree when finished. The man experienced in training with wire changes ordinary little trees into different forms almost instantly, sometimes to a shape seen in naturally dwarfed trees.

The wiring specialist’s way is about like this: in the autumn the tree should have been potted so that the trunk is inclined to slant. Then in spring, to shorten the trunk in height and lower the branches, a wire is fastened to the trunk near the surface of the soil in the pot, and again attached higher up so the trunk can be pulled downward, away from the direction of the slant.

It should be fastened at the desired bend with the wire. After the operation the little tree will have been considerably lowered, and then another wire is fastened at the forked part, the end of the wire coiling around the trunk; carefully wind the wire toward the tip, having an inch or more in intervals of the spiral. The branch is then ready to be shaped and fixed to the desired form.

The second upper branch is treated in the same way, then the third, and so on. After one or two years, in many cases, the trunk and branches should be settled in the desired positions, so the winding wires are no longer needed, and may be taken off. From year to year the tree is improved in form and foliage as the result of careful pinching of certain tip buds, shortening or removing undesired strong shoots, repeating the pinching often in a season according to the kind of tree and further winding the wire to change the form or improve it.

Gradually the artificial look lightens and the “made-up” tree becomes the natural-looking tree. The course of training for years is very fascinating to fanciers, novices and experts alike. It is not unusual in a day’s stroll in the villages or towns in Japan, wherever you may be, to come across people who train dwarf trees — they are a set of cheerful boasters.

Jimmy Cox
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