Can you form Bonsai from trees in the ground?
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Bought a bonsai tree kit from hastings...
Comments (9)Sorry There is a family owned nursery here called Hastings. See if there is a local bonsai club. They often share extra starting material and can be very supportive. Also get a good book-there are several out there that allude to "secret" shortcuts that allow one to produce a fairly decent bonsai in a short time. I can still send you some bareroot starter material if you like. Jap maple seedlings, crepe myrtleetes vicki Here is a link that might be useful: vicki@flatrockkoi.com...See MorePine tree bonsai? Rose bush bonsai?
Comments (6)You certainly CAN propagated the rose. It's done all the time...but, usually roses are grafted onto a different under-stock that is either more vigorous, hardy, or better adapted to specific growing conditions. Any good book, or even web-sites about growing roses will give you all the information that you need. The heirloom Pine is a different story. Seeds from the pine cones will give you small plants. I hope you are very young...you'll have a long wait. Good luck Frank...See MoreHow soon can I use the sawdust from a ground tree trunk?
Comments (8)Ailanthus has fairly soft wood and grows quickly although I don't think of it as being an ornamental. If the wood is Ailanthus I would let it compost for a few months or more (it's a bit alleopathic and you would not want to spread the seeds if any are present). If not Ailanthus, use it more soon. As mulch for paths, trees and shrubs you can use just about any ground wood immediately. If the grindings are really as fine as saw dust then you would not want as thick a mulch layer as you would have for wood chips or bark mulch or standard big box store mulches. For other uses it depends. If tilled in you have more of a chance for temporarily tying up nitrogen. Left on the soil surface without tilling in, that is not supposed to be much of a problem. Gound up live wood will also heat up more than ground up dead wood in my experience....See MoreBonsai wire for non Bonsai trees in containers
Comments (13)Unless they are seedlings almost all my plants are tied to the pot. Primarily, I tie the root ball to the pot and usually two pairs of opposing wires tied to the pot and twisted over the root ball. Pictures are easier: The four wires tied to the side of the pot. The opposing pairs will be used to tie the root ball. I used one pair to tie the trunk since it was a air-layer and the roots were a bit too fragile to put too much pressure on them. Have to watch out as it grows since wire can bite into the trunk as it thickens. For tall top heavy plants I use a guy wire to tie the trunk to sides of the pot. Here is a fig that was dug out of the garden and put in a pot. I just used twine but any rope/wire can be used. The guy wire can damage the trunk and in that case I will slip a plastic/rubber tube over the wire of sufficient length. The tube part will rest against the trunk to prevent damage. I cannot seem to find a picture of that. The root ball of the fig is also tied to the pot if you look closely. You can also see the tie point near the bottom of the pot sides. Bonsai pots have feet and so in those cases you can run the wire through a pair of bottom holes. Without feet the wires underneath will cause the pot to wobble sitting on the ground. Hope this helps....See Morecarino2010
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