Commented: Happy Birthday to AlHappy Birthday Al,
My trees are truly so much better off than they would have been, had I not found your posts and your willingness to share your experience and knowledge.
My trees thank you and I t...
Commented: Pruning 7' Japanese Maple in ContainerWhile I'm not Al, I do have a series of photos of a tree that shows how taper is beginning to form due to a series of heavy pruning and regrowth.
This is an Acer palmatum Coralinum. It isn't as large...
Commented: Interpreting the dowelI believe, I've read in Al's past post that bonsai apprentices spend the first year (or maybe even several years) of their apprenticeship doing nothing but watering. This would suggest that watering c...