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This Moreton bay fig i bought as pre-bonsai nearly 40 years ago from a bonsai nursery in Jandakot, Western Australia. At the time there was no internet and very little information available so besides repotting and pruning of branches every 5 years it has never been trained with wires. Recently...
Moreton Bay Fig - is it too late to train? - Bonsai Nut
Over the years I've learned to adjust it and usually consists of APL for bonsai containers... and more organic components for growing material in nursery cans, but I am always experimenting and curious about your results with 100% pumice.
Do any of you keep your trees in 100% pumice? - Bonsai Nut
I am brand new to bonsai so I have been mainly studying as opposed to actually working on trees. I only have 2 Junipers I am working on so far. In my studies I find very few people using Eastern Red Cedar as bonsai material. I was wondering why this is since it is almost impossible to look...
Hello fellow nuts! I've been mulling over an idea for a while now and wanted to pitch it here to see whether the bonsai community would think it worthwhile. With the growing interest in the bonsai hobby here in the US, there's been an equally growing crowd of potters as well. Through my...