Nature to Miniature – Another Successful Show
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The Committee of the Society extends their heartiest thanks to all those who made the 2014 Annual Show a huge success. Congratulations to all those members who displayed their trees over the weekend, it was one of the best collections […]
Your Suggestions & Tips
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Suggestions & Tips
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Welcome to the BSA Suggestions and Tips section. We have an extensive collection of suggestions and tips by our own renowned authority on Bonsai, Dorothy Koreshoff. Please go through them and if you have any of your own, please click […]
Fungus & Insecticides Tip
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A problem that I first became aware of was shown to me in New Zealand some years ago, and has mystified bonsai growers in some areas in Australia for some time now. I came across the solution to the affliction […]
Root pruning Tip
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The need to rootprune annually or not, will be determined by the type of potting mixture used or state of maturity of the bonsai. In order to increase trunk girth, young plants need to grow. The more quickly they grow […]
Root Regeneration Tip
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Most bonsai information advises two safe periods in which the roots of plants are able to regenerate after being shortened. These times are listed as spring and autumn (fall). To the uninitiated this can be very misleading, resulting unfortunately with […]
Repotting Tip
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Towards the end of October the repotting of many of the other species of Bonsai is finished and in Sydney our next direction is towards the ficus species. The warm temperate varieties require consistent nightime temperatures not falling below 12 […]
Topical Tips
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Root Pruning Repotting Root Regeneration Pruning Fungus & Insecticides Defoliation Principals of Art Moss Propogation Facts and Fallacies Positioning Outdoors Soil Style and Design