Root Work by Lee Wright
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When repotting a clerendendron I noted a prominent nebari root growing across the trunk of the tree. It wasn’t really unsightly but it was disrupting the line of the trunk and with more years and a thicker development it would […]
Developing Roots by Lee Wright
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This is a trident maple, about 30 cm tall, with a lot of potential and coming along very well but the widespread roots are not attractive and diminish the quality of the tree. I accepted this for several years (when […]
Winter Spraying with Lime Sulphur by Andrew Edge
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Being the first month of winter also means it’s the first of three ‘bench sprays’ over the next three months. I like to do any spraying on the first weekend of the month- that way I remember to do the […]
Dothistroma Needle Blight and Wooley Pine Aphid
- Posted By: Mick Balzary
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Dothistroma needle blight is more commonly known as red tip or red band disease. To the best of my knowledge it first appeared in the radiata pine forests around Cooma NSW and is rumoured to have been introduced to Australia […]
Preparing Trees Ready for Show
- Posted By: Brenda Parker
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Bending Branches Obviously the most common way to bend branches is with wire but there are times that you need to use different techniques for the sake of the health and the type of tree you have. Using corks to […]
How’s This for a $10 Bonsai?
- Posted By: Lee Wright
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Cotoneasters harden very quickly and it is next to impossible to find a more mature plant with movement enough to make a good bonsai. Therefore, I picked up a $4.50 starter plant at Ray Nesci’s nursery in September, a $5 […]
Wisteria Maintenance
- Posted By: Ray Makaway
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Why Doesn’t My Wisteria Flower? Age Pruning Sunlight Fertilising Potting Watering We will look at each of these topics and see how this information can help to achieve a healthy wisteria. It is important to mention that I live in […]
POTTING MEDIUMS
- Posted By: Dorothy Koreshoff O.A.M.
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THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A SERIES PERTAINING TO POTTING MEDIUMS Dorothy Koreshoff O.A.M. ©️ reproduction by permission. I have spent what seems a lifetime with bonsai since marrying Vita Koreshoff in 1949 at the age of 18. He had […]
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Suggestions & Tips
- Posted By: Amanda
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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 […]
