http://crataegus.com/2012/03/18/burning-bush-seasonal-styling-and-potting/ Bonsai Artist Michael Hagedorn Sat, 18 May 2013 08:20:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://crataegus.com/2012/03/18/burning-bush-seasonal-styling-and-potting/#comment-2104 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:20:56 +0000 http://crataegus.com/?p=1891#comment-2104 So are we!!! I hope we do better than the nutria that nibbled on it…

]]> http://crataegus.com/2012/03/18/burning-bush-seasonal-styling-and-potting/#comment-2103 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:20:09 +0000 http://crataegus.com/?p=1891#comment-2103 Yes, it is different on top. I usually top dress with sphagnum moss. NOT Peat moss, which is rotted sphagnum and becomes water repellant when it dries, but straw-colored sphagnum moss. It’s sold variously as Orchid Moss (Lowe’s) or New Zealand Moss. I add a diluted india ink to it to darken it. Be sure it’s permanent ink, otherwise it will just fade away.

]]> http://crataegus.com/2012/03/18/burning-bush-seasonal-styling-and-potting/#comment-2063 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:05:56 +0000 http://crataegus.com/?p=1891#comment-2063 Nice work Michael, Howard and John! I am looking forward to seeing the development of the branches.

]]> http://crataegus.com/2012/03/18/burning-bush-seasonal-styling-and-potting/#comment-2059 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:07:09 +0000 http://crataegus.com/?p=1891#comment-2059 what an excellent tree Michael !
Art Rodriguez

]]> http://crataegus.com/2012/03/18/burning-bush-seasonal-styling-and-potting/#comment-2055 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:02:05 +0000 http://crataegus.com/?p=1891#comment-2055 Looks good. Encourages us all to look at often-neglected species for yamadori. Thanks for posting this.

]]> http://crataegus.com/2012/03/18/burning-bush-seasonal-styling-and-potting/#comment-2054 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:19:14 +0000 http://crataegus.com/?p=1891#comment-2054 Mike,
You mentioned your soil mix was 50/50 akadama, and pumice. In the final photo the soil mix looks really dark. Is it still the same 50/50 mix, or do you use somethings different to topdress?

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