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What To Do In The Bonsai Garden In Fall
Up in the temperate parts of the world fall is a shoulder season. And early fall has elements of summer and fall, with summer not yet a memory and cooler nights hinting at change. It may be best to let tree leaves fall off naturally. Nutrients are reabsorbed before the leaf drops. Phosphorus, nitrogen, and […]
Finding Deadwood Beneath Bark
Deadwood on bonsai often sits there under the bark, waiting for us to discover it. Here’s a Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa. You might think this small patch of yellow deadwood is all there is. Tapping the bark around the deadwood sounds hollow, and suggests airspace beneath. Slipping the tool beneath the bark uncovers a large […]
Tight Wire vs. Tight Raffia
It doesn’t take more than a year or two in bonsai to learn that wire can cause damage to branches. If left too long the wire can disappear beneath the bark, leaving bulges and sometimes weakened branches. But there’s another thing often wrapped around branches: raffia. And left on too long, raffia can resemble forgotten […]