Part two of the “Eucalypts as Bonsai” article from the Canberra Bonsai Society Newsletter covering suitable species, defoliation, fertilising, and re-potting.
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Read MorePart one of the “Eucalypts as Bonsai” article from the Canberra Bonsai Society Newsletter covering suitable species, defoliation, fertilising, and re-potting.
Available to download in a printable format for your convenience.
Read MoreThis article is in the CBS Knowledgebase. It covers key aspects of the why, when and how to go about re-potting and root-pruning a bonsai.
Read MoreIt is important to understand where our pine species live in nature and which characteristics they have, in order to know how to treat them correctly as a Bonsai tree.
Read MoreBeing able to wire is a fundamental technique that must be practiced by the bonsai enthusiast. Without a good wiring technique, it is not possible to achieve the bends or shaping of your tree as you would like. These simple, concise tips are here to help you.
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Extracts from "Masters Book of Bonsai" by Nobukichi Koide, Saburo Kato & Fusazo Takeyama.
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Satsuki azaleas are increasingly popular among western Bonsai enthusiasts. If you fulfill their special needs (never let them dry out, water with rain water, use special soil and fertilizer) they are very easy to care for and delight their owners with beautiful flowers every year.
Read MoreA detailed overview of the many Wisteria species.
Most wisteria bonsai are of medium or large size because the long flower clusters need some height to hang from. Wisterias are very well suited for bonsai but their special feature is the flowers. After flowering the trunk and branches are hidden under long leaves and proliferating tendrils and then the wisteria returns to the second row in the bonsai garden.
Read MoreIf you attend a workshop and have the ‘guru’ (and helpers) do all the work on your tree, you will, of course take home a better bonsai but you will not have contributed a great deal to it. It is much more satisfying to own bonsai that have had some input from yourself into their design and shaping.
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