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Repotting Situations, With Notes
This week, an assortment of puzzlers from this spring’s repots, with comments. A Japanese Beech with an unfortunate root system. Chunks of roots have died, identified by being black, unlike the living ones, which are light brown. Spraying with water helps see which is which. Then cut away the black areas until you see healthy […]
Suggested Books For Bonsai Enthusiasts
For those who can’t get enough words about trees, here are a selection of books you might enjoy. These books cover a wide arc of tree storytelling, from their lives in nature to how we interact with them. They are not about bonsai, but rather might illuminate why bonsai captivate us. Tree: A Life Story— […]
A Limber Pine Goes On A Corian Slab
I collected this Limber Pine with Steve Varland and Dan Wiederrecht about a decade ago. It looked younger than the delicious, half-deadwood trees on the slopes nearby. Then a couple years ago bark started to peel in the front and—delight of delights—the whole front had died, leaving a swath of shari. Last week we potted […]
