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I think if you are going to collect it, it would need some break down time in a compost pile to be preform well in a bonsai soil. A friend of mine uses Hemlock bark, and it looks purty in his soil. He uses a wood chipper to shred it up, then sifts. It is all a matter of taste I think.

I buy a bag of composted pine bark at the nursery, "BIO-GOLD" something or another. I sift the fines out and the big stuff and keep the stuff in the middle. Labor intensive yes, but ya get what ya need for bonsai. The pine bark is already breaking down so it is already ready for your soil mix.

Good luck

Paul

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14-Nov-2002	#3
pdbbonsai Paul Berish Join Date: Jun-2002 Location: north shore of Lake Superior Country: Minnesota USDA Zone: 3/4 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,197	composted pine bark I think if you are going to collect it, it would need some break down time in a compost pile to be preform well in a bonsai soil. A friend of mine uses Hemlock bark, and it looks purty in his soil. He uses a wood chipper to shred it up, then sifts. It is all a matter of taste I think. I buy a bag of composted pine bark at the nursery, "BIO-GOLD" something or another. I sift the fines out and the big stuff and keep the stuff in the middle. Labor intensive yes, but ya get what ya need for bonsai. The pine bark is already breaking down so it is already ready for your soil mix. Good luck Paul __________________ It is essential to experience all the times and moods of one good place. (Thomas Merton) BonsaiTalk is one good place. (me)