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Originally Posted by kaedebonsai

Interesting read, however I have used %100 turface for nearly 10 years now. Here are some of my personal collection trees

http://pictures.bonsaitalk.com/show...500&ppuser=4385

http://kaedebonsai.com/PersonalCollection.html

All of which thrive in %100 turface. A very common soil used in the Chicago land area for bonsai.

I found that the only draw back is needing to water much more than using bonsai soil that has organic media in it. You also need to fertilize more. It really doesn't hold much of anything and is very free draining.

comments?

Matt

I agree with Matt.

I use a lot of turface. It works for ME. The key for YOU, is to use what works for you in your environment. I suggest buying some inexpensive trees and running tests with those same trees in various soil mixes, including pure turface. See what works best for you. I can tell you that I have never noticed a difference with trees planted in pure turface compared to other mixes. I have used a ton of different mixes, as bought or as mixed. Just be careful and don't start off with your best tree first. Listen to what other people say, but remember, it is not gospel. Find what works best for you, not what works best for someone else. jmho.