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Originally posted by Kazuki
i am still young so i just stick to the quote "if at first you dont succeed, try, try again"
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I'm looking for folks who have already done that. Mainly to warn newbies that these species can be difficult. If they want to try, fine, just don't get a guilt trip if it doesn't work.
I've learned that, if the local bonsai nurseries don't carry the species, there may be a very good reason. So ask before you go scrambling around the internet to buy one. You won't hurt their feelings, and, if you make it work, they'll be delighted to learn from you.
I have a ficus that I styled in a workshop. Every time I take it to the master from whom I got it, he remarks on its health and vigor.
The clue may be more in what I'm not doing than in what I am. The same applies with another nursery and my Texas Ebonies. Who knows?
Perhaps it has something to do with my attempt to cope with my nervous watering habits by using a coarser soil mix. Perhaps a shadier spot in the heat of summer. Live and learn.
Carl can grow buttonwood; I have followed his directions, and, with the exception of a silver buttonwood, I haven't been able to make it work. Even though the silver buttonwood is a more southern species. Perhaps I got it into the faster draining soil sooner. Who knows? At any rate, I'm not willing to spend the bucks for a good speciment until I know I can make it thrive.