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8-May-2004

Larry

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Join Date: Jul-2003

Location: North East

Country: England

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Heres how i hope my silver birch mame will look like in a year or two.
Comments and criticisms welcome please.

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8-May-2004	#2
Camay123 Life Student Join Date: Aug-2002 Location: Gatineau Country: Canada USDA Zone: 5a AHS Heat Zone: 2-3 Posts: 673	It would be nice to see the actual tree to compare But the end result is nice. __________________ Selling Bonsai tree seeds. Flat rate shipping fee worldwide Over 50 species in stock Germination instructions

8-May-2004	#3
Larry Bonsai hobbyist Join Date: Jul-2003 Location: North East Country: England USDA Zone: 8/9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,622	the actual tree is on here, in my Gallery, but here it is as it is now: __________________ Today is or was yesterday's tomorrow

8-May-2004	#4
Camay123 Life Student Join Date: Aug-2002 Location: Gatineau Country: Canada USDA Zone: 5a AHS Heat Zone: 2-3 Posts: 673	Yes. I think your project is nice. Make leaves smaller and a nice foliage pad Thx for the original tree pic __________________ Selling Bonsai tree seeds. Flat rate shipping fee worldwide Over 50 species in stock Germination instructions

8-May-2004	#5
Larry Bonsai hobbyist Join Date: Jul-2003 Location: North East Country: England USDA Zone: 8/9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,622	thanks cam, just hope the leaves will reduce, tho it will take a few years, it will be worth it. Just ned to source a smaller pot in that colour. __________________ Today is or was yesterday's tomorrow

9-May-2004	#6
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,743	Good luck with this. Every birch I've tried (3 so far) died back at the apex and sprouted from the base. I have no explanation why. Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

9-May-2004	#7
Larry Bonsai hobbyist Join Date: Jul-2003 Location: North East Country: England USDA Zone: 8/9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,622	Thx Matt. I would imagine birch to be hardy and quite easy. Will find out i supose, tho it survved a hard winter. Not bad considering its a mame and in a north facing aspect thats very windy in winter! I pruned out the top branch earlier leaving one main one to fill out later. __________________ Today is or was yesterday's tomorrow

9-May-2004	#8
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,743	Well I'm sure birches are not quite easy for me! Suspicions seem to be confirmed over at BCI: "Birches are much loved for bonsai because of their elegant beauty, but they do not take easily to pot culture." But there appear to be no specific details. http://www.bonsai-bci.com/species/birch.html We generally have very moderate winters where I live. Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

10-May-2004	#9
Larry Bonsai hobbyist Join Date: Jul-2003 Location: North East Country: England USDA Zone: 8/9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,622	thx for the info Matt. __________________ Today is or was yesterday's tomorrow

10-May-2004	#10
jemmick bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Ellington Country: usa USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 293	Have a couple that I collected this spring and have read that you must restrain the top a lot so as not to loose the bottom branches. they do like to sucker from the base. Good reference can be found again from Nick Lentz's " Bonsai From The Wild" If you can find it( there is a section on birches) and also a section in the book "Bonsai From Native Trees and Schrubs"by Werner M. Busch. If you dont have these on your bookshelf they are both great books on our native trees. Hope this helps some. Regards, __________________ Jonathan

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