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6-Jun-2004

#11

bonsaial1

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Join Date: Aug-2001

Location: Fresno, CA

Country: USA

USDA Zone: 9

AHS Heat Zone: 13SH

Posts: 5,369

Copper wire is essential towards making bends like this work and not look overkilled with large gauge aluminum wire. The tree will now be allowed to reast for the rest of the summer and we'll see what we have next spring. Pinching will continue though, as this will help build volume in the foliage.

The tree is 7" tall

Thanks for checking in, Bonsai-al

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6-Jun-2004	#12
dbz12fan Charles Bevan Join Date: Apr-2003 Location: Florida Country: United States USDA Zone: 9B AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 2,250	It turned out great Al. __________________ "Success demands understanding"-Andy Rutledge Charles Bevan Vero Beach, Fl

6-Jun-2004	#13
jth3 bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Feb-2002 Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 96	Nice design....I like it. What exactly is slip potting? I've not heard that term before.

6-Jun-2004	#14
bonsaial1 Bonsai Doer Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 13SH Posts: 5,369	Slip potting is alot like buying color for your garden. Taking a plant from a pony pak and plugging it into a ready made hole. Bonsai can be done the same way in the non potting season. Just don't disturb the roots, and plant into a larger container by placing in a hole in a larger container. The tree will grow into the larger volume of soil this year, and I can bare root the tree next season when its appropriate and repot into a lerger container. This way I get a jump on the season, not having to wait till spring to up pot. Bonsai-al __________________ A tree a day...thats all we ask.

16-Jun-2004	#15
imyerhukleberry bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Jun-2004 Location: S. California Country: USA USDA Zone: 8-10 AHS Heat Zone: 6-7 Posts: 314	B-1 water anybody?

24-Jun-2004	#16
DavidN bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: Melbourne Country: Australia USDA Zone: 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 3,348	Nice job Al. I learnt the lessen of using copper wire rather than aluminium wire the hard way. A literati I was working on, I raffiad and used heavy gauge aluminium wire 5 or 6 mm and had to use 3 pieces of it. You could hardly see the raffia anymore as there is so much wire on it. __________________ Bonsai Northwest Inc, Melbourne, Australia Bonsai Flora Nursery in Yarraville, Melbourne

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