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I applied some biogold to my trees and I noticed after one rainfall some of the pellets were already falling apart and looked melted. Did I get a bad batch? I also use Dr Earth but put it in teabags because of this. I guess I might have to do that with the biogold also.

I ordered some trident seeds back in 2010 from someone on ebay down in Australia that said they were rare Taiwanese trident seeds and more heat tolerant. Its been 10yrs and they are growing and looking better then ever. I have 2 trees in a 20 gal pots growing and one of the trees even produced...

Looking to purchase a black pine and its between these two. Which looks the best and has the best potential? I'm having trouble deciding. lol

I would like to share this link to this article as I found it very helpful understanding decandling black pines. I found it very well written and easy to understand. I'm sure this will help beginners to understand the process better...

I ordered a decent sized black pine and its being sent from Oregon to Florida though ups ground. I checked the tracking and it shows it wont be here until next Monday. So its going to be in a box for 8 days. I'm a little worried.

Hello, I'm looking for a place online that is selling sweetgum Prebonsai. I cant seem to find any places selling them.

I had a nice black pine that died about 5 years ago from a bad wind storm that knock my pot on the ground and the roots were exposed and it ended up dying. I really loved this pine tree and miss it. I'm looking for something around $500 or under. Here's a picture of my pine I had.

I bought some seeds off Ebay about 6 years ago and they were supposed to be taiwanese. I live in south florida zone 10a and I was looking for a thicker leaf trident for the strong sun and heat down here. They have done really well this far south so far and are going on 7 years from seed. I just...

Hello, I have a few tridents that I started from seed about 7 years ago. When do they mature and start producing seeds? I planted them in the ground over the weekend.

I Collected this sand pine today before a land clearing here in south Florida. I potted it in the sand it was growing in for now. It stands about 2 ft tall. Should I keep it in the shade for about a month?

As the title states. I've been using liquid fertilizers and have always watered my trees before. I've read that you should always water before or is this just a myth? What's everyone's thoughts on this? Does it help the fertilizer to stick better and keep from burning the roots?

I've been searching for a good 0-10-10 fertilizer and looking on some inputs on some good brands. Also I want to stay away from the fish fertilizer. I just want to have some on hand for late summer and early fall to harden off my maples before winter.

I have a few pretty good sized Trident maples and I live in east Tennessee in zone 7. Last winter I brought them in for the night when the Temperature dropped below 30 Degrees and then put them back out in the morning once the sun came up. It's a little confusing because a lot of books say to...

This is my first black pine and I wanted to protect it with a fungicide to prevent any problems in the future. I've done some research and from what i read was to spray it with Daconil every 2 to 3 weeks during the growing season. I sprayed it this morning and it left a white residue on the...

I've had this tree for a few months now and I recarved out the trunk with my Dremel. It looked like grafting paste was applied to the chop and it was turning green underneath the paste. Also after it rained the cut would turn white on top of the chop. Should I go ahead and give it a coat of...

I just added a new trident to my collection a few weeks ago and the tip of the leaves are curling upward after they are starting to harden off. I have another trident and I know when they first start sprouting there leaves they look droopy but then flatten out when they harden off. Is this...

I've heard pretty good things about this product for protecting against pest. I'm going to purchase the liquid concentrate of this product but I'm trying to find out the correct safe dosage per gallon of water to apply to tropical bonsai's. Thanks

I've read from many sources that this is an excellent nursery with many great tree's. I called Jim today and made sure that there going to be open when I come up. The Nursery is about 1 1/2 drive from me down here in West palm Beach. I'm looking in to adding a decent sized Ficus, Microcarpa...

I have a Ficus that I bought from a nursery and the leaves have some white Calcium deposit's on the leaves. I'm trying to figure out the best way to remove it with out trimming the leaves off.

The buds broke about a week or so ago and the Leaves look droopy and some of them almost look wilted is this normal when the new leaves are coming in? This is my first true trident.

I have this Bonsai book that says you should wait until the leaves have hardened because fertilizing when the leaves are soft can burn the tips causing them to blacken. I have a trident that has stated popping leaves all over. I've always thought when the leaves are popping early in the spring...

The wire shelf is 6x4 ft and makes it perfect for hanging 4 ft fluorescent lights. I'm using Large boot trays with rubber egg crates that were included with the trays. My light setup is 4 T5 high output fluorescent lights on the top shelf which put out 5,000 lumens per Bulb = 20,000 lumens for...

Hello I'm very Thankful I found this great forum. I'm growing my indoor bonsais under 2 T8 shop lights from the big box store. That's a total of 4 tubes by 4ft. I bought the Philips Daylight deluxe and the specs per tube are 2800 lumens and 6500k. My question is should I also Buy the soft...