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I purchased, what I believe is, a chinese elm the other day. It has been neglected a little and there is some dead wood on the trunk that will need to be addressed. This leads me to my first question...is creating dead wood a good idea on a chinese elm? I haven't seen much of it in my research...

My intention with this thread is not to start a fight over whose soil is better I'm just attempting to gain some knowledge so I can prepare an adequate mix for my own trees. For a while now, I've been thinking about making my own soil so I wouldn't have to buy premixed any more. I have a...

So here is my shimpaku juniper that I got from miami tropical bonsai a little over a month ago. I found it buried in a back corner of the nursery and saw a little potential in it. I brought it home and it started pushing some new growth but it appears to have stalled slightly over the past...

Went to my local nursery today to look around and discovered a 70% off sale on all bougainvillea! I tried to find one that was somewhat reasonably priced (the one I picked came to about $10) and had good trunk character (bark and movement). I think I picked a good one out but I'm not entirely...

About a month ago i bought, what I believe is, a little ulmus parvifolia. It has been growing like crazy so I went in to do a little pruning on it today. While I was pruning i noticed that the foliage was very dense, almost overwhelmingly so. I know that, since I live in soth florida, my...

So i just bought this little brazilian raintree and I'm thinking that I want to put it in a larger pot and just let it grow out for a couple of years. It's currently in a 4x4x4 nursery pot, which leads me to my question. Can I pot this in a 3 gallon nursery pot and let it grow out or should I...

Hey guys, I'm new to both bonsai and the forums so wanted to drop by and say hello. I got started about 2 months ago when a friend gave me a little juniper procumbens (see pictures) and since then have acquired "a few" more trees but based on what I've read so far on the forums you all know...