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    Japanese Maple Pruning Basics

    On the number 2 photo of Trunk you might consider Scoring, with a very sharp knife, down the front of the trunk to create a wedge opening on the trunk to show some age and experience of being an older Bonsai, just a thought....all else is OK......
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    Japanese Maple Pruning Basics

    Are your Azaleas Once a year bloomers ? Or more than once a year.....Are they in ground or potted?
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    Japanese Maple Pruning Basics

    I also have a new store bought (Bonsai House, Westland, MI) Trident about 18" Tall with curved trunk..... I have wired several lower branches from Verticle to Horizontal.......Now the Leafs have all turned a Fall Red color ??????? Leafs remain healthy loooking and with some new growth, only...
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    Japanese Maple Pruning Basics

    I have JM Trident Double Trunk about 18" tall, it is 10 years old, I have carefully pruned all the side and top new growth to encourage a more Dense growth overall and it has worked quite well...will take some photos today to post here for comments and opinion..... It is not potted I have it...
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    Japanese Maple Pruning Basics

    Your JM trunk is really Bonsai Quality.....try to Judiciously trim prune some lower Leafage to expose a little more of that trunk.... Prune those nodes away and new growth will come from the inside, hopefully..... You have a really nice Japanese Maple Bonsai.....
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    Japanese Maple Pruning Basics

    I would comment but I don't understand what you are saying so will just keep my yap shut.... On second thought Snip all those long nodes to encourage additional Growth and Density.....
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    The cooking thread

    When I was an active Bar B Q type I used Propane to fire up my Patio Bar B Q but it got old and rusty so I dumped it and went to the George Foreman, have 2, a super small one good for 1 averaged size steak and a Medium size for doing 3 average sized steaks , never looked back, easily the way to...
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    The cooking thread

    I'm going to try it and will let you know what I think...sounds good.... Do you Roast/fry it or Oven Roast it ?
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    The cooking thread

    Do they become crispy done that way...?
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    The cooking thread

    I need some of those with my Steak.......uuummmmm. good.
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    The cooking thread

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    my amberglow redwood prebonsai

    Need some profile pics to determine quality of tree.....
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    Bougainvillea - Barbara Karst

    yes i also see the African Acacia in that profile...a beautiful Bougi......that Trunk is unbelievable, how old ?
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    before & after of this shinpaku i worked on, lmk what yall think? practicing my wiring

    You need to pot this beautiful Shimpaku in some kind of Ceramic pot so that we can really tell what kind of Bonsai guy you are and how the Shimpy will present itself....
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