Recent content by fredman

Yes I defoliated the whole tree as it was extremely healthy. I did it at the beginning of summer. It grew back strong and made some new buds. This coming spring i'm repotting it so I won't be defoliating....but I will cut back the growth on the top 2/3rds of the tree. I'm leaving the bottom...

Thanks for that. Yeah I figured the stunting is a seperate issue. I sprayed something for thrips a week ago...and just covered everything again with a spray oil. Will have to wait and see now. There still is another months growth ahead....actually more because they're in the poly tunnel. It's...

Interesting. It has been in this mix since only this spring....few months. My Ph of the water I use is 6.5 So the silution would be to replant yearly...? I can't afford Kanuma for all my azaleas. I have to make a sacrifice...and the mix of bonsai soil (or pumice) and ericacious soil is my best...

Apologies, I should've added I have a filter on my main water line...mainly for chlorides. I do check and adjust the Ph with hydrochloric acid...in a water tank which I water from. Yes it seemed like an iron uptake problem to me to....which is strange considering it is in ericacious soil, and it...

It has been growing strong all season (its autumn now), but the last few weeks its been yellowing....and the growth is stunted. I can only think its a nutrient deficiency...? Any ideas anybody? Soil is 70/30 mix of bonsai/ ericaceous potting soil. Its "Conversation piece"....a Robin Hill hybrid.

NPK ratio of 3:1:2 plus micro nutrients

Agreed. This is what I told myself is happening. That's why I mentioned its autumn now. The one in the pot was outside in full sun all summer....until I moved it into the frame under a shade cover 2 weeks ago. The one in the ground got sun until 3 o'clock every day. They both greened up the...

I find this fascinating. Its the start of autumn now. My two Copper beeches both had their red leaves all summer, but today I saw their leaves are green....for the most part. Do they naturally do that? This is the first year I have noticed that. Now i'm on the wonder if I just did not pay...

A good example of a 3:1:2 ratio fertilizer I used to love, was Dyna gro Foliage pro 9:3:6.....but I can't find that anymore.

Maybe not that applicable to bonsai....but still worth knowing I think. Yeah we flush regularly, but seems to me it don't give the trees what they really need. I first heard of the 3:1:2 ratio that plants takes up nutrients, some 10 years ago....and still choose my fertilizer as close to that I...

Thanks all. Yeah I had the 2 graft thing in the back of the mind to. I would like to think he did that to get a better looking tree. My problem now is I can't really layer it so it can be on its own roots. I'll still layer it at the appropriate place though...to shorten the trunk. At least the...

I did remove a dry stump from here My thinking is this is the graft...but then it has a branch below that, which don't make sense to me. Also...what's the reason behind the white trunk that suddenly stops...lower down?

I recently bought this Acer mikawa. I'm a bit confused as to where it was grafted. The plan is to layer it to shorten the trunk some...but I need to be sure where the graft is first.

Thanks...I understand. I take it the purpose of removing the lower leaves is to encourage back budding in those areas...?