Recent content by jeremy_norbury

Odd, it works for me.

I was talking with Corin Tomlinson (Harry's son) a couple of years ago about repotting Chinese elm. He said "The only period I won't repot Chinese elm is Christmas day.", I asked "Why's that, then?", "Even I need a day of rest in the year". It's that simple, you can essentially repot a Chines...

I've had larches grow branches through cones before...it's unusual but not unique. EDIT: found a photo - IMG_9098 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr

Post this on reddit /r/bonsai - you'll get lots of takers.

So we know why it died - ok. Are using an open-topped plastic pot approach? Regarding the position, and given the trunk girth, you need that airlayer to be quite close to the first branch.

Airlayer smaller pieces or lose everything. What did you do last time? when started how did it fail photos of the airlayer moss used etc etc

As with all saplings - they just don't all make it, c'est la vie. It's hardly ever worthwhile trying to even figure it out - just have another 10 as backups and replace them as they fail.

I use a nano pentrating wood sealer on my deciduous trees - seems to work very well. I reapply it every other year or so. Here are some photos: I burnt the surface to increase the aged look and to dry it out. Applied the sealant Five weeks later Photo 4 months later. September last year...

Keep it out of the direct sun for a few weeks.

YW. - it's by far the easiest to wire and bend a tree which is not in a pot - with the roots dangling. It gives freedom to hold the tree at any angle to find the best front, the best trunk angle etc. - wire gauge (thick enough) makes life MUCH easier. Something like 1/3 of the diameter of the...

Nothing to stop you bending the tree back upright. I loath lopsided bonsai... If you want some ideas on bending larch - go look at this albums page I have on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/norbury/collections/72157625342099145/ There are at least 100 larch on there - here are a couple of...

Oh what fun /s - it's summer on Sunday...so there goes your spring - Unless you really really find it necessary I would not repot. Well I might, but I'm loathed to tell you that youshould. if you do NOT bare root it - just shake off the old soil as much as possible, you'll probably get away...

My daughter-in-law went there before Christmas and bought 3 pots from him for me for Christmas...

Terrible news - do we know what happened?

Lovely - but I actually enjoy winter more - collecting trees, wiring and unwiring, repotting...all good fun.