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    What tree species is your kryptonite?

    I never claimed it was going to be cheap 🤣
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    What tree species is your kryptonite?

    My favourites and Larch and Korean Hornbeam...if I had to chose 2 species forever, it would be these two.
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    What tree species is your kryptonite?

    I have a tree to sell you... IMG_2949 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr
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    Chinese Elm Leaves Turning early

    Sorry guys, but this is blackspot fungus. I'd defoliate it and keep it away from other Chinese elms because it spreads. You can buy a spray for treating blackspot on roses - which works on Chinese elms. I had this a few years ago which spread to 15 Chinese elms, some even died as a result...
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    Are trees always displayed with moss?

    Just apply the moss at the point you plan to show them if it won't stay alive for you. We have the complete opposite problem here, excessive moss growth.
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    Do It Yourself

    I made some benches... DSC01065 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr I made a couple of jitta's 12250633 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr Second one - a cheap piece of hardwood 10137698 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr Second one during the making 10137701 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr 10268279 by Jerry...
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    Can anyone identify this bonsai?

    Privets will flower if you resist the massive urge to constantly prune the buggers because they grow so fast. I come with evidence... 06108799 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr Another one. IMG_4394 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr
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    Pumice prices in EU?

    I've used Moler for decades...
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    Wire bite in

    Too long?
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    What is the smallest 'sustainable' bonsai size?

    Exactly. I've got several trees, 1-2 decades in training which are this tiny size. Humidity trays are the way to go...
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    Acacia, Flat Top, Light Bulb, or Pierneef ??

    Any update on this?
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    What are your thoughts on pond baskets?

    Cheers I rotate them to try ensure lower and inner foliage survives - especially on Larches. Doesn't always work but we try. If I had sufficient space I'd have everything in the ground - but it's a pain in the ass in a small garden like mine. I've never had particularly bad issues with airflow...
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    What are your thoughts on pond baskets?

    Yes. I made raised beds filled with growing substrate and place them in that, pushing them down into the substrate. They grow through but I don't let them go for more than a couple of months prior to lifting them. The beds are front left and front right in this photo and 90% of the trees in...
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    What are your thoughts on pond baskets?

    I use them constantly - essentially whenever something isn't finished it's in a pond basket after the first year or so. I've never seen anything written against using them.
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    Chinese Elm has brown spots

    Foliage makes things fatter. Removing foliage does not help that at all. If you have a garden bed you can plant it in it will grow 10x faster than any pot.
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