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  1. William N. Valavanis

    Unglazed pots for Conifers vs glazed

    Personally, I generally use unglazed (brown, gray, tan or red) containers for evergreens (both narrow-lead and broadleaf) because the image combination of the tree and container presents a quiet or dignity atmosphere. Evergreens do not change color seasonally, yea I'm familiar of slight changes...
  2. William N. Valavanis

    Ugly trees.

    I like your tree! And it “speaks” to me. What species is it?
  3. William N. Valavanis

    Fall color 2024

    Autumn in my gatden
  4. William N. Valavanis

    8th National commemorative album?

    The new 8th US National Bonsai Exhibition Commemorative Album is still in the works. I hit a major delay because many of the exhibitors did NOT fill in their data information. So, I have been hunting them down so i can finish up correctly. Thanks to all for your support and patience. Bill
  5. William N. Valavanis

    International Bonsai Order Processing

    As our web site indicates shipping season ends in march or April, depending how the weather. Bill
  6. William N. Valavanis

    Low temp for South East US next week

    Our forecast is 20F !!!!
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    Bill Valvanis

    Sorry for the delay. My wife Diane got ill at the Winter Silhouette Expo in NC and spent a week in a NC hospital. Then about a week later spent another week in our hospital. She is working on the orders now. Thanks for patiently waiting. Bill
  8. William N. Valavanis

    Reducing old scars and callouses?

    Ugly large scars can often be eliminated on Trident Maples if cleaned up and recut in early autumn. They, and so many other deciduous species grow so fast in spring the wounds build up a lot of callus tissue. Simply remove it. Good luck!
  9. William N. Valavanis

    Whats this JM cultivar?

    Not Acer palmatum, leaves are too wide and have too many points. Looks like a Full moon maple, Acer japonicum.
  10. William N. Valavanis

    8th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition, Rochester, NY, USA, September 9-10, 2023

    First of all that lady that got her tree eliminated, came with her husband, who had a lovely tree and was displayed, so she had to make the 12 hour journey anyway . As is my policy, the final acceptance is when the artist brings the tree to the exhibition. Everyone's tree was checked over as it...
  11. William N. Valavanis

    MY GARDEN, SHARE YOURS

    Beautiful, well designed!
  12. William N. Valavanis

    Studious Japonica

    Styrax japonicus
  13. William N. Valavanis

    Mold in Mulch Bed

    Congratulations! You have a happy plant. Sounds like mycorrhizae, a beneficial fungus which is prized for bonsai. You must have healthy plants! We also remove the "white mold" to inoculate other plants. It grose in association with roots and develops a symbiotic relationship. Today we are...
  14. William N. Valavanis

    Talk to me about triangles.

    TRIANGLES- Somoko Kinyo Shu, published in Japan in 1829, was the first illustrative instructional bonsai book which established Classical Bonsai Art. This illustration was an “idealized” classic pine shape tree which explained that if these guidelines, ( followed by several pages depicting...
  15. William N. Valavanis

    New International BONSAI OnLine Now Available!

    Catalog done. Trying to upload it, but house fire is taking a lot of time. Been living in a hotel for over 3 months. Should be over be April, but we can still try to post the catalog. Sorry, doing the best we can. Bill
  16. William N. Valavanis

    Bonsai history project

    Some people have too much time on their hands. Go water and care for your trees….
  17. William N. Valavanis

    Maple Identification Please

    Looks like a red Japanese seedling NOT Bloodgood.
  18. William N. Valavanis

    Is it too late to repot Japanese larch

    Should be no problem with over 50 years of training larch. Good luck!
  19. William N. Valavanis

    19° N.C late freeze

    Have had considerable experiences. You should be fine.
  20. William N. Valavanis

    Kokufu-ten 2022

    Looks like Camellia hiemalis
  21. William N. Valavanis

    Share your weather!

    Id rather see the summer solstice.
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