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I found this product at http://www.meangreenfertilizer.com/ it comes in cakes or dry in order to make cakes. Has anyone ever used this stuff? It looks like a mom and pop shop. andy

I found this guy, and two of his brothers on one of my dwarf mugo's yesterday. They must have just hatched in the last couple of days. Hopefully they will stick around the bench. That pine needle he is on is about a 1/2 inch long. Andy

This is a crab apple I bought from Brent last june. I believe it was in the 2 and half inch pot. It actually put out flowers this year. I know they need to be removed, so the tree can grow. I just wanted to see how they were going to look. Its in a pond basket now, I may plant it in the yard...

I bought this Austrian pine today from a local garden center. They all head buds low on the trunk. I liked this one the best becouse of the bark. This tree had buds all the way around the trunk. I want to make a shoin size bonsai. Im thinking of choping the trunk above the first set of...

Which book is beter for a beginner looking at Japanese maples for bonsai? Peter Adams "shaping maples successful techniques for Bonsai" or Bonsai with Japanese Maples or are they the same book? andy Also is Botany for...

Ive been reading Bonsai Techniques II for the last couple of weeks. There is a section were John Naka mentions Suso-Eda (hem branch). Is it just the lowest branch on the tree? THe lowest horizontal branch? Its not real clear what it is. Also not sure what makes a piercing branch also...

I was just at a nursery, and they had White Spruce, and Black hill spruce. Are they suitable for bonsai? I really liked the soft foliage of the white spruce, but it was pretty straight. Maybe a formal upright? Also, I like the blue moon junipers, anyone have experiance with them as far as a...

I got this juniper at a local garden center. THe shrubs and trees were half off. Not much to pick from but some junipers. I paid 12.50 for this tree. I dont know much about junipers, Im trying to get good pics of the branches, there is a lot of movement on the trunk and branches. Im going to...

My uncle Bob found this tree growing in his window well a year or two ago. He died last december. Im interested in what it is.

I trimmed this mugo back in the summer with pruning shears, I dont have knob cutters yet. Is this white substance normal or is it a fungus of some sort? andy

My buddy Carson hanging out on the table.

I ordered this seedling back in the spring. In mid July I clipped the candle, and got alot of back budding. Now do I still need to pluck the old needles, and if so when? andy