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    undiscovered native US trees?

    I think one under-appreciated species is Acer grandidentatum (Big Tooth Maple). Grows wild in NV to Texas. Small leaves. Great fall color. Hardy. Trunks-up well. No diseases. Hard to find seeds or potted specimens.
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    Bonsai on Shikoku

    Bnutters should know that there is a website that has a lot of information about bonsai growing on Shikoku Island where most of the bonsai trees come from. The site is mainly in English and is pretty deep with lots of links. Front page below. go to bonsai@shikoku-np.co.jp
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    American Chestnut- Blight Free Bonsai?

    Where are the old trees in Oregon? I am in Bend.
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    Nova bonsai garden

    A black nest box may get too warm!
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    Nova bonsai garden

    Simon Kenton was as important as Daniel Boone on the frontier. He saved Boone's life once. All of Alan Eckert's books are superb. Be sure you also read his story of the demise of the passenger pigeon.....from 2 billion to extinction.
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    What's your favorite Bonsai book?

    I'll third it!
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    Jbp Half-bare root suggestions...

    You will never see those long candles on an Ogi. It is a slow grower with candles under one inch long.
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    Jack Pine health issue

    Jack pine is not related to P. contorta. It is a different species.....Pinus banksiana
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    Ukiyo...for enjoyment only

    Japanese prints for enjoyment....
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    Ponderosa Needle Blight?

    where are you?
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    crab apple chop help. when?!

    I have had a number of crabs over 30 years. My favorite time to prune is July/Aug to cut back the vigorous summer growth and in April 2 weeks before leafing out.
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    Pinus pumila

    Nice job!
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    Is this a lichen?

    No, it is a liverwort and suggests overwatering.....
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    mugo pine propagation from cuttings.

    Iseli Nursery in Portland Oregon is doing mugo cuttings.....
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    Acer Grandidentatum (Bigtooth Maple)

    No problem with dormancy here.....
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    Acer Grandidentatum (Bigtooth Maple)

    I have had good luck propagating from seeds. Every year in Bend, OR is not a good seed year but when it is there are high levels of germination. I grow mine in the ground for 5-10 years before potting. They tend to develop a deep main root so root pruning is important with ground-growing. The...
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    The Tree Thread

    Pinus banksitna
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    Show Us Your Bonsai Benches

    Built with pressure treated 2x4s, 2x6s, and 2x10s.
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    Nova bonsai garden

    Thanks for your fascinating and well written stories on history, geology, and ecology....OH! and bonsai.
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    Right-handed twists

    Thanks for the reference! I had no idea..........
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    Electric pruning shears

    Has anyone tried any of the new electric pruning shears?
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    Big trees that make you say, "It's like a giant bonsai"

    looks like a cork-bark cultivar
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