developing

In Brazil, there are many native species rarely used for bonsai. I'm not talking about well-known ones like jabuticaba, pitanga, or Brazilian Rain Tree, but rather species that most Brazilians have never even heard of. One that caught my attention is Amburana cearensis. Very few people have...

G'day Folks, I need some tips for my Juniper... Some context: - It is a common Juniper prostrata - Developed over last 3 years, purchased as a young tree from a big box nursery - It is all spiky, juvenile foliage, but there is some scale foliage forming, so I now know it has that ability - It...

G'day Folks, I need some tips for my Juniper... Some context: - It is a common Juniper prostrata - Developed over last 3 years, purchased as a young tree from a big box nursery - It is all spiky, juvenile foliage, but there is some scale foliage forming, so I now know it has that ability - It...

Wife got me my 2nd tree from the same old lady and her van on a St. corner. It’s a healthy little tree but I want more tree. Can I just use a cheap black plastic pot that all my other gardening plants come in. Like a 1 gallon? Or do I need something fancy like I see on AmericanBonsai.com? Also...

I've heard much about the ideal substrate for mature trees in their final pots, getting their ramification, but I don't believe I've seen much said about what to use for developing trees. Specifically I'm talking about trees that I'm just trying to thicken the trunks of. I think I've once heard...