My year around bonsai work in the Inland Empire, CA

[bonhe]

Could we have a full view of the pond, please Thụ Thoại?
Looks beautiful with the floating big round leaves.
Correction : leaves of lotus are not floating, aren't they?

Thank you my nellie
I will let you see my whole pond soon.
You are absolute correct. The lotus leaves are usually not floating on the water surface. They should have been above the water. In my case, the leaves are floating because this is new established plant, so the plant does not have firm base to support the leaf stems yet.
Thu Thoai

 

[bonhe]

I really like your pines and that procumbens is nice. Good work, decades of work, and it shows. Beautiful.

Thank you very much Leo in N E Illinois
Thu Thoai

 

[JudyB]

I am pleased for you that your lotus is going to flower! I have tried many times, but I just can't get them to grow in my pond. Maybe my hoards of frogs and turtles eat them...

 

[bonhe]

I am pleased for you that your lotus is going to flower! I have tried many times, but I just can't get them to grow in my pond. Maybe my hoards of frogs and turtles eat them...

Sorry about that. The turtles might eat them. Did you try to grow the lotus in the big pot, instead? My next project will grow it in the pot.
Thu Thoai

 

[JudyB]

Sorry about that. The turtles might eat them. Did you try to grow the lotus in the big pot, instead? My next project will grow it in the pot.
Thu Thoai

That is a good idea, would look great on my patio! I'll try. I love turtles and frogs, so it's ok...

 

[bonhe]

That is a good idea, would look great on my patio! I'll try. I love turtles and frogs, so it's ok...

Please let me know the result.
I wonder if the cold weather has any ill affect on the lotus blooming.
Thu Thoai

 

[JudyB]

Please let me know the result.
I wonder if the cold weather has any ill affect on the lotus blooming.
Thu Thoai

I'd have to protect it over the winter, or start with new plants every year, they wouldn't make it with our cold winters. But I love them so.

 

[bonhe]

I'd have to protect it over the winter, or start with new plants every year, they wouldn't make it with our cold winters. But I love them so.

How can you protect it in the winter?
Where did you buy the seeds?
Thu Thoai

 

[bonhe]

It is weird. I found 2 seedlings coming up from my two black pine's soil. This is one of them.


What is the seedling?
p/s: I already know the answer
Thụ Thoại

 

[Anthony]

Thu Thoai,

I just wanted to say thank you, always a good read.
Good Day
Anthony

 

[bonhe]

Could we have a full view of the pond, please Thụ Thoại?

These pictures were take few days ago. I am so busy to take care the trees around the pond!!!


There is a waterfall in the center of this picture


Thụ Thoại

 

[bonhe]

Thu Thoai,

I just wanted to say thank you, always a good read.
Good Day
Anthony

Thank you Anthony,
Have a nice weekend to you and your family
Thụ Thoại

 

[my nellie]

Thank you for responding, Thụ Thoại

These pictures were take few days ago. I am so busy to take care the trees around the pond!!!
There is a waterfall in the center of this picture

Oooohhh! This is paradise, my friend!
Do I discern a Pomegranate and fruits on it?
The rocks composing the waterfall are they natural or man made?
Thanks again!

 

[bonhe]

Thank you for responding, Thụ ThoạiOooohhh! This is paradise, my friend!
Do I discern a Pomegranate and fruits on it?
The rocks composing the waterfall are they natural or man made?
Thanks again!

Thank you my Nellie. I love my pond with waterfall because it soothes my mind !
You are right. It is pomegranate nana with multiple fruits.
The large rocks are lava rocks. The basins which accommodate the water flowing down are created by cement slabs.
Thụ Thoại

 

[bonhe]

The Lotus documentation.

Thụ Thoại

 

[my nellie]

Excellent!

 

[bonhe]

My mistake, my mistake!!
I found this Chinese elm shut down every thing this afternoon! I have let the drip system on it since I was off for vacation in June. Because it is very hot and dry at this time of the year, I let misty and drip system on for almost every trees (I really don't want to have this kind of water when I have enough time to take care the trees. Because it is too hot for me to stay outside more than 30 minutes in the afternoon, I'd rather let the automatic water system help me out)

The reason for this elm has severe dehydration is that the head of misty system had a direction change to outside of the pot instead of aiming to the soil! I believe the opossum passed through this area and pull of the water line led to this pot! I caught a big opossum yesterday



All of its dry leaves are easily came off with slight touch by tool. I removed all of the leaves and unnecessary branchlets.

Luckily, the branches are still soft. I watered the tree vigorously and placed it in the "recovery room".

I hope it will survive as it did few years ago (it had the same problem while I was on summer vacation). This elm is one of my first trees given to me when I was just involved into the bonsai hobby 11 years ago!
Thụ Thoại

 

[Anthony]

You have my best life force wishes.
Good Day
Anthony

 

[bonhe]

You have my best life force wishes.
Good Day
Anthony

Thanks Anthony.
Thụ Thoại

 

[my nellie]

Such a misfortunate thing to happen twice!
I hope the tree will pull through like it did in the past!
What did you do with the opposum? Did you let it free in some distant place?