I agree. I used same pH paper for both tamarix fluid and tap water in the same condition and same time, so it should be relatively acceptable result.
First, Bravo! for having such a great collection.
You just blew my mind!!!!Thanks for asking my Nellie .
The bark size is correlated with the growth speed of the tree. The faster the tree grows, the bigger the bark size is. If you want to grow the tree rapidly by planting it in the ground, you will get the tree with big barks, When you dig it up and transform it to the bonsai, it will look unnaturally. The bark size and the trunk height are not corresponded to each other. I concluded this observation few years ago. Knowledge of this fact gave me good and bad experience! The good experience is that I know exactly which way I should train my seedlings for bonsai. The bad thing is that it is hard for me to enjoy the bonsai show anymore!!! As you might know, there are factors affecting the physical appearance of the human: firstly the contour of the body, secondly the skin, etc. It is why in our society, there are a lot of cosmetic surgeries, etc. I believe we can apply this fact to the bonsai, but only differences is that the bark vs human skin and the age of the tree vs human
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Great insight!
This very morning I had a conversation with my husband about some orchids which don't receive enough sunlight and he proposed the use of reflectors
Furthermore, he suggested that we would also use a small rotor instrument to turn the reflector to follow the sun movement 
Aren't you worried that they will then catch on fire?This very morning I had a conversation with my husband about some orchids which don't receive enough sunlight and he proposed the use of reflectors
Thanks. It looks like we have a lot in common ?.
Yes, I don’t like ground growth idea for artistic reason.You just blew my mind!!!!
You are clearly more experienced than I, but I thought the opposite was the case regarding bark formation, speaking from what I have read only. I was under the impression, that all of natures elements inflict lots of character on earth ground grown trees, but what you have said, made me see it differently. Does this mean you do no ground growing? I ask as I am transplanting conifers to ground grow for a few years, with subtle training along the way. Thanks again for the knowledge. Best wishes from Boston!
You are welcome. If you have any question, please don't hesitate to ask.
Indeed. They don't see well at all, and are easily frightened. They do make a racket hissing at you but they are far more afraid than you are. If you get close enough to them or if your dog does, most of the time, they will just pass out. Then you can just pick em up and move them.
The elm still does not show any new buds yet. Its branches are still soft. Hopefully it wakes up soon!That was a large possum. We have many around here too. They are pretty harmless creatures, unless they get into something you don't want them to. I've always been able to just grab them by the tail, and they pass out from fear, and then I take them elsewhere. How is the elm doing now? Any regeneration yet? Hope its ok. Your BRT is looking so good. Always the exfoliating bark is so fun.
And thank you much for your lotus shots, they are beautiful.
How I miss those past days when we were living in our detached house and had our vast garden...
As long as you still have the trees to enjoy, you should be happyHow I miss those past days when we were living in our detached house and had our vast garden...
Now in the apartment only balconies for my trees...
