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| Silver Cypress problems | 5/10/2005 | Filipa da Castro |
Q: ------------------------- Ok, I figured out the problem, I looked at what my girlfriend wrote to ...
A: Ok, try water now: 1st - water very well the tree (don't let retain water) than let the soil dry a ...
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| Silver Cypress problems | 5/6/2005 | Filipa da Castro |
Q: I have a Silver Cypress, it is about 10 years old, and 2 ft. tall. It was always a very healthy ...
A: Bonsai needs (the minimum basic things) - Vitamins specific for Bonsai (2x/ month) - Nutrients (N, ...
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| bonsai care | 8/2/2004 | Filipa da Castro |
Q: I have a bonsai and I don't really know much about them or how to care from them aside from making ...
A: A good book is one written by Colin Prescott (I don't remembered the name, I not at home!) – ...
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| which way is the front | 2/6/2004 | Filipa da Castro |
Q: i have been working with bonsai for around two years and i still have trouble figuring out which ...
A: Sorry, I simply can't help with that, but I advice that you read a book for example: Bonsai - Colin ...
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| Ficus Retusa--light and leaf loss | 2/27/2002 | Vance Wood |
Q: I recently recieved a ficus retusa bonsai as a gift. It's supposedly 9 years old but right now ...
A: Sorry I missed your question, it seems the direct questions are not comming to me, go figure????? ...
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| bonsai growth | 2/2/2002 | Vance Wood |
Q: I recently received a bonsai plant kit for Christmas, containing within it the seeds, soil, pot, ...
A: You need to find a book on bonsai as soon as possible. Put the seeds in the fridge and wait till ...
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| Bonsai Rock Formation | 1/27/2002 | Joseph Bilsborrow |
Q: Bilsborrow: My question is: How do they make the imitation Ibigawa rock formations, ...
A: Choose all the same types of rock so they all look like the rocks from a natural setting and from ...
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| Deshojo maple bonsai | 8/17/2001 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have a Deshojo maple bonsai that I purchased 2 months ago from a Bonsai dealer in the UK. I ...
A: As you just have bought the tree, maybe it would be a good idea to leave it alone for now. What ...
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| A recent purchase ... | 7/14/2001 | Vance Wood |
Q: Vance ... While in the supermarket I saw a pretty little Bonsai and purchased it. I've owned lots of ...
A: The first thing you need to do is get rid of all the rocks. The second thing is that you do not ...
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| Getting Smaller Leaves | 6/18/2001 | Vance Wood |
Q: I have a 2 year old Banyan. (Ficus retusa). Its 14 inches tall. and has quite a lot of leaves. Most ...
A: You can defoliate a Ficus. This means you cut all of the leaves off of the tree. Leave the little ...
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| Topiary azalea | 6/13/2001 | Vance Wood |
Q: Sorry to bother you again. One question seems to lead to two more. (1) do I report the azalea or ...
A: The garage should be fine. I would put it in a box with the pot mulched up to the rim. You will ...
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| Sick bonsai | 6/2/2001 | Vance Wood |
Q: We were given a beautiful bonsai as a gift last October and recently the needles have begun to shed ...
A: Most of these comercial bonsai junipers are sold as being indoor plants when in fact they need to be ...
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| japanese garden plants | 5/10/2001 | Carlo Filho |
Q: What plants, other than ferns and cut-leaf maples, would you recommend to be included in a japanese ...
A: There is a great variety of plants that could be used in a japanese garden. It depends on what type ...
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| bonsai | 3/16/2001 | Vance Wood |
Q: Why do the buds on my bonsaid camelia get brown and fall off? Thank you, Barbara
A: I assume you are growing this tree indoors??? Of course in climates with winter weather you don't ...
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| bonsai disease | 3/8/2001 | Vance Wood |
Q: I have a small Bonsai tree....about 3 ft high....have had it since July...it has a fern-like ...
A: Without knowing for sure what kind of tree it is I am shooting in the dark, bonsai tree does not ...
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| Book recommendation | 2/28/2001 | Vance Wood |
Q: I would like to grow my own bonsai indoors (I have no garden). What book could you recommend me? I'm ...
A: Must be a problem with the system, I answered this request but it seems not to have registered. ...
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| Dwarf Jade Plan | 2/11/2001 | Carlo Filho |
Q: Filho, I recently received a dwarf jade plant which was planted in a dish along with a smaller ...
A: As with any other succulents, (succulents are plants native to arid climates, that store water on ...
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| chinese elm - leaf drop | 1/27/2001 | Carlo Filho |
Q: can you offer any advice regarding the possible cause and remedy for the following. A number of ...
A: Plants will respond to changes in the environment in different ways. Even though they are kept under ...
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| pruning pines | 1/17/2001 | Vance Wood |
Q: Could you suggest any tips for shortening branch length and promoting growth further down stems on ...
A: The problem with Mugho pines is as you have discovered. Because of the way they are pruned and ...
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| Where do I start? | 1/14/2001 | Vance Wood |
Q: Which type of plant do you reccomend I start with? I am very good with plants and I want to learn ...
A: Juniper if you are going to grow them outdoors, Ficus of some sort if you are going to grow them ...
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| What type of plant to start with. | 1/14/2001 | Carlo Filho |
Q: Which type of plant do you reccomend I start with? I am very good with plants and I want to learn ...
A: Maybe you want to start with things that you're already used to growing. Almost any plant could be ...
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| bonsia loosing leaves | 1/12/2001 | Vance Wood |
Q: Bought my mother a tropical bonsia for xmas this year. The person that sold it to me said to water ...
A: It sounds like you are doing things right, make sure about the watering though, most indoor bonsai ...
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| bonsai | 1/3/2001 | Carlo Filho |
Q: i got a bonsai as an xmas gift from a supermarket called a "ligustrum". please can you help me by ...
A: Happy New Year! Ligustrum are plants from the the olive family. They are used mostly as hedge ...
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| Bonsai color | 12/20/2000 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I believe my Bonsai is pine, about one year old. The color is mostly tan, not much green. I keep it ...
A: To build a cold frame you will need an old window panel or a glass door. Dig a hole on the ground ...
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| Are Bonsai posible outdoors in New England | 12/6/2000 | Vance Wood |
Q: I'm having my yard cleared out of 18 big overgrown pines and I will like to turn it in to a ...
A: You can grow bonsai outdoors in New England if you grow the right kinds of trees. However I am ...
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| Pruning bonsai | 10/28/2000 | Vance Wood |
Q: I am 16 years old, I live in Ireland. I have a few norweigen spruce (excuse the spelling) trees ...
A: Most of the work on this species of tree should be done spring through summer. Repotting and root ...
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| TAKING OF CARE OF BONSAI? | 10/8/2000 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I HAVE JUST GOT A GIFT, A BONSAI TREE, I;M IN THAILAND AND IT WAS BOUGHT HERE, IT;S QUITE SMALL AND ...
A: First, I would like to tell you to get a good book on the subject, there are many books on it.One I ...
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| Serissa Japonica | 9/23/2000 | Vance Wood |
Q: My husband and I have had a Serissa Japonica for several weeks now. We brought her home from the ...
A: Serissas are funny plants. Make sure you give it a chance to almost get dry before you water, not ...
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| Ficus leaf drop | 9/23/2000 | Carlo Filho |
Q: My husband and I recently purchased a ficus bonsai, I am not sure what kind of ficus he is. He ...
A: Never use soap on Ficuses! It removes ...
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| Ficus air roots | 9/10/2000 | Carlo Filho |
Q: Is there a method of promoting the growth of air roots on Ficus trees?
A: Depending on the age of the plant, you can bury it in a large pot, so that up to two thirds of the ...
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| ficcus | 7/13/2000 | Vance Wood |
Q: Aloha, I have a ficus bonsai. The leaves have all fallen off off of it and I was told not to panic ...
A: Yes this is common with members of the Ficus species. It should start producing new leaves with in ...
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| Chinese Elm | 7/6/2000 | Vance Wood |
Q: Have a Chinese Elm bonsai which is approx. 6-7 years old - this Spring, it did not leaf out. I ...
A: Chinese Elms are a funny lot. I am affraid if you lop off the only new growth you have you will ...
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| Triming | 6/8/2000 | Vance Wood |
Q: My first Bonsai is a Green Island fiscus. This is early summer and I believe it is about 5 years ...
A: I do not grow many in the way of tropical trees, the Green Island Fig would be in that catagory. I ...
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| Dead or alive? | 5/30/2000 | Vance Wood |
Q: I bought a bonsai for my fiance and I think he fertilized it during winter. He was trying hard to ...
A: Rule of thumb: When a juniper turns brown and crunchy it is beyond human intervention. Junipers ...
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| Bonsai Care | 3/15/2000 | Vance Wood |
Q: Vance, I bought a bonsai when I was in San Fran. last year and brought it home to Ireland where I ...
A: It sounds to me like you have a juniper, understanding that there are thousands of trees that can ...
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| Aphids on Pomegranate bonsai | 3/9/2000 | Vance Wood |
Q: I was wondering if you could offer any help on getting rid of some aphids on a punica granatum nana ...
A: If the tree is not too large and it is kept mostly indoors I would suggest using Safer's ...
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