Recent content by BrianBay9

I never suggested using an herbicide - just saying a fungicide won't do any good. Physical removal seems to be the only option.

Dwarf mistletoe is not a fungus. Don't know for sure but I doubt a fungicide would do any good.

The question is, did you remove enough below the visible mistletoe to get all the "roots" in the host tree. If not, you may see swelling again and have to cut out more. Hope for the best!

If it were mine I would also take out that heavy, straight aerial root, and at the next repot twist the other aerial roots around the trunk. But as others said, some find the straight root a feature, not a flaw.

What is it about this tree that attracted you to it? Do you like the aerial roots? The trunk has some nice movement, and is pretty substantial. Try to define the things you like, and the things you don't, and that will help define a direction.

More accurate to refer to the dates as "organic" than the perlite. Oh wait, with AI that might not be true either.

Welcome to the site. People here will generally tell you what you need to know, whether you asked for it or not.

Obviously it would be better to collect in winter/spring. But if you have to dig now, @BrightsideB gives good advice. I would not cut back as hard as I would in early spring, saving the big cuts (top and bottom) for next spring. Easier with the equipment, but completely do-able with a shovel...

Bungie cords

Of course you're right. But generally they tolerate the experience. I've no idea what the OP's plans were, but if he can limit inside exposure to a few days at a time, they can enjoy an indoor display.

Which nursery did you get them from?

My experience has been that they'll take almost anything you can throw at them, done in the right season. I would not hesitate to work the roots hard in spring on a healthy tree.

While this is true, we do move trees in and out, and if done thoughtfully they tolerate the moves. We put trees in shows that often includes time in box trucks to and from. Many people display trees in indoor tokanoma for a few days.. It's really a matter of degree

There are many flowering trees that make good bonsai. The "inside" requirement is the hard part. If you get a few, then you can rotate them inside for a few days each, while still providing the outdoor growth they need. Flowering bonsai you might consider: Azaleas Loripetalum (fringe flower)...

I assume there's a unnamed reserve price significantly higher than the opening bid?