Recent content by JimJam35

So my parents have a juniper at there house that has been there for at least 25 years or more. They are looking to remove it, wondering if I can take the tree out myself and start to train it for bonsai being so old and never trained before. Has a real nice thick trunk and looks like it has...

Looking for bonsai clubs on long island or people that are close to me to meet up and discuss bonsai any infornation would be greatly appreciated :)

I have been to bonsai boy and I thought it was great but they seem to be very pricey. I found a place in dix hills that was nicer and seemed to have better trees and better priced. I try to read as mich as I can. Does amyone have any thoughts of john nakas techniques 1+2?? I see that a...

so last year i joined this forum in high hopes of creating bonsai after doing some research and my girl friend having a sad looking tree that i hoped to bring back to life. in my efforts i killed the tree and was discouraged from the hobby. after going and buying proper tools and books. and...

Thank u so much for that website showed me exactly what I wanted to know I can start to look for :)

another question about this going from big to small is that, i am assuming when one cuts the trunk down to a lower part, you are blending the cut back into the tree and letting new branches and material grow around that and shaping the tree??

no i deff know that they need time to grow and mature before i can work on them, couldnt pass up the deal i got for them lol.....love to see things grow and mature gives me a sense of accomplishment on some level so im not discouraged. will deff start to look for material that is workable now...

so i recently purchased a Shimpaku Juniper and also a Deodara Cedar...thought id share pictures and see what people have to say, since i like to have input being so new to the world of bonsai. i know that they are gonna need some time to mature, most likely going to plant in the ground for a...

thank you everyone, i know this can be a touchy subject because of all the variables that can be thrown into account....i thank you again you all answered what i wanted to know, and i will keep playing around with what i think will work best and keep doing research on the subject.... :) you...

i work with sand blasting sand at my job, and i already have the lava rock, i guess my big question is that does bonsai soil need to have some kind of "soil(potting soil or succulant mix)"?? or can it be organic(just a bark mulch) a lava rock and a sand?? i am assuming that the sand plays the...

So it's more of a trial and error process and seeing how the soil works with my climate of y area and how my plants react

so ive been experimenting with different types of soil and seeing which mixture i make can be good for bonsai for trees that i have and the enviornment i live in i am just curious if from reading through books and online if i am making mixtures correctly or if i am just miss understanding...

I know they r gonna have to grow a while for bonsai just wondering if they r good material to have grow up to make into bonsai or not cause I dot know what kind of maples they are or if they are even good to attempt for bonsai

im located in Nassau County on the south shore....i actually have red and japanese maples around my house, one sugar maple that i found recently so thats why im curious and unknown of what they are, and i know that they are works in process since they are so small, just wanted to know if i...

so i was asked to clean the gutters the other day and i stumbled across a world of saplings...just wondering if from the pictures that im about to post if anyone can tell me what the plants are, and if they are any good for bonsai? or should i just let grow in the yard to be regular trees. and...