2015 Bonsai Nut Spring Box Store Challenge Kickoff

There is no un-bonsai related box store in Taiwan. All nurseries have a bonsai section. I am assuming I then just make sure I purchase from the non-bonsai section. Is this correct?
 
There is no un-bonsai related box store in Taiwan. All nurseries have a bonsai section. I am assuming I then just make sure I purchase from the non-bonsai section. Is this correct?
What a wonderful place that must be.
 
There is no un-bonsai related box store in Taiwan. All nurseries have a bonsai section. I am assuming I then just make sure I purchase from the non-bonsai section. Is this correct?
What a great problem to have! The non-bonsai section will have to work but the real story is going to be your photograph of the material. If Taiwan's non-bonsai looks like our pre-bonsai then that could be a problem. I trust you'll play fair.:)
 
Oh I have all intentions of playing fair. To be honest I don't even know what the outcome of this is other than Walter Pall comment and critiquing the tree. I thought that is the prize?!

I want to try to find raw material. We have a lot of plants in pots here. But it is easy to find bonsai's. Lots of cheap-cheap like US$20 bonsai that have 2" trunks and are 14" tall. But the quality ones cost just as in any place. All stores carry cheap pots and accessories and tools.
 
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Oh I have all intentions of playing fair. To be honest I don't even know what the outcome of this is other than Walter Pall comment and critiquing the tree. I thought that is the prize?!

I want to try to find raw material. We have a lot of plants in pots here. But it is easy to find bonsai's. Lots of cheap-cheap like US$20 bonsai that have 2" trunks and are 14" tall. But the quality ones cost just as in any place. All stores carry cheap pots and accessories and tools.
Sounds good. No prize other than bragging rights. The purpose of the challenge is simply to get everyone working on something to increase their skills (by way of a friendly challenge). Glad you can join in on the fun.
 
vin,
I submitted my tree last night...just want to make sure it was received and I had all the necessary componentso_O...BTW...it just barely started to bloom...needed about 3 more days lol.
Best,
J
 
vin,
I submitted my tree last night...just want to make sure it was received and I had all the necessary componentso_O...BTW...it just barely started to bloom...needed about 3 more days lol.
Best,
J
Yes, your email has been received. I don't want to open it yet until I finish mine but as long as you have the two required photos, type of material and style you're good. Thanks and good luck!
 
Yes, your email has been received. I don't want to open it yet until I finish mine but as long as you have the two required photos, type of material and style you're good. Thanks and good luck!
Thanks brother....yeah...don't look, you might get inspired hahaha.
Best to you sir,
J
 
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Well, I was about to throw in the towel a couple of times this week with my entry. I got hit with some kind of bug that's going around and just couldn't seem to focus on the tree. However, I did email my final photos in the nick of time as today is my cutoff. I hope my entry fairs well. Good luck to all.
 
Emailed mine as well. Now,..can I take it out of that damn black plasitc pot?
 
That's fascinating, but I don't think any of those species are available in cold weather climates! No nursery or big box store in my area will carry any of those.

None of the nurseries up here are even bringing in inventory as yet. Home Depot, Lowes, Kmart none of them.
 
Good question Darlene and thanks for the pat on the back. It is written in the rules that the 14 days start from the purchase date. However, it makes more sense for the clock to start ticking once the tree is approved. I plan on checking in often but things happen and maybe my internet goes down for a day or I get sick or something; you never know. So, the 14 days will begin once the tree has been given the green light. I'd hate to see someone purchase something like a Podocarpus or Taxus thinking they are evergreens and start working on them only to find out they don't qualify. Hopefully, everyone agrees.
Vin, I didn't realize Taxus was a conifer, I've never noticed cones on a Yew!
 
They are considered conifers even though they have berres as well as Junipers.
 
Are you sure about that?
Cool! "Ginkgo biloba is a deciduous conifer (a true gymnosperm) that matures to 100' tall. It is the only surviving member of a group of ancient plants believed to have inhabited the earth up to 150 million years ago". I also read it's the oldest living tree on earth.
 
These trees all belong to a group of trees considered Gymnosperms. They pollinate by having the pollen swim through the moisture in the air. Deciduous trees are Angiosperms their pollen is carried by insects mostly. Yes a Gingko is by this definition a conifer even though is does not have cones. Another likeness is the way the foliage develops. They are considered Mono cotyledonous in that their leaves and or needles do not have a center vain like a Maple or any other leaved tree.
 
Test why does my name appear at the beginning of my post all of a sudden? What am I doing to cause this to happen. I cannot go back and edit it out. It does not show up in the edit post window. Is this happening to any of the rest of you? If you notice it I am not just being narcissistic.
 
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