Vin
Imperial Masterpiece
Be quiet and listen to the tree (with your pants on preferably)
What was the best bonsai/tree related advice you have been given?
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amcoffeegirl
Masterpiece
From the late Charles ? (he had a nursery in Pigeon Forge TN for years)
You can have a picnic under a good bonsai...
Took me a while to really get the gist of this one
John
I have not heard this before- I get it and I enjoy it.
dirk hoorelbeke
Omono
Keep them growing
Let the tree grow healthy, use the right technique at the right time.
Let the tree grow healthy, use the right technique at the right time.
music~maker
Shohin
Jester217300
Shohin
I see you came to the dark side, MM.
Larix
Seedling
how much water
when asked how much water does the tree need, the master replied, "Depends on how crispy you like your foliage"
when asked how much water does the tree need, the master replied, "Depends on how crispy you like your foliage"
bonsaiBlake
Chumono
"stick a chop stick in it" . . . saved more of my trees than any other single piece of advice.
barrosinc
Masterpiece
to check for moisture?
discusmike
Omono
Dont kill it.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
yes indeed that is why.
bonsaiBlake
Chumono
yeah. I leave them in all the time. in the beginning I checked them once every day, now close to a year later I hardly use them. but I went through the pot stab dance every day for at least 6months.
Que Paso? Como le fue su diez y ocho, y su navidad?
fredman
Masterpiece
Apparently one bonsai master said about when to water.... "Wait until it dies then water the day before".
Don't know who when or where. Just heard it
Don't know who when or where. Just heard it
jeanluc83
Omono
Time = Money
Money = Time
Money = Time
Anthony
Imperial Masterpiece
In Bonsai / Tree Penjing, Time has no meaning. [ to Jeanluc ]
Chinese - Until a man reaches 50 years of age, he has nothing to say - Experience.
Patience is for those things we dislike doing [ cleaning toilets for example ] - K the sage.
Good Day
Anthony
Chinese - Until a man reaches 50 years of age, he has nothing to say - Experience.
Patience is for those things we dislike doing [ cleaning toilets for example ] - K the sage.
Good Day
Anthony
lordy
Omono
That's very similar to the way I was taught to wire: "wire the branch, and bend it to shape. Stop bending just before it cracks." Works great most of the time...Apparently one bonsai master said about when to water.... "Wait until it dies then water the day before".
Don't know who when or where. Just heard it
tmpgh
Shohin
I asked Walter Pall at a workshop in April what advice he would give to a beginner. He said something to the effect of "Go and learn from many masters. Don't be afraid to listen to what they say or to forget what they say." I've paraphrased. It was a while ago and I didn't have a pencil.
Eric Group
Masterpiece
On BSG, Chat section - I think Matsu Bonsai found out that on our side Lingnan [ Grow and Clip ] was mostly used, very little wiring.
He said I was lazy.
Had me laughing for days.
As one of those folk presently growing trees in marbles, from 3 mm to 15 mm with just compost as the organic, I would agree with, was it Kimura.
In fact a long term growing situation with only 3 mm glass marbles / beads is under way [ and compost ].
Good Day
Anthony
Anthony, was that you who posted the tree growing in 3mm glass marbles and compost on IBC?
I acknowledge it is possible, but ask why would you do it? Certainly you have better options available? The lack of irregular texture on the surface of the marbles makes for less surface area, less air exchange... Are you just proving a point? Are these glass beads something you have a lot of and a cheap/ easy medium for our to get? Just curious.. Not bashing you. I find it kind of funny as I know it is POSSIBLE to grow a tree in most any free draining mix, and always liked that quote about growing in marbles.. I just don't think anything short of lucky bamboo is normally grown in marbles! Lol
bumblebee
Mame
Killing trees is the price of growing bonsai.....
Libby
Libby
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Always wondered how lucky the bamboo feels to be growing in marbles.
grouper52
Masterpiece
"Show me a great trunk, and I'll show you a great bonsai." Dan Robinson
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