By David Weiss Just this past July, I had the chance to travel east through Michigan and discovered there are some great places to go look at some amazing bonsai. First, I met the President of the West Michigan Bonsai Bonsai Club, Tim Cox, who told me to go visit the Frederik Meijer Gardens in…
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David Weiss In this video six members of the Minnesota Bonsai Society talk about the Portulacaria Afra (elephant plant, dwarf jade, speckboom). The PA Study group talks about if the PA is legit as a bonsai, soil, water, basic care, and resources to many other PA enthusiasts where you can study more about this amazing…
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By Tim Barton, Mono No Aware In another blog post, I described how we all carry the information from our past with us. What is true is true for everything, and this same principle applies to plants in a very interesting and useful manner. Like everything else I know this information was adapted from others,…
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General meeting program February 2, 2020 – This meeting presentation was on keeping track of your bonsai. Presenters showed how they keep track of their own trees. Click image to view presentation >>…
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The Mullet Wrapper by Terry Davisbonsai.terry@gmail.com Earlier I suggested Miralax as a good way to emulsify Tea Tree Oil, which may be a good all—purpose fungicide/bactericide. Well, Neem oil is also really hard to emulsify, so try that with it at 1tsp/gallon. If needed, try two. I used a tbsp., and suspect that was overkill,…
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By Celina Blandford My first year starting bonsai, winter care seemed the most intimidating aspect of keeping trees in Minnesota. Click to View Larger Unless you only keep tropicals, outdoor winter protection for your trees is a necessary part of caring for bonsai in Minnesota. My first year of bonsai I stored my tree with…
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