I'm glad it's you, Jim Lewis, doing the weeding. Ours are under snow
yet but they're there, those uncultivated perennial wonders. I have
a question out of curiosity: What bonsai do you grow? How old are
they? Linda in NW Ohio.
> I'm glad it's you, Jim Lewis, doing the weeding. Ours are
under snow
> yet but they're there, those uncultivated perennial wonders. I
have
> a question out of curiosity: What bonsai do you grow? How old
are
> they? Linda in NW Ohio.
I have about 150 trees, various species -- bald cypress, swamp
maple, Ilex vomitoria, boxwood, sweetgum, trident maple, juniper,
water elm, crape myrtle, satsuki and kurume azalea, etc. A
gazillion in pots off in the side yard that are "maybes" or
"somedays." Been at it for about 30 years. My "oldest" tree is
about 25 years in a pot, and a few before that. But "old" isn't
really the issue with bonsai. It is the ILLUSION of age that you
are working for. A 3-week-old tree CAN look like it's 100 years
old (but rarely; they usually need to be settled into pot for
3-4 years before they can exude that venerable feeling).
They (and pasture maintenance) take up much of my time. I weed
only when I must. ;-)
Jim Lewis - jklewis@nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - Nature
encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am trying that this year. I have a Japanese Maple that I think would work
perfectly but since I know next to nothing about this, I am only
speculating. Any suggestions of good clear, I.e.. for the dummie type)
literature on the subject?
Marg in N.S. Zone 5b
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/mmillard/index.html
> I am trying that this year. I have a Japanese Maple that I
think would work
> perfectly but since I know next to nothing about this, I am
only
> speculating. Any suggestions of good clear, I.e.. for the
dummie type)
> literature on the subject?
> Marg in N.S. Zone 5b
Sunset Magazine has an excellent (and inexpensive) book on
bonsai, aimed at the beginner, though even more advanced growers
find it useful too.
Sunset: Bonsai 2003. ISBN 0-376-03046-1. $14.95. B&N carry
it. Many garden centers (even Lowe(life)s and Home Despot) do
also.
Jim Lewis - jklewis@nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - Republican
statistics: A Demonstration -- Welcome to Hooterville!
Population: 2000. Elevation: 3000. Established: 1850. TOTAL =
6850
Thanks Jim, I will see can I track it down,
Marg in N.S. Zone 5b
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/mmillard/index.html
