ok. I have collected Bonsai plants for a few months almost year or half a year and they grow so fast the magnifolia green tree grows like really quickly in just one month and i had to prune the whole tree because it was growing so rapidly anyways my question is can you grow bonsai in black pots with bonsia soil? i know you can grow ficus in which i bought one and placed it into a pot with bonsai soil so yeah,
tell me more about bonsai if you have any experience i have collected juniper, conifer , maples, magnifolia "green leafed". And a fig tree "pot belly fig" as a bonsai and... jade trees, many other juniper different types of trees. please tell me more about growing them.

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i'm involved in an alternative to bonsai, Ueki no Te Ire , or giant bonsai, in sculpting a scots pine into a Japanese style form. Here's what I've achieved after about eleven years so far:


The objective here is the branch over gate form, or Monkan Shitate, with that lower branch.

One thing I've learned in the process is that the scots pine doesn't respond to this type of treatment as does, say, the
japanese Black Pine, in that it's a much larger tree. Therefore, I'm contending with a heavier branch characteristic which may not develop into as graceful a form as would a smaller species.

Before spring, I'll trim off the stubs left from this year's work. There's still some way to go yet.

Not really, though there are safety issues to consider, particularly in being on a ladder. Takes lots of time, also, in keeping watch on a tree over the years.

Check out this site for a glimpse of this fascinating -- to me, at least-- style of tree maintenance. Giant Bonsai. It gives an overview of a book,which I got through Amazon.com, explaining the techniques involved. I find the book useful as a specialized supplement to pruning guides I already have.

I used to tinker on the little ones, but the watering needs were more than I cared to deal with.

The version you are learning, is easier for maintenance.

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