John Biel
| Collecting
& Training Crab-Apples (ABS Journal - Winter 2005
-Vol 39, # 2) |
| The crab apple of this article was collected
for several reasons: its rootage and trunk line and its flowers. |
Carolyn Carver
| Pest Management
(10/22/02) |
| Less than one-half of one percent of all insects
are considered pests of plants 7 PRINCIPLES OF IPM - INTEGRATED
PEST MANAGEMENT |
Greg Cloyd with
Bruce Baker
| Eastern
White Cedar - Pinching Technique (ABS Journal - Winter
2000 -Vol 34, # 1) |
| At a recent advanced study group
meeting, eastern white cedar, or arborvitae, (Thuja occidentalis)
pruning, foliage plane maintenance, and pinching practices were
discussed. |
Dale Cochoy
Reiner Gobel
Mollie Hollar
| 3000 Rules
(11/12/03) |
| After I had been doing bonsai for a couple of
years, I realized that many bonsai look alike due to a strict
adherence to the rules. |
Dennis Howke
David Johnson
| Potentilla:
Exposed Root (12/09/04) |
| The flowers on potentilla appear later in the
summer on the tips of the current year's new growth. |
Ron Martin
| Forest
Plantings (ABS Journal - Summer & Autumn 2005 -Vol
39, # 3 & 4) |
| We want the viewer's eye
to go more or less to the center of the forest. Once there the
illusion begins.The eye will pick out the #1 or primary tree
first. |
Pauline Muth
| Basic
Steps in Creating a Bonsai (9/01/04) |
| This is designed as a reminder of the process
of designing a bonsai. I presume that you have had basic lessons
so that the process makes sense! |
| A Bonsai
Close Up on Phoenix Grafting (9/01/04) |
| The incredible age depicted by venerable old
trees surviving the decades showing the scars of age in jin and
shari has fascinated all of us. |
| A Bonsai Close
Up on Saikei (9/01/04) |
| Saikei literally means living landscape. In
this form of bonsai, the artist depicts not just a tree or a
forest but a full 3 dimensional landscape. |
| A Bonsai Close-Up
on Wiring (9/01/04) |
| Wiring and other shaping techniques for bonsai
are needed to create a beautiful tree that not only reflects
the idea of the bonsai artist but increases the survival of all
the carefully chosen branches. |
John Romano
| Sumo Shohin
by John Romano |
| Sumo Bonsai" which described a style of
bonsai in which the trunk taper was quite exaggerated starting
from a very wide base upwards. |
David Rowe
Andy Rutledge
Nina Shishkoff
and Andy Walsh
| Diseases
Affecting Bonsai: Cedar Rusts (ABS Journal - Winter 2002
-Vol 36, # 4) |
| You can avoid most pests and diseases, there
are some diseases that can still strike even the healthiest of
bonsai. One of these is a trio of fungal diseases, called "Cedar
Rusts", that affects Junipers and members of the Rose family. |
Ruth Staal
| A Windswept
Juniper (1/18/03) |
| A bonsai in the windswept style represents a
very common occurrence in nature. |
| Rock Planting
a Bonsai (3/13/02) |
| Many of the bonsai styles we use represent a
struggle for the tree's survival in nature. A dramatic example
is "root-over-rock". |
| Azalea-An
Informal Upright (5/06/01) |
| An azalea was purchased from a garden centre
at a reduced price because it had finished blooming. |
| Semi-Cascade
Bonsai (3/03/01) |
| This plant had a twisted trunk and several of
the branches slanted downwards - not a preferred shape for a
garden shrub but a perfect chance to try a semi-cascade bonsai. |
| Raft Planting
- Juniper (2/25/01) |
| Commonly a forest bonsai is created from several
small plants of the same variety. There is another way to create
a group of trees, to resemble what would happen in nature. |
| Edible Bonsai?
(11/26/00) |
| Traditionally, bonsai are old treasures, lovingly
cared for, passed down for generations. This concept makes it
difficult for beginners to embark on. |
| Myrtle in
Craggy Cove (10/26/00) |
| A new technique is used, in which the plant
is growing in the soil, tucked into a crevice of a rock or driftwood,
as a tree would naturally grow. |
| Forest Bonsai
(10/06/00) |
| Most bonsai are single plants, in a variety
of different styles, that resemble old trees growing in their
native habitat. A forest is a group of trees of one species,
growing as they would in nature. It can be created. |
Andy Walsh
| Sources for
Bonsai (5/27/02) |
| I have developed my collection from a variety
of sources. Each of them have their advantages and disadvantages. |
| Air Layering
(5/20/02) |
| Here's a quick "step by step" procedure
for Airlayering. |
Brent Walston
| Over Wintering
Bonsai |
| Bonsai need protection from killing cold temperatures
in winter. The degree of protection depends upon the severity
of the winter in your area and the species that you grow. |
Gary Wharton
| Zelkova Broom
(6/08/03) |
| From my experience there are two good times
to perform a trunk chop on Zelkovas, elms and most other hardy
deciduous trees. |
Pam Woythal
| ABSForum Discussion
on Soils (3/10/03) |
| Pieter Loubser, George Hefflefinger, Andy Smith,
Bill Heston and Pauline Muth responded to questions on soils
recently on ABSForum. |
| Fertilizer
Table (4/22/01) |
| The following table of soil amendments is a
handy reference. |
| Moss
(2/25/01) |
| Moss is a good insulator from heat, cold, heavy
rain, and sudden frost. The lush green cover makes a stunning
effect in scale with bonsai.Pam Woytha |
| What
is a Fertilizer? (10/26/00) |
| Fertilizers can be characterized by the selection
of nutrients they contain, by the compounds or forms, and by
the origin of the material (organic or inorganic, natural or
manufactured). |
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