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Growing Fruit Trees

Posted by admin on May 27, 2010 in Uncategorized

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Wes Autio, professor of pomology at UMass, Amherst, is an expert on growing fruit trees. Dave interviewed Wes just before his lecture on “the edible landscape” at the recent New England Grows trade show.

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5 Bonsai Tree Styles

Posted by admin on May 26, 2010 in Uncategorized

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Basic Styles

There are five basic styles for bonsai trees: formal upright, informal upright, slanting, cascade, and semi-cascade. These classifications are based on the overall shape of the tree and how much the trunk slants away from an imaginary vertical axis. The numerous Japanese bonsai styles are principally variations of these five basic styles. The single trunk style is the basic design that is simplest to shape because the one trunk determines the overall composition.

Formal Upright

The formal upright style has classic proportions and is the basis of all bonsai. It is the easiest for a beginner bonsai to develop because it requires the least experimentation, avoids the problem of selective bonsai tree pruning, bonsai trimming and should almost immediately become a displayable bonsai plant.

In this style, the form is sometimes rounded and the bonsai tree has an erect leader and horizontal branches. One of the branches is lower and extends a little farther from the trunk than the others .

Bonsai in the formal upright style look best in bonsai pottery that are oval or rectangular. Do not center the plant when placing it in the container. Plant it about a third of the distance from one end.

Informal Upright

The informal upright bonsai style has much the same branch arrangement as the formal upright style, but the top — instead of being erect as in the formal upright style — bends slightly to the front. This bend makes the bonsai tree’s branches appear to be in motion and enhances the look of informality

The informal upright style looks best in an bonsai pottery that is oval or rectangular. It should be planted, not in the center of the container, but a third of the distance form one end.

Many bonsai nurseries trees are naturally slanted. This makes them well suited to the informal upright style.

Slanting

In the slanting bonsai tree style, the trunk has a more acute angle than in the previous styles. The lowest branch should spread in the direction opposite to that in which the tree slants. The top of the tree is bent slightly toward the front. Slanting trees in nature are called “leaners” — trees that have been forced by the wind and gravity into non-vertical growth. The attitude of the slanting style falls between the upright and cascade styles.

Cascade

In the cascade bonsai tree style, the trunk starts by growing upward from the soil, then turns downward abruptly, and reaches a point below the bottom edge of the container. For this reason, the bonsai pottery container should be placed on the edge of the table, or on a small stand.  This bonsai style is representative of a natural tree that is growing down the face of an embankment.

Training a tree in the cascade style takes longer than in the slanting style. Choose a low-growing bonsai species instead of forcing a tree that normally grows upright into an unnatural form. The cascade bonsai tree looks best in a round or hexagonal bonsai pottery container that is higher than it is wide. The tree should be planted off-center from the cascading side.

Semi-Cascade

The semi-cascade bonsai style has a trunk that is allowed to grow straight for a certain distance, and then is cascaded down at a less abrupt angle than in the cascade style. The cascading branches are thought of as the front of the tree, and the back branches are trained closer to the trunk than in the other bonsai styles. The semi-cascade bonsai should not reach below the bottom of the container, but should go below the level of the soil surface.

No matter what style you choose — whether single trunk specimens or groups of bonsai trees from single roots — everything depends on your selection of bonsai plant material, and your ability to visualize the bonsai’s final form.

Everything depends on your selection of bonsai plant material, and your ability to visualize the bonsai?s final form. You can see bonsai trees and accessories at Essential Bonsai

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Bonsai Chezu Korea

Posted by admin on May 26, 2010 in Uncategorized

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Some of the beautiful Bonsai trees in Korea from 100 to 500 years old

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Muhammad Yunus speaking about the bonsai tree

Posted by admin on May 25, 2010 in Uncategorized

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2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate speaks to EARTH graduates about how individuals born in economically-depressed regions are like bonsai trees.

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Tips on Caring for Outdoor Bonsai Trees

Posted by admin on May 24, 2010 in Uncategorized

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Outdoor bonsai trees are usually easier to care for than those that like to be kept indoors.  They will naturally fit into a small area of your backyard garden.  They can be kept in a container like indoor trees or placed right into the ground.  If you want to grow one of these trees, there are many things you need to know.  This article will give you a few tips to get you started.

Water

You need to give your tree water on a frequent basis.  You can tell if it needs water by feeling the top inch of the soil.  If it’s dry, then you should provide some water.  It’s best to do this in the morning rather than the afternoon or at night.  This way, your tree will be less likely to be affected by diseases or slugs.  During the winter, you should only water when the temperature is above 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

Winter

Speaking of winter, outdoor bonsai trees usually need to be dormant during this season.  This is important to ensure that your tree stays healthy.  You should try to find a location that provides protection from strong winds.  It’s fine to expose the tree to snow and rain.  While the tree is dormant during the winter season, you will need to give it some water every week or two.

Maintenance

Outdoor bonsai trees need to be pruned periodically.  You should buy sharp shears or a special trimmer to get rid of this excess growth.  Make sure that you cut away this growth just above the leaf.

These are a few tips for caring for outdoor bonsai trees. There are many more things you need to learn about bonsai tree care. So, click here now to learn everything you need to know about growing bonsai trees.

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Yamadori Bonsai Styling Demo’.

Posted by admin on May 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

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Graham Potter demonstrates initial styling of a yamadori scots pine.

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Artificial Bonsai Trees are Exotic

Posted by admin on May 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

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Artificial bonsai trees are exotic because of the way they look, and also because of the way it can be presented. A lot of hard work goes into the creation of these trees, and they are designed with a lot of care. Real vines are used for the trunks of these trees, and they are all different. Most of the time, the type of vines will not be repeated in these artificial trees.

There are plenty of varieties to choose from this as well. You will have exotic leaf types, and they are of course made in reference to real ones. They are quite unlike other artificial trees as they have some unique patterns. They are twisted in the trunks, and they do not have much height like other trees. However this is what makes them different from the others.

The use of these trees will give you great opportunities to be creative. This is because they look in such a way that you can place them in various places, where you may not be able to use with other trees. A lot of lighting can be used along with these trees as well. They will give additional excitement to the use, as there could be various ways of lighting these trees.

The best way to present them is to use a single spotlight, and this will do wonders to enhance the look of the tree. Since they come in various sizes, and some of them of them are very small, they would even suit bookshelf decorations. This is how versatile the use gets, and there are many interesting things you can note about these artificial trees.

The creators work towards making them with the hands, so that they are very well crafted. If the tree has fruits of any sort, they are designed and painted with the hands. They also make the leaves of the tree very intricate by using the hands. Some of the bonsai artificial trees are designed in such a way that you will be able to redecorate the parts as you wish.

Thus if you are bored with one particular look, you can keep changing the parts of the tree to suit your requirements. Because of the size and flexible decorating options, these trees are much sought after. Their price factor is another reason that people would want to use them. For a cheap price, you get to make the room very exotic in nature.

The use of these trees can be very versatile of course. Since this has a very subtle look, they will be apt for office rooms. Not only in office rooms, could they be used in various other places as well? They would suit any environment because their designs would blend in easily. Above all they have a very classy and unique feel to them. These trees would be available in many stores, as they are very popular due to these reasons. Finding them is an easy task as well.

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Bonsai Exhibit @ Nisei Festival 2008

Posted by admin on May 22, 2010 in Uncategorized

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This was all shot on sunday(Aug. 24th) at the 68th annual Nisei Festival in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. These are all amazing bonsai trees. The owners were all extremely nice and very helpful to anyone with bonsai questions. One of the owners even let me eat some of the grapes off of their bonsai tree…j/k. This was all shot with my new Flip Mino and edited with windows movie maker. Please watch in high quality cuz it just looks so much betta!

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Bonsai Trees Pruning

Posted by admin on May 22, 2010 in Uncategorized

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www.bonsaitreesandplants.com Pruning Juniper Bonsai Tips Bonsai is an art that takes time to learn and master. Here are some of the techniques used when growing the tree.

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How To Care For A Bonsai Tree

Posted by admin on May 21, 2010 in Uncategorized

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Discover the ways to take care of bonsai plants with this guide – www.tradebit.com

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