Monthly Archives: July 2009

Energy Balancing #6: Defoliation Tips

Cut… Use sharp scissors to defoliate. Cut in the center of the petiole (leaf stem). If you cut too close to the base of the leaf stem, you may damage the buds that form there. …don’t pull Don’t use you fingers to pinch or pull leaves off. This is a recipe for damage (the unreadable [...]

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Contest #4: Winner, Answer, Link & More

Here’s another shot of the man and the tree. Both are very impressive in their own way, though neither provided much mystery, at least for those of you who responded. BTW: here’s where we borrowed this photo and the photo that appears in contest #4. The winner… … is John Callaway. John wasn’t the only [...]

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Three More Bonsai Today Issues Almost Gone Alert!

In case you wanted to complain (you probably didn’t) Occasionally people complain that we don’t tell them when something is almost gone forever. So, you can consider this little promotional post a service (or simply a way for me to try to get into your pocket). Either way, now you know… … that it’s time [...]

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Contest #4: Who & What

Win a $25 Gift Certificate from Stone Lantern The first person to properly identify the man in the red apron and the botanical name (genus and species) of the monster tree in the photo above, will win a $25.00 gift certificate from Stone Lantern. When we have a winner, we’ll post the site (with link) [...]

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