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@crataegus001 wrote: Hi Jonas! (also sitting next to me)--- My favorite thing is seeing the shock of understanding in the eyes of my students when something slips in sideways... otherwise, it's fun to...
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@Bruce_Winter wrote: No natto? You don't want to live forever? Read full topic
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@Richard_Martin wrote: Hi Michael, I have a Douglas Fir that I just styled last fall. It lost some needles in the process this winter, but is in pretty good shape. How do I handle the new growth -- do...
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@chris wrote: great to see you setting up this site... wonderful idea.I will definitely pick up a copy of your book.Can you pls tell me what was the hardest part of life in Japanwhile your were...
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@Paul_Pashley wrote: Continuing the discussion from I am Michael Hagedorn, Ask Me Anything: crataegus001: Hi, I'm Michael Hagedorn and I live in Portland, Oregon, USA. Some eons back (8 years ago) I...
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@Neli wrote: I would like to know:How to develop branches on eleagnus (gumi) especially fine ramification? Grow to how many leaves and then cut back? How often? Timing?My tree is too vigorous. Is it...
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@crataegus001 wrote: I'll opt for a lot less than forever if I can avoid natto! Read full topic
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@crataegus001 wrote: Ooooohhhh, well, although the physical part as demanding enough---I did hurt myself a few times including a popped tendon behind my knee---the most challenging was probably the...
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@crataegus001 wrote: Let it grow out a bit and then you'll see the buds forming along the shoot, and cut them off to a bud (they will be quite small). That way the tree will benefit from the...
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@crataegus001 wrote: ---Beech should be cut back in the early spring, just after they lose their leaves, which hang on during the winter. Prune back to 2-3 buds. Remove the last big bud at the very...
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@Paul_Pashley wrote: I didn't phrase question 1 about cutting back Japanese Beech very well - it was referring to when the tree puts out new growth after leafing out in Spring. I've noticed that lower...
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@Sely wrote: It took me forever trying to find something to ask.What are your thoughts on twisted and dwarf pomegranate?Any training tips on ramification? And thanks for this opportunity Read full topic
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@Marie wrote: Hi Michael. It's nice to see you here, I'm new on this forum (and to bonsai in general) but I'm a big fan of your blog (you gave me helpful advice about my little chojubai).One question...
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@crataegus001 wrote: I've worked on gumi but I hesitate to offer advice on it, as I don't have enough 'after-work' to analyze how they respond. Sorry about that! For some general comments, though,...
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@crataegus001 wrote: I think I was partly to blame. I was assuming a less refined tree. A less refined tree maybe left alone until fall, then cut back. Yes, your instincts are right. On a refined...
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@crataegus001 wrote: You can grow pomegranate strongly, and they will respond to cutting back by creating new growth. They are naturally rather strong trees, though. As for flowering on the dwarf...
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@crataegus001 wrote: It is confusing, the advice about not fertilizing a flowering tree while in flower. There are several points to this. The main one is that it assumes that 'fertilizing' means high...
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@Marie wrote: Great, thank you Michael! Very helpful, as always. Read full topic
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@Sely wrote: Thanks, I've grown several but never really had anybody talk about them or the topic hasn't come up. Most of the time the flowering occurs at the tip of the season's growth which we cut...
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@Michael_M wrote: When repotting some trees, usually I am thinking pines, I find roots coiling around the bottom of the pot and growing very strong there. In the bulk of the pot there are less roots....
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@bonsaitonight wrote: Thanks all for participating - the AMA has concluded. Read full topic
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@Neli wrote: Thanks my brother. I rooted some cuttings and I will have to try different situations on them. I have some kind of time table for gumi from Japan will need to ask someone to translate it...
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@crataegus001 wrote: Might be the soil mix. The volcanic soils, like a mix of pumice, lava/scoria, and akadama seem to form the best interior root growth that gets better over time, whereas organic...
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@crataegus001 wrote: Thanks Jonas! Great forum, I enjoyed all the questions immensely-Cheers,Michael Read full topic
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