Main component - coconut fiber, burnt soil, burnt husk, humus soil and minor amount charcoal powder.

Btw, how's your Indonesia imported buxus harlandii doing? You got it recently or have been with you for sometime?

This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Mar 23 2013, 10:53 PM

Hi Protowira,

Wow! What awesome materials you have!
Desmodium, especially with natural hard wood is something that could hardly be found in our country.
I understand that many temperate tree species can be found in your country, can pine species bonsai also
be commonly found in HCM city areas?

This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Mar 23 2013, 10:28 PM

You can twist and bend your Buddha pine at this stage as it's still young.

Went to Sanfong bonsai nursery again on my way home from work today.
Added a young sticky like cucur attap (Beackea frutescens) to my collections.

Here's how it look like.


Done up some wiring and bending works to the branches and repottd it to a bigger pot.

.. be blessed to grow well

RM50.

Hi Zabel,

Wah Lau Ye!

Plant your asam jawa (Tamarid) on the ground that will definite be faster.

This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Mar 24 2013, 09:21 PM

It's another bonsai weekend indeed.
Did some maintenance to my buxus harlandii.



After 3 hours of careful defoliation and branches thinning..

...heading for improvement.

And this one, under training to become Buxus -on the - Rock ...



Is time to transfer to a shallower pot to expose the rock and roots.



...... mature Buxus-on the-rock in 2-3 year's time .

This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Mar 25 2013, 08:12 AM

Shohin Wrighthia re potted



Into a new bonsai pot.



This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Mar 30 2013, 09:49 PM

Hi proton-wira/Qui,

According to information I got, there won't be any Bonsai Exhibition in Malaysia only after the General Election.

Beautiful triphasia trifolata you have!
Importing a hundred J black pines, are you a bonsai trader?

Hi Proton-wira,

Concerning about your boxwood, firstly I would like to say is I don't know much about the climate up there in your region.
All I can tell you about boxwood is growing in the hot wet climate in my country only.
Boxwood is a fiber root plant and grow well in loose soil with higher humus content but not water logged. During the dry season it got to be well watered.
I found that it grows better in a shallow wide pot rather than in deep big pot. Boxwood is absolutely an outdoor plant but can't be exposed to the hot blazing sun full day.
My boxwood are placed in between 2 palm trees and the hot afternoon sun is sheltered off. They only expose to the morning and evening sunshine.
As for application of fertilizer, I use urea-N46. dissolving 2 table spoon full of the N46 in 3 liter of water and apply once every 2 weeks. urea N46 give extra nitrogen
to all the plants and make the foliage greener, look fresh and healthy.
By looking at the photos of your boxwood, I suggest you look into the roots of your plant. As boxwood is fiber root plant, it can get root diseases easily. If so, you will
have to re pot and change all the soil. Or ... could it be over application of fertilizer? On the whole, I suggest you re pot your boxwood but try not to cut away much of their roots.
unless they are infested, and cut away all the dry branches and let them grow again.

Good luck to Buxus harlandii !

Hi Stephagorn,

Good to know that you are around, It's a long time has not heard from you, we though you has gone back to S Africa.
Anyway, good buy and enjoy your bonsai-ing!

Finally you have try something Infrasonic, keep it up.
BTW, why not you get the boxwood from g400 ?

Bought some pots from Sanfong today after work.



Can't wait to re pot my tradisional Chinese style Water Jasmine.



In a new pot.



... Oh my God! What an awful choice !

Will look for a more suitable one next week.

This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Apr 6 2013, 07:10 PM

Another traditional Chinese style water jasmine.



What do you guys say about this one

.. looks a little unbalance right?!

Chinese pagoda water jasmine in new pot.



An upright bloom style pre bonsai grown from air layering.

...still need a lot more time.

Good big bloom style!

No photos?

Here's my suggestion

and defoliate all the leaves, let new leaves grow out.

You should do it now, in a month's time new shoots will be budding out all over, then select the the branches you
want to keep, let them grow bigger before wiring and bend to the shape you like.

Somebody is trying to sell his tools here !

This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Apr 14 2013, 09:30 PM