saw this Huang Yang over there. Didn't ask how much.
just enjoy only.

bonsailelong, would like to have ur advice on shaping
this sui lian hua, I go out of idea d.
Thanks so much

Zabel8484, how much you pay for this premna?

I paid rm50/- for it. Taiwan premna..

Mind I ask how much it cost ?
Just want to know the difference between Melaka and semenyih.

May be just trim it with double apex with the upper one approx. half the size of the lower one.



This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Jan 5 2013, 10:46 PM

Bonsailelong, i bought it for rm50/-

Here are the updates of the Chinese elms seeds.
The photos are about 2 weeks.



don't know how long for it to be a bonsai...

most probably, 5-10 years down the road then you see it become a bonsai..... LOL

Thought of having moss on the soil top of the pot.
So have to find moss. I was walking behind my factory
and I found this harvest area.

growing moss on the top soil is it better then putting tiny gravels? any recommendations?

Heard that tiny gravel won't sustain much moisture as soil.

Yesterday, while back from work, drove pass neighbour house, found they dung out an old 'sui mei' and throw them at the road side.
so guess what, i took them back home hoping to do some miracle on the old 'sui mei'


This is how i found it.... already dug out...

I further trim the roots, as it was too big for my pot..... serious injury to the 'sui mei' dunno can survive or not...

Cannot find a suitable pot, so just add soil and water and dump into this empty 20liters pail... hoping it will survive then find a suitable pot it....


Now pray and hope it will grow into something.....


Hahahahahha... just too free..... my wife keep nagging, why plant an old dead block !!!...

Hi G400x2

First I would like to congrats you that you have found a very big "shui mui" stump which is very rare.
But secondly, I would like to say if you keep that stump in that manner, you are going to drown and kill it.

Any plant with big stump like that should be able to grow again.
I suggest you make some hole in the bottom of that plastic paint drum and change the soil to the normal planting soil.

Here is my suggestion

cut away the marked part and cut the plastic drum lower and keep it in half sunlight condition.


Good Luck to your "treasure"!

This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Jan 12 2013, 02:33 PM

thanks, bonsailelong, for the advise.. will try to cut off the stump as indicated by you, but it's very tough, guess i will need a saw to do it!!!
oh... the pail i oledi make holes for it....btw, my neighbour say the sui mei stump oledi more then 20years old!!!

This post has been edited by g400g400: Jan 12 2013, 07:36 PM

Went to San Fong Bonsai yesterday on my way home from work.
Spent sometimes appreciating the bonsai and bonsai materials there.
There are real awesome stuffs in there and the prices are " awesome" too!
I particularly like the casurina tree materials but unfortunately no photos are allowed but not outside the nursery.

Here's the casurina trees for sharing






This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Jan 13 2013, 03:25 PM

Hi Zabel

Hope you don't mind I suggest that you shouldn't use the " black" soil shown in your photo.
It's actually "longkang" soil, if you wash the "black" soil with water, you can understand what I mean.

Ask for the coconut fiber black soil next time, it should look like this

Ic, ok I'll get coconut soil soon.

I'm counting my days for sanfong trip this coming Tuesday.
Cannot take photo?

the Chinese elm in about 1 month.
growing good

one of my sui mei got seed to plant already. Yay!
another misho bonsai project.