Posts written by Vance Wood

22Feb2008
Vance Wood
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Vance Wood
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Bonsai
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Bonsai On The Cheap

With the rise of Internet discussion forums it is possible to read, if not participate, in a variety of discussion about bonsai. One discussion some time ago dealt with the possibility of doing bonsai without going broke financially. I was disappointed with the outcome of this particular discussion and I feel much information was left out, ignored or misrepresented. So let's look at some of

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11Oct2007
Vance Wood
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Vance Wood
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Pruning, Trimming, and Pinching

Root Pruning And Why – Part Two

The two worst scenarios you are likely to encounter in dealing with nursery trees are the mud ball core and layered concentric roots. Both conditions are caused by the way trees are handled in the nursery trade. The first, the mud ball core, is the result of a tree being marketed as a balled in burlap item. These trees are grown in a heavy soil with high clay content. For the most part this is

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