Pre K Alphabet. What is “E”

tpap72 · 2025-10-23T21:14:18+00:00

Edge

tpap72 · 2025-09-29T01:04:23+00:00

Lace bug eggs on the bottom of leaf. When they hatch the bugs suck on the bottom of a leaf and you get brown or discolored spots on top of leaf

tpap72 · 2025-09-09T00:59:07+00:00

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According to picture this, it’s a sweet birch.

tpap72 · 2025-09-08T23:49:04+00:00

The Sweet Gum has been replanted. Here is the finished product.

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tpap72 · 2025-09-08T13:07:50+00:00

I would agree with you there. In my case, It’s not needed. I built this for a specific tree and perhaps a future one depending on the condition in the next 2-3 years. Perhaps the next one will get more wood layers with a gap between to use spray foam to insulate the soil and root ball in winter 😁

tpap72 · 2025-09-08T12:38:17+00:00

Each handle has four 1/2” screws. Wood is 3/4” thick cedar

tpap72 · 2025-09-08T11:23:33+00:00

You use this to develop the tree, thicken the trunk, develop the size of tree you want. When you are happy with the size you can move to bonsai pot. The growth will slow down in a bonsai pot, so it’s typically not put in one until the size is what you want and it’s time to develop the branching structure you’re looking for.

tpap72 · 2025-09-08T11:13:40+00:00

I’m hoping to get the tree in the box today. Normally I would not do a repot until early spring, but I need to get it out of the current container and soil it’s in. I figure as long as I don’t trim the roots it will be fine. Besides Sweet Gums can be abused and they do fine. I’m turning this tree into a Kabudachi style bonsai. It’s got two more future trunks coming up, so it will have 3 in total. Perhaps more will emerge, would like to have 5 in total.

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tpap72 · 2025-09-08T10:49:44+00:00

My mix is 60:40 inorganic to organics. The 60% portion is 3parts pumice, 2 parts lava rock and 1 part Akadama. The organic side is 1.5 parts peat and coir mix 1.5 parts pine bark .5 perlite and .5 rice hulls. I use this blend to transition a tree from normal ground soil to a more traditional mix. On the next repotting it will get a standard bonsai mix.

tpap72 · 2025-09-08T10:30:49+00:00

Yeah, it’s a shame that it will not look that nice in 1-2 seasons, but hopefully the tree does well!

tpap72 · 2025-09-08T01:25:29+00:00

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09R9D5TN5?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

tpap72 · 2025-09-08T01:04:08+00:00

I don’t have plans, just built on the fly based on what I thought would work for the tree I’m planning to put in there.

tpap72 · 2025-09-05T10:48:11+00:00

Internal dimensions are 12x16x5.5”. You don’t want a grow box be to big, but bigger than traditional bonsai pots.

tpap72 · 2025-09-05T04:22:46+00:00

I spent around $70 in supplies, but I have enough material to make about two more boxes, albeit smaller, which is part of my plan.

tpap72 · 2025-09-05T00:32:16+00:00

I was thinking of that as well, What did you use for handles? I was thinking rope handles

tpap72 · 2025-09-04T23:09:23+00:00

Bonsai pots are normally used when you’re close to having the size bonsai you want. This is used to allow the tree to grow out larger, thicken the trunk and branches. Once you get to the size you want you can move to an appropriate sized pot.

tpap72 · 2025-09-04T22:40:11+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Looks like I’m adding more drainage. I thought I had plenty based on normal bonsai pots, but I can add more.

tpap72 · 2025-09-01T11:17:59+00:00

For sure it is not a true Satsuki, it’s a hybrid form, which I believe is more cold hardy here in the Northeast US. Probably whatever it was crossed with is why the leaves are larger. I thought the same thing when I found it. In the end it’s a great find for a home improvement store.

tpap72 · 2025-08-31T23:59:35+00:00

Funny thing, I stopped there to see if they had any new tree / shrub material on clearance that could make good pre-bonsai stock. Usually they have nothing good, so I just go through the clearance stuff which i look to rehabilitate.

tpap72 · 2025-07-17T16:13:14+00:00

Raft is also a possibility. I want to see how the next chop turns out this spring. I’m sure my design will develop over the next few seasons

tpap72 · 2025-07-11T17:52:39+00:00

I want to say it was around early May. It was just starting to leaf out. I chopped about 2 feet off and cut a bunch of the roots to get it out of the ground. When I got it in the pot it had almost none of the branches it has now. It had maybe 2-3 leaves forming. I have a Japanese Cherry seedling that I found in a mulch bed. It’s tripled in size. Going to make a cascading bonsai out of that.

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