Comments for The Bonsai Blog of David Fairbanks

Comment on Greetings by keith strudwick

keith strudwick — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:20:51 +0000

I totally agree with you about the poor quality of grafts that we see particularly on Acers. In so many cases beautiful trees ruined

Comment on Greetings by keith

keith — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:17:23 +0000

Thanks for your input with the Koi Carp society.I need some help with The yamadori Box like a sketch or two of your idea of how it should be Ta Keith

Comment on An interview with John Hanby by 7 steps to grow bonsai

7 steps to grow bonsai — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:57:59 +0000

By your post I have understood how much active participation is required in growing the bonsai. It is so simple to maintain all those tips. Thank you for sharing all these steps with us.

Comment on Grafts : Grrrrrrr by Eric Schrader

Eric Schrader — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:59:18 +0000

Well, at least you have some good scions of this rare cultivar now to do your own grafts with. Personally I don’t know why anyone would do this particular type of graft with bonsai in mind. Much better to do a graft of the desired cultivar onto the branches of an already grown trunk than to try to graft low and have the union show on the bark ever after. If you make the union at the junction of the main branch with the trunk there is a natural dividing line that hides changes in bark texture effectively. Alternately, putting the grafts even further out, such as growing out primary branches and grafting 3-9 scions on each primary branch would hide the unions altogether in the foliage of the plant.

Comment on Greetings by Peter

Peter — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:48:42 +0000

Welcome to the Blog scene. I am sure you will soon get use to it.