Bonsai Society of Australia Exhibition - 6-8 Sept. 08

[mudlarkpottery]

As promised, some photos of the show. I wasn't able to get all the info. on the trees, I ran out of time and some of the trees weren't documented.
Penny.

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[mudlarkpottery]

But wait, there's more.

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[mudlarkpottery]

And more.

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I'll post more later.

[Steven]

Great post Penny, thanks!
S.

[mudlarkpottery]

I'm baaaack.

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That's all for THIS show.

[daiviet_nguyen]

Hi Penny,

Thank you for the pictures. I like the Port Jackson Fig -- the long arial roots are very interesting. There must great effort to keep them going.

Mine are usually burnt off during the summer.

Regards,

V.

[mudlarkpottery]

They need the humidity to stay alive. One of our members puts them in beer bottles filled with water and hangs them in the tree. You can also wrap them in cloth the end of which is placed in a bowl of water placed on the soil or bench. Once the roots are long enough to reach the soil, you plant them and they'll take moisture and nutrients from that and won't dry out.
Penny.

Visit this forum viewtopic.php?f=7&t=216&p=1669#p1669 to see Penny's friends tree with bottles over the arial roots.

[stymie]

I am thrilled to see a Wisteria bonsai in flower. Mine is being very backward at coming forward in that way.

[aaron_tas]

aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

the smell of wisteria in full bloom...

[EdwardH]

Hi Daviet,

I place the areial roots in a straw and water normally and usually by the end of summer they have grown about 5-10cm. If you cut the straw lenght ways it is very easy to remove them when the root has reached the soil.

EdwardH