Plant growth regulator

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Re: Plant growth regulator

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thoglette wrote:
JaseH wrote: Using an artificial chemical to achieve a result feels a bit like cheating?
As a cycling fan from way back, I'm chuckling at the thought of WADA carrying out unannounced sap testing of bonsai and taking soil samples of every show winner...
Maybe we will see Bonsai shows with 'Natural' and 'Open' divisions like in body building :D
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thoglette wrote:
As a cycling fan from way back, I'm chuckling at the thought of WADA carrying out unannounced sap testing of bonsai and taking soil samples of every show winner...
:lol:
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Re: Plant growth regulator

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Josh wrote:
Treeman, can you please explain your reasoning. You obviously have some experience with it. Instead of just making a comment please explain your reason so we can all learn :tu:
They used to use it on Radermachia (spelling?) indica to produce the ''China doll''. It was a dwarfed, very dark green, almost black thing very unlike the normal tree. I think it may permanantly alter the trees metabolism (however I'm not sure about this but the china dolls I had never really grew well). It's a huge risk to use it on a bonsai and bonsai is all about learning and applying technique don't you think?
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