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BACCATUS - Berried or BERRY-like
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BAILLIE - IAN -
Nearly forty years in making BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI pots which are currently included in collections in Britain, Europe, Japan and North AMErica and feature regularly in major exhibitions at home and abroad where they are used to compliment quality trees.
All pots are hand made and fired to stoneware temperature of 1260 degrees C so are frost proof. Ian's speciality is round pots thrown on the wheel but rectangles, cascades, slabs, crescents and freeform containers (and recently a new range of MAME and SHOHIN (SIZE) pots) are also made, all with a range of subtle glazes specifically developed for bonsai.
Pots can be purchased at BONSAI TRADERS ASSOCIATION events and British Shohin Association events. Orders can also be placed by phone or email. A Facebook page has been started and can be found below and on the Web Link button.
Contact details:
Tel:01875 852 887
Email: ianwbaillie@aol.com
Facebook: Click (you will need a Facebook account to see the page)
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BALANCED FEED - Relates to fertilizers with equal proportions of Nitrogen, phosphorous and POTASSIUM (NPK)
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BANKAN - BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI style: a tree with a TWISTED or coiled trunk
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BARK - See : STERILIZED BARK
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BARK(TREE)>BARK (TREE) - Basically this is the outermost layer on the trunk and branches of trees.
The Inner Bark is alive while the Outer Bark (terMEd rhytidome) includes dead tissue along with some elements of the live inner bark.
See also CAMBIUM, XYLEM, and PHLOEM.
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BARKBEETLE>BARK BEETLE - These are black or brown, cylindrically SHAPEd beetles which burrow under the bark and are particularly prevalent in CONIFERs.
FUNGUS developes in the tunnels and the holes of eMErging beetles appear. Bark may fall off and branches die.
Treatment involves removing and destroying infected branches, enriching the soil with phosphorous and POTASSIUM and spraying with lindane and PARATHION based INSECTICIDE in spring to kill beetles and at the end of winter to destroy larvae.
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BARKBOUND>BARK BOUND - Applied to a tree whose growth has been stunted by drought or starvation, and whose bark as a result has becoME hard, thus inhibiting growth. The problem can be alleviated by slitting the bark vertically with a very sharp knife and growing the tree in open ground for at least one season.
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BARKCLEANER>BARK CLEANER - Keeping old bark in pristine condition is a perennial problem, especially in the U.Ks damp climate. Because of the damp weather and regular WATERING, bark, which is very absorbent tends to be the perfect place for green ALGAE to colonize.
After tiME this can become quite thick and if not cleaned away will progress to a lush carpet of green moss, under which the precious old bark will be decaying.
Bark Cleaner and Algae Remover solves this problem. The product harnesses the power of sunlight to lift algae away from the supporting surface, it then simply dries up and blows away.
Treatment involves spraying the affected area until it is evenly damp and putting it in the sun to take effect.
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BARKSTRIPPER>BARK STRIPPER - As its naME suggests, used for stripping bark when creating SHARIs or other features.
May also be used for removing wood, thinning JINs and clearing soft or rotten wood.
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BASAL SHOOT - A shoot emanating from the neck or CROWN>CROWN of the tree.
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Google Bedfordshire Bonsai Society
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BEECH (FAGUS) - DECIDUOUSTREE>DECIDUOUS TREE which according to Wikipedia has ten SPECIES of which 2 variants are most popular for BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI : European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Japanese white beech(Fagus crenata), the latter distinguished by narrower, darker and more pointed LEAVES than the forMEr.
In both types the leaves change to russet brown in winter and remain on the tree until displaced by new BUD>BUDs.
STYLE : Best suited to medium/large size specimens (because of leaf size) in formal/informal upright, slanting, twin trunk, CLUMP and group styles.
WARNING : Easily scorched by drying winds.
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BEECH (SOUTHERN) - The tree commonly referred to as the SOUTHERN BEECH because of its southern hemisphere origins is related to the GENUS "Fagus" but is now treated as a separate genus known as NOTHOFAGUS (see entry under this naME for details).
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BENOMYL - Benomyl (also marketed as Benlate) is a FUNGICIDE introduced in 1968 by DuPont.
It gradually becaME ineffective and ceased production in 2001. However, as DuPont's patents expired long ago and in some countries benomyl's registration has not been revoked, other manufacturers still produce it.
Commercial names for products containing benomyl are Agrodit, Benex, Benlate, Benosan, Fundazol, and Tersan
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Berberis (BarBERRY) - A shrub which grows no higher than 12 feet in the wild. May be DECIDUOUS, EVERGREEN or partially evergreen depending on SPECIES. Evergreen LEAVES are green while deciduous leaves may be purple/green with bright autumn colours. Leaves can be prickly or smooth edged,. FLOWERS are yellow and berries coME in a VARIETY of colours.
STYLE : Suitable for most styles with exception of formal upright.
WARNING : Berberis flowers off 1 year old branches coming off 2 year OLD WOOD. If pruned too early it will not flower.
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BERRY - Soft FRUIT containing one or more seeds which does not open on ripening, such as the fruit of the hawthorn or cotoneaster.
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BIFENTHRIN - Bifenthrin is a INSECTICIDE>PYRETHROID INSECTICIDE previously used in BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI against red SPIDER MITE. Its use was banned in the UK during 2011.
Brands including bifenthrin include : Bayer Sprayday Greenfly Killer Plus, Bayer Multirose 3-in-1, Bayer Bug-Free, Bayer Bug and Disease Killer, Doff All in One Garden Pest Killer, Scotts Rose Clear 3, Scotts Rose Clear 3 Gun, and Scotts Bug Clear Gun
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BILOBATE - Leaf divided into two lobes.
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BINNY PLANTS - HoME of the BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAICOLLECTION>SCOTTISH NATIONAL BONSAI COLLECTION.
Binny Plants is a specialist nursery and plant sales dealer who have kindly donated some space in a public area to allow the erection of a secure display area for the National Bonsai Collection. This enables wider viewing of the National Collection to members of the public during normal business hours.
Contact Details - Binny Plants,
Binny Estate, Ecclesmachan,
West Lothian,
Scotland,
EH52 6NL
Email: contact@binnyplants.com
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BIOCHAR - Biochar is CHARCOAL which is being investigated for its properties in carbon capture and health improveMEnt in trees.
Investigations have shown that Biochar applied in the soil around Ash trees in the UK has "immunised" those Ash trees against Ash Dieback. Current thinking is that the trees are more than healthy enough to fight off disease and virus attacks.
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BIOGOLD - Biogold is a world-famous Japanese organic slow-release BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI fertiliser.
Biogold pellets can be placed on the surface or inserted in the soil just below the surface around pot edges. Every tiME it rains, or water is applied, some of the Biogold will be dissolved and the feed become available to the ROOTS. They last for several months, depending on the weather.
Biogold pellets give off a faint smell until watered the first time, after that they are odourless.
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BiPINNATE - Leaf configuration also described as doubly pinnate. A leaf consisting of a central axis and lateral axis to which LEAVES are attached.
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BIRCH (EUROPEAN WHITE) - HARDY>HARDY DECIDUOUSTREE>DECIDUOUS TREE with thin peeling white BARK and MEdium sized "inverted teardrop SHAPEd LEAVES with slightly serrated edges.
Prevalent all over Europe - in mountains in the south and in the lowlands further north.
STYLE : Suitable for most styles except literati but particularly good for group diplays.
WARNING : Needs light and water. Never allow soil to dry out
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Birch - DWARF/ARCTIC (BETULA NANA) - HARDY>HARDY DECIDUOUSTREE>DECIDUOUS TREE shiny, copper coloured trunk and small "inverted teardrop SHAPEd LEAVES with slightly serrated edges. It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in July.
STYLE : Suitable for most styles except literati but particularly good for tray landscape (SAIKEI) styles.
WARNING : None recorded.
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BIRCH - SILVER (BETULA PENDULA) - HARDY>HARDY DECIDUOUSTREE>DECIDUOUS TREE shiny, silver coloured trunk and MEdium sized "inverted teardrop SHAPEd LEAVES with slightly serrated edges.
Prevalent in many areas of Scotland and sometimes referred to as "Scotland's Weed Tree" as it is a pioneering SPECIES in poor quality soil and will establish itself before other trees.
STYLE : Suitable for most styles except literati but particularly good for tray landscape (SAIKEI) styles.
WARNING : None recorded.
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Birch SPECIES - Birch is a HARDY>HARDY DECIDUOUSTREE>DECIDUOUS TREE belonging to the GENUS Betula which contains more than 30 species.
They are typically rather short-lived pioneer species, the most common of which in BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI are the Silver Birch ( BIRCH - SILVER (BETULA PENDULA) ) and Arctic Birch ( Birch - DWARF/Arctic (Betula Nana) ). (See these individual entries for detail).
Often known as Scotland's weed tree since there are so many of them in areas of poor soil conditions e.g. PEAT mosses.
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BITERNATE (LEAF) - A term used to describe a leaf that is divided and then sub-divided into units of three.
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BLACK SPOT - This is a sooty, black deposit on LEAVES, often affecting elm SPECIES and usuallly restricted to one side of the plant. The condition can be treated with ORTHO-PHALTON 50.
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Blackmore Vale BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Group - MEets at the Silver Band Hall, Bleke Street Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
"Enjoy the company of like minded Bonsai growers. No matter if you are a beginner of advanced, one tree or many you will be assured of a warm welcome. Our Meetings are informal and informative. We are here to help."
Meets on : Second Friday of month Starting at 7.30pm, finishing at about 9.30pm. The charge per meeting is £3.00.
Contact via phone on
- Geoff 01373 823820
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- Pat 01747 853475
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email - m5eay.geoff@btinternet.com
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BLEACHING DEADWOOD - Deadwood is bleached to a silver-white patina, naturally in nature by the effects of sun and rain.
In BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI liME sulphur is applied to deadwood to mimic the effect and also act as a preservative to the deadwood. When applied the LIME SULPHUR is yellow and smelly but it dries white and the smell disappears. The white then weathers to a more natural shade. (See also Lime Sulphur).
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BLEEDING - The excessive loss of sap from the newly cut surface of a plant. This natural protection is unsightly on BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI and can be minimised by avoiding PRUNING susceptible SPECIES when the sap is likely to be rising such as in spring or soon after WATERING.
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BLIND (SHOOT) - Applied to a shoot without a terminal BUD>BUD, usually the result of disease or damage.
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BOLE - An alternative naME for the trunk of the tree
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BOMBYCOID MOTH - Also known as "spongy CATERPILLARS.
Signs of infestation are silken threads between NEEDLEs or LEAVES and appearance of a sponge looking nest in the foliage.
Best treatMEnt is to spray with contact INSECTICIDE.
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BON (POT) - Japanese term for the ceramic container or pot in which a tree is planted to create a BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI (tree in pot).
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BONJU - Tree size sub-CLASSIFICATION in the "Large" BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI range, MEasuring 100-150 cms.
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BONKEI - A potted landscape consisting of rocks , small trees and other plants and always with miniature, figures, houses or bridges, usually planted in a very shallow dish of tray.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI - Literally “plant in a pot” the term has coME to mean the traditional Japanese art of creating in miniature the splendour of a fully grown tree by careful and meticulous PRUNING and shaping of a tree growing in a (usually shallow) container.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI (Peter Warren) - Author : Peter Warren
This brand new guide to an ancient art offers inspiring images of top trees from around teh world and practical advice on everything from choosing speciMEns - and how to style them - to what to do to keep your bonsai at its best for a lifetome of enjoyment.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI @ 16 - Suppliers of hand selected imported bonsai trees and quality accessories based in Cornwall.
Has a number of web presences at Facebook (link above), ebay (here) and a web site (here).
Supplier of British made annealed COPPER WIRE keeping the costs down due to reduced shipping and import costs.
Contact - Marcus
Mobile - 07855 300789
Unit 16
Dunveth Business Park,
West Hill,
Wadebridge
Cornwall
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Basho - Described as Bonsai Community, Marketplace, Reference facility.
Basic MEmbership of Bonsaibasho.com is free to everyone; private members and traders alike where they can list and advertise trees and goods for sale.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Centre - Appear to offer full range of bonsai trees and equipMEnt, plus some services like re-potting - both on site and at home.
Contact - Court Farm Garden Centre
Old Kingston Road
Worcester Park
Surrey
KT4 7QH
Tel: 07740 203602
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Direct - On line site. Wide range of products - including extensive "gift" bonsai.
Contact - BONSAI DIRECT
Upcott Barns
Morchard Bishop
Devon
EX17 6NG
Tel: 07815 836533
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Eejit - Professional and interesting Northern Ireland based Bonsai blog but which also contains soME trees for sale.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Empire - This site shares information about Bonsai tree care covering the origin of bonsai, the most used techniques to grow a bonsai tree and general care guidelines.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Farm (Lindsay Farr) - Internationally acclaiMEd online, Lindsay Farr's World of Bonsai video series, available exclusively at this site.
Bonsai Farm is a bonsai nursery in Victoria, Australia.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Focus - BONSAI FOCUS is the priME magazine for the bonsai world, published 6 times per year, with a worldwide circulation.
Their website also includes special features, advice, galleries and offers of bonsai tools and supplies. Their website is available in several languages.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Inspirations (Vol1 and 2) (Harry Harrington) - Author : Harry Harrington
Orderable on : http://b4mepublishing.com/
Bonsai Inspirations 1 and Bonsai Inspirations 2 have been written to provide interest and inspiration as well as information to bonsai enthusaists of all levels, whether they are novices looking to learn how to look after their first trees, experienced growers or bonsai professionals.
4.9 out of 5.0 stars on Amazon.com
"This book and Naka's 2 books are a necessity for any advanced beginner looking to take it to the next level..."
"After being disappointed by a lot of bonsai books in my local library I bought this book. It's such a rarity to see something so thorough. I definitely recommend picking this up for anyone past learning the very basic aspects of bonsai."
"This book delves into the specifics of working on pre-bonsai and shows, very well, how these techniques need to be adjusted for each SPECIES needs."
"I read a ton of bonsai books and this book has the best section on building out branches and RAMIFICATION................ Overall one of the best bonsai books out there."
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Pot - An essential part of the overall bonsai image. Pots coME in all SHAPEs and sizes but part of the art is selecting the pot which does the tree justice.
The most sought after pots are hand made and tend to come from Japan although there are a number of European pot makers.
The pot in the photo is from the hand of Dan Barton to be awarded for the "Best Accent" Award at the Shohin UK Exhibition - 24th march 2013 - Failand Hall.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Presentations - Paul Goff; artist, photographer and video producer provided advice, services and products designed to enhance display quality of bonsai trees. Sadly deceased in 2014.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Soil - See Soil Mix.
Different tree types require different types of growing MEdium. Also different climates will also influence the soil mix with mixtures in wetter regions required to be freer draining than in drier areas.
Main components of any mix would be LOAM, sphagnum moss, PEAT, granite (or GRIT) and could also include any one of several GROWING MEDIUMs available as imports from Japan and the Far East (e.g. Akadama or PUMICE).
Bonsai growers are notorious for having their own recipe for the "best" mix which is developed through trial and error and the bonsai grapevine. The truth is plants do not need "soil" to grow well, modern hydroponics grow plants in nutrient rich water. Subtrates range from peat through to crushed granite lumps and really depends on your regime of fertilising and WATERING your bonsai.
There is an exCELLent article on the Kaizen Bonsai web site which you will find liked from the Web Link above.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Survival Manual (Colin Lewis) - Author : Colin Lewis
Providing detailed profiles of 50 popular varieties of bonsai plants and trees, Lewis offers expert advice on selecting suitable SPECIES and step-by-step guidance on feeding, WATERING, shaping, maintaining proper temperatures, and troubleshooting common problems.
An essential guide to buying, maintaining and problem solving. Colin Lewis covers everything you need to know to design, grow, and successfully maintain attractive bonsai.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Traders Association - The BONSAI TRADERS ASSOCIATION was forMEd in 1995, to promote bonsai in the UK and to organize shows for the benefit of both the traders and the public.
Contains listing of shows and of members.
Contact -
Email: info@bonsaitraders.org.uk
Chairman : Corin Tomlinson.
Tel: 01159 205757
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Training Wire - See "WIRE (TYPES)"
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Tree Sizes - A bonsai can be any size as long as it is potted and has the appearance of a full-size speciMEn tree. Sizes of bonsai can range in height from no more than 2.5 cms (1 inch) up to about 2.2 meters (4 feet) although, in reality, there is no prescribed limit.
There are 4 general CLASSIFICATIONs (Large, medium, small, tiny) and each of these size classifications are split into several sub-sizes. However, not all sources agree on the exact sizes and names of the individual size categories, so you will find many variances in published sources and on the web. Below is a sample but be prepared to come aCROSS other variants.
Large Size Bonsai (DAI>DAI or DaiZA)
Sub-classification : IMPERIAL - Up to 200cms, BONJU - 100cm to 150cm tall, OMONO 80-120cms tall.
Medium Size (KIFU)
Sub-classification : Chu/CHUHIN - medium to large, 40 to 60 cms tal, l KATADE-MOCHI, up to 40cms
Small Bonsai (Shohin)
Sub-classification : Myabi - 15 to 25cms. GAFU - 13 to 20cm KOMONO - up to 18cm
Tiny Bonsai
MAMESHITO - 2.5 to 7.5 cms tall. Keshi - tsubu, up to 2.5cms.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Tree SPECIES - This is a list of tree species provided by Wikipedia which are regularly used in Bonsai.
Most tree species can be used as bonsai to an extent. There are varieties that lend themselves more readily to living in pots and succumbing to the bonsai reduction techniques.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI Trees Southampton - Located near Swaythling Station, Southampton, offering trees, tools, equipMEnt and lessons.
The Southampton Nursery is usually open from 10am till 5pm every day.
Contact -
Tel: 023 8049 5729
Please call before travelling any distance though just in case.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI UK - Online supplier of full range of bonsai trees and associated tools, pots etc.
Contact - BONSAI UK
7 Gaywood Road
Ashtead
Surrey
KT21 1BL
Tel: 01372 272802
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI With JAPANESE MAPLEs (Peter Adams) - Author : Peter Adams:
Bonsai with Japanese Maples covers MEthods and development of many trees enhanced by his wonderful drawings.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI, A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO AESTHETICS - Author : Francois Jeker: Bonsai, a practical guide to aesthetics. SoME artistic rules for making better bonsai, and critiques of several trees.
In two volumes, these are books dedicated exclusively to the major principles of Japanese aesthetics as applied to bonsai. It is practical and simple, yet full of ideas which will inspire and challenge your bonsai skills and understanding.
It is important to read Volume one before you tackle Volume two, which carries aesthetic principles to even higher levels.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI, ITS' ART, SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY - Author : Deborah Koreshoff
This book has won acceptance as a standard on bonsai throughout the English-speaking world. It delves into the art and technique of bonsai styling, the text enhanced by line drawings and photographs. It contains an extensive chapter on variations of form for many of the classical styles. A great source of bonsai horticultural knowledge.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI@16>BONSAI@16 - SUPPLIERS OF HAND SELECTED IMPORTED BONSAI TREES AND QUALITY ACCESSORIES.
Bonsai@16 offer a mixture of styled trees and pre-bonsai part trained material. The pretrained material is still imported from Japan so offers the best quality SPECIES and varieties that have been given many years of expert growing and training.
Starting with the right material makes the path to creating a mature bonsai both quicker and easier, while avoiding the fRUSTration of trying to work with inferior material.
The retail outlet is based in the Cornish town of Wadebridge which has an ever changing selection of trees and a small but growing range of essential and useful accessories. The unit is just behind the town Tesco and well sign posted. There is ample free parking for custoMErs.
For details of stock, opening times or to book workshop time -
Contact - Marcus
Tel: 07855 300789
Email: info@aqualabs.co.uk
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAIST>BONSAIST - Active practioner of the ART OF BONSAI.
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BONSEKI - A landscape created with mini figurines , non-living foliage and the appearance of water created with a mirror.
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BORDEAUX SOLUTION - Invented in the Bordeaux region of France in the late 19th century this mixture of copper sulphate and slaked liME, is used as a FUNGICIDE to prevent downy and MILDEW>POWDERY MILDEW and other fungi.
Its function is preventative as it is ineffective after a FUNGUS has become established.
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Botanic tree naME - Botanic names are usually quoted in the following format : GENUS, SPECIES, SUB-SPECIES,VARIETY e.g. Juniperus CHINENSIS sargentii "Shimpaku"
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Botanical NaME - Sometimes termed "Latin Name" or "Scientific Name", this is the name which is unique to the individual plant.
The BOTANICAL NAMEs have two main parts : GENUS (generic) and SPECIES (specific) name e.g. ACER PALMATUM. They are descriptive of the characteristics specific to the plant.
The botanical name is closely followed by the VARIETY or CULTIVAR>CULTIVAR name e.g. Acer Palmatum "Deshojo"
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BOTANICAL TERMS - Various aspects of a tree have standard botanical descriptions e.g. aquifolius LEAVES refers to spiny (holly type) leaves.
The attached docuMEnt from the web lists the terms for colours, scents, leaf forms, plant peculiarities, plant SHAPE and origin of SPECIES. A handy reference table.
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BOUGAINVILLEA - A climber with oval, light green LEAVES and coloured, flower-like bracks (a modified leaf that suppleMEnts or takes the place of a leaf).
STYLE : Best suited to full or semi cascade, or literati.
WARNING : Insufficient light and too much or too little water may deter flowering.
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BOX (BUXUS) - The two Buxus SPECIES that are commonly seen as BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI are Buxus microphylla/Japanese Box and Buxus sempervirens/Common Box. Pale, yellowish-brown trunk with fissured BARK supports dense cover of small, oval, smooth-edged LEAVES.
STYLE : Informal upright but also good in groups and compositions.
WARNING : Avoid exposure to direct sunlight in sumMEr and protect in a cold greenhouse in winter.
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BRACT - A modified leaf at the base of a flower stalk which may be thin and papery or leathery. Many are small and brown or green but others can be large and highly coloured.
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BRACTSCALE>BRACT SCALE - A thin papery, seed bearing structure or wing, specifically on CONIFERs
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BRANCH BENDER - A clamp or jack used to bend branches or a trunk
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BRANCH BENDING JACK - Branch bending jacks are specifically designed to enable thicker branches to be bent when even the thickest wire will not do the job.
Also terMEd Branch Bending CLAMPS.
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BRANCH BENDING TOOL - A branch or jack used to bend thicjk branches or trunks
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BRANCH EXTENSION - Describes the process by which branches grow (or extend) if left unpruned. Branch extension may be desirable where a new branch is being grown or an existing branch needs to be fattened.
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Branch PRUNING - Selective removal of branches to improve the overall image of the tree.
The guidelines attached under the More button are taken from BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI.COM>CUTEBONSAI.COM (see link).
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BRANCH SPLITTER - Similar to a knob cutter but with straight, sharp edges.
Used to split branches or trunks lengthwise in order to make them more aMEnable to bending.
Also useful when creating large JINs or CUTTING>CUTTING heavy ROOTS.
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BRANCH STRUCTURE - Describes the overall size, placeMEnt and form of the branches on a tree.
In BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI there are some simple generic rules : branches should be evenly distributed around the tree, emerging from the trunk in a natural way, with the heaviest branches being the lower ones.
The Japanese term is EDA>EDABONE>EDA BONE.
See also Branch PRUNING.
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BREAK - To grow out from an auxiliary BUD>BUD. This growth pattern is often natural , but in BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI is normally the result of PRUNING or pinching current SHOOTS, and forms the basis of most refineMEnt techniques as well as the Lignan, or “CLIP AND GROW” method of development.
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BREASTWOOD - Vigorous straight SHOOTS arising from ADVENTITIOUS BUD>BUDs on mature branches usually resulting from hard PRUNING or damage.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAISOCIETY>BRIDGEND BONSAI SOCIETY - CELLspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left">
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Brymor Evans
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01656 742008
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The Church Hall, Pyle Road, Pyle,
Bridgend. CF33 6PG
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1st Tuesday of each month - 7:00pm
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BRITISH SHOHIN ASOCIATION - An appreciation society to promote the cultivation, aesthetics and display of the smaller sizes of BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI and to let people know just how wonderful and enjoyable this side of bonsai is.
The Association's goal is to promote the cultivation, aesthetics and display of the smaller sizes of tree.
The Association is open to anyone with an interest in SHOHIN (SIZE), MaME or CHUHIN sizes of bonsai.
A regular British Shohin Association newsletter is published to members and the Association holds an annual show/exhibition as well as exhibiting at major events in the UK.
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BROADLEAF>BROADLEAF - Foliage which is not a NEEDLE SHAPE or scale like.
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BROADLEAF>BROADLEAF - Foliage which is not a NEEDLE SHAPE or scale-like. Includes oval, eliptical, lobed etc.
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Broom (see Japanese term HOKIDACHI) - BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI style generally based on the natural growth HABIT of the Zelkova where all the branches arise from the saME point at the top of a straight trunk. All branches are more or less equal in weight and sub-divide at diminishing intervals forming a regular dome SHAPEd CROWN>CROWN.
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BARKCLEANING>BRUSH - BARK CLEANING - Wire brush used to clean trunk and branch of moss, dirt, flaking bark etc.
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BUD>BUD - A tightly condensed shoot normally protected by closely overlapping scales. They contain tiny, immature LEAVES or FLOWERS containing everything necessary for the first FLUSH of growth in spring.
Types include : ADVENTITIOUS, AXILlary, CROWN>CROWN, DORMANT, terminal.
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BUD>BUD - A tightly condensed shoot normally protected by closely overlapping scales. They contain tiny, immature LEAVES or FLOWERS containing everything necessary for the first FLUSH of growth in spring.
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BUD>BUD GRAFT>GRAFT - Also known as SHIELD GRAFT.
In this process the BARK of the tree where the graft is to be applied should be first well-soaked with water and a "T" cut should be made through to the CAMBIUM in the location where the new branch is required.
With shield/BUD GRAFTING, instead of a SCION, just a small piece of bark with a well-forMEd heel is cut from the scion and inserted inside the "T" of the stock. This heel is the DORMANTBUD>DORMANT BUD lying at the join between the trunk and the leaf AXIL. The wound is bound with RAFFIA and coated with wax.
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BUD>BUDNOTCHING>BUD NOTCHING - CUTTING>CUTTING a small crescent of BARK from above a bud to stimulate growth from that bud and to encourage a wide angle between the resulting shoot and the main branch.
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BUD>BUD TRIMMING SHEARS - Known in Japan as KoEDA>EDA Kiri Hasami. The long reach on these shears makes them ideal for trimming buds on NEEDLE JUNIPERS and pines. They are the best shears for very small BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI.
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BUD>BUDTYPE>BUD TYPE - The beginings of a shoot which may develop into a branch, leaf or flower. There are many different CLASSIFICATIONs of bud type although the most commonly used terms in BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI refer to their location : Terminal bud (located at the tip of a stem), AXILlary ( located inside the axil of a leaf) and ADVENTITIOUS bud (occuring elsewhere on the branch or trunk).
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BunJIN - The only naMEd BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI style to originate in China, with Japanese name BUNJIN ( sometimes also spelt as Bunjingi).
The Chinese word "wenjen" means "scholars practiced in the arts". Japanese bonsai growers translated this as "bunjin" which has no English equivalent so western growers use the name "literati" which derives from the Latin word for "literate" or "educated" people.
This style BREAKs many of the bonsai "rules", usually with several twists and curves in the trunk. In nature, Scots Pines often grow in this form.
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BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAICLUB>BURY ST EDMUNDS & CAMBRIDGE BONSAI CLUB - CELLspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left">
| Bury St. Edmunds & Cambridge Bonsai Club |
| Bury St. Edmunds |
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Derek Archer
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Morton Hall Community Centre
Symonds Road
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Suffolk IP32 7EW
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3rd Monday of month @ 7:30 pm
(Apart from December when the day varies)
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BUTTRESS ROOT - Large ROOTS on all sides of a tall or shallowly rooted tree.
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BUTTRESS ROOT - Large surface and shallow ROOTS spreading out widely from the tree to provide stability in areas where the soil nutrient levels are poor and concentrated in the upper soil levels.
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