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[IBC] Kingsville Boxwood care
hello to all,
I have my first kingsville, God willing this will eventually be show quality! Anyway, I would like to see if there are any good sites out there with a good amount of useful information on Kingsville Boxwood care. I haven't had it long, I think I got it in October, so I really dont have any book knowledge on them. I was hoping for possibly an article online or a good site with more than just a paragraph of info. Or, if yall would like to inspire me with your success and how you care for yours, that would also be greatly appreciated! Sam ( central, Virginia....zone 6b-7a) ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Kingsville Boxwood care
hello to all,
I have my first kingsville, God willing this will eventually be show quality! Anyway, I would like to see if there are any good sites out there with a good amount of useful information on Kingsville Boxwood care. I haven't had it long, I think I got it in October, so I really dont have any book knowledge on them. I was hoping for possibly an article online or a good site with more than just a paragraph of info. Or, if yall would like to inspire me with your success and how you care for yours, that would also be greatly appreciated! Sam Well Sam, if you can drag yourself from your computer, there are a few nice print (remember books and magazines?) sources. Bonsai Today #25 is good, Bonsai Magazine (BCI) for March 2002 is excellent, and Bonsai Journal (ABS) for Winter 2002 all have articles on boxwood. The topic also is covered in Harry Tomlinson's book (page 189), and in Gordon Owen's "Growing Classic Bonsai," and elsewhere. It is quite common as a bonsai. They're remarkable easy to grow -- if a bit slow. Don't overdo root work at any one time, and do not overwater. These are hedge plants (do they even exist in the wild anywhere???) and can take an amazing amount of abuse in the way of trimming, drought, and sunlight. Wire in the winter! Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Kingsville Boxwood care
Hey,
I don't have bonsai today, but I know my club does. I cant get hold of those until the end of the month when our club meets. SO I have no choice but to go to the computer for my information on bonsai. So I need to wire NOW? Re-pot the end of this month and prune when? I know there are a lot of articles out there on other species, and this is fairly common, but why the lack of info online? thanx for the reply! Sam ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Kingsville Boxwood care
Hey,
I don't have bonsai today, but I know my club does. I cant get hold of those until the end of the month when our club meets. SO I have no choice but to go to the computer for my information on bonsai. So I need to wire NOW? Re-pot the end of this month and prune when? I know there are a lot of articles out there on other species, and this is fairly common, but why the lack of info online? thanx for the reply! Sam Sam, have you done a search -- Google, etc.? Tried the BCI site's species guide? There may NOT be a lack of info. I'm certain that Sabrina's species guide covered Buxus. I can't believe that you can't call someone in your club to get a copy of the issue; if you can't, your club needs to have some detailed discussions about club services. No. You do NOT need to wire now. I said WINTER. Repot at the same time you repot any other temperate-zone tree -- when it starts to leaf out. Prune? I got the impression this was an already-bonsaied tree -- a future prize winner, or something like that. Pinch new growth as needed. If it is still a potensai, prune when you repot -- as with most other temperate zone plants. The Lord helps those who help themselves -- or something like that. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - "People, when Columbus discovered this country, it was plum full of nuts and berries. And I'm right here to tell you the berries are just about all gone." -- Uncle Dave Macon, old-time musician ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Kingsville Boxwood care
Jim why do you say wire in the winter ive always done
my kingsvilles in early spring. I only have 2 kingsvilles one i just got this past october, the other ive removed 1/4 of the roots for the past 3 years and this year it will finally be ready for a bonsai pot. I have heard of people removing even half of the root ball with no problem but i haven't been gutsy enough to try. My kingsvilles spent the winter outside this year "their first winter outside". They seemed to really enjoy the rest and are beginning to grow just this past week. Ben __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Kingsville Boxwood care
Jim why do you say wire in the winter ive always done
my kingsvilles in early spring. I only have 2 kingsvilles one i just got this past october, the other ive removed 1/4 of the roots for the past 3 years and this year it will finally be ready for a bonsai pot. I have heard of people removing even half of the root ball with no problem but i haven't been gutsy enough to try. My kingsvilles spent the winter outside this year "their first winter outside". They seemed to really enjoy the rest and are beginning to grow just this past week. That's how I was taught. I wire VERY few trees in the spring. It's when they are growing at their fastest and you are just asking to have wire cut into the bark of something. I do boxwoods in mid fall, and keep the wires on until new green shows in the early spring, when I cut the wire away. For boxwoods, I pinch (heavily) and prune (lightly, and only where I suddenly decide it's needed) through the growing season. Thinking about it, I don't have wire on anything right now while growth goes rampant. I rushed out into the rain, swam out to my bonsai table, and brought in and de-wired the last hophornbeam yesterday. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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