Jim: I'm no expert on Pro-Tekt, but I do know that it is not
an antidessicant as
you suggest. Commonly available brands of antidessicants
include Cloud and
Wilt-Pruf.
Pro-Tekt is supposed to help fortify the cell wall
structures of the foliage
and supposedly can be used on a routine basis. From the Stone
Lantern site I got
this description: "Pro-Tekt silicon and potassium solution
helps build stronger cell
walls and is said to increase overall resistance to stress;
including heat, cold and
drought resistance, as well as protection against salinity,
mineral toxicity and
insects and disease."
Alan Walker, Lake Charles, LA, USA
http://LCBSBonsai.org http://bonsai-bci.com
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Well, you learn something every day -- thankfully -- though how
someone gets a tree to take up silicon is beyond me at the
moment.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is
frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry
David Thoreau - Walden

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