I dunno about willow, but I have learned the bald cypress do NOT need to be immersed in water all summer -- except perhaps in the Arizona desert. In fact, I think they grow better if grown as "normal" bonsai. They seem to not grow much if kept in water -
- which may be OK with a mature "finished" tree.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: rschmitt23
Reply-To: rschmitt23
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:33:39 -0800

Apparently it depends on the plant. For example, Peter Chan in his 1985
bonsai book "Bonsai: The Art of Growing and Keeping Miniature Trees"
recommends that a bonsai pot containing a willow (Salix spp.) should be
immersed in water during the summer. Same for a swamp cypress (Taxodium
distichum) bonsai.

Later

--
Ray Schmitt, Aliso Viejo, CA
Cold Hardiness Zone 10b
AHS Heat Zone 4
Sunset Climate Zone 22



"Kirby Jo" wrote in message
news
I have been told both to water from the top and to water from the
bottom......which is correct?

- Kirby



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