Peter: I don't know of any potting soils made for trees and shrubs,
except for bonsai mixes. As long as you put those newly collected
specimens in the ground or a very large raised growing bed, your potting
mix should be fine, but for container growing, you really need a well
draining, coarse mix.
Alan Walker
http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter K.
Is there anything wrong with using a good quality potting mix, maybe
even
one specifically made for trees and shrubs, for newly collected
specimens?
i'll be digging a few big guys this spring and i'm not sure if i can
afford
to buy enough supplies to make the necessary amounts of bonsai soil.
The
plants are getting ripped out if i don't dig them up so waiting longer
isn't
an option. thanks everybody.
Peter Kulibert zone 4a/5b

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