Hello everyone!

I have become very interested in Boxwood bonsai over the last year.
There is limited information on the internet on boxwood for bonsai, and even
more limited: Kingsville Box. Are there any good books out there which give a
section to boxwood for bonsai? I mean more than a page, with detailed
information like one might find for elm. I know I am asking much, but I figured there
might JUST be a book out there so I wanted to you all!
Sam Williams
Central Virginia, USA

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Sam: Try checking out the BCI Index of Bonsai Species. You'll find helpful information
on boxwood at: http://bonsai-bci.com/species/boxwood.html
Alan Walker, Lake Charles, LA, USA
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Sam Williams wrote:
Hello everyone!
I have become very interested in Boxwood bonsai over the last year.
There is limited information on the internet on boxwood for bonsai, and even
more limited: Kingsville Box. Are there any good books out there which give a section to
boxwood for bonsai? I mean more than a page, with detailed information like one might
find for elm. I know I am asking much, but I figured there might JUST be a book out there
so I wanted to you all!
Sam Williams
Central Virginia, USA

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Hi Sam.

Hoped to see you at Richmond Bonsai Society's summer picnic... to catch-up
on your successes and failures. Kingsville boxwood should be rewarding of
your effort, but it is relatively expensive material at large sizes because
it grows so slowly.

In our local club, Bruce Stoneman has demonstrated remarkable skill with
large Kingsville boxwood. The size that you choose will have a lot to do
with options. With a few leaves on the tiniest plant, you can suggest much.
On a large Kingsville box, recognizing options to place & visually enhance
dense clouds of foliage and maintain them is important as well as a good
trunk line and nebari. The material screams for attention because it looks
so good when carefully attended.

What specific publication(s) on elm satisfy you for information that you'd
hope to find on boxwood? That might be a key to answering what you seek.

I bet Potomac Bonsai Association's "Clippings" editor has covered Kingsville
box in detail due to Chuck & Ginny Byrd raising and selling them to PBA
enthusiasts for many years. PBA articles often discuss work on a species of
plant over years of effort. BTW, "PBA Clippings" are now available through
email attachment with color photos-- it is a great format & inexpensive to
distribute! I think Adobe even supports word searches within the document.

Dale has bought and perhaps even dug a few of the Byrds' boxwoods. One of
Dale's big 'Karuma' pots was in the RBS summer auction. I was pleased to
purchase a well-used but intact companion pot by Max Braverman. The
auctions always draw some great material-- two satsuki bonsai (among many
others) were especially appealing.

Best wishes,
Chris... C. Cochrane, , Richmond VA USA


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Williams"
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Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:24 PM
Subject: [IBC] books with boxwood included?


Hello everyone!

I have become very interested in Boxwood bonsai over the last year.
There is limited information on the internet on boxwood for bonsai, and
even
more limited: Kingsville Box. Are there any good books out there which
give a
section to boxwood for bonsai? I mean more than a page, with detailed
information like one might find for elm. I know I am asking much, but I
figured there
might JUST be a book out there so I wanted to you all!
Sam Williams
Central Virginia, USA


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