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[IBC] Mica Pots
I use mica pots for training, as one step up from a wooden box. Oh, come now! Mica pots are SEVERAL steps up from a wooden box. One step up would be a terra cotta pot. Two steps up would be a bulb pot. Three steps up would be a plain old plastic bonsai pot. Four steps up would be a cracked bonsai pot. and then, five steps up would be a mica pot. Others may have a few in-betweens, and others may change the order, but mica pots are really one step DOWN from a pretty good Chinese bonsai pot. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
I use mica pots for training, as one step up from a wooden box. Oh, come now! Mica pots are SEVERAL steps up from a wooden box. One step up would be a terra cotta pot. Two steps up would be a bulb pot. Three steps up would be a plain old plastic bonsai pot. Four steps up would be a cracked bonsai pot. and then, five steps up would be a mica pot. Others may have a few in-betweens, and others may change the order, but mica pots are really one step DOWN from a pretty good Chinese bonsai pot. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
I use mica pots for training, as one step up from a wooden box. Oh, come now! Mica pots are SEVERAL steps up from a wooden box. One step up would be a terra cotta pot. Two steps up would be a bulb pot. Three steps up would be a plain old plastic bonsai pot. Four steps up would be a cracked bonsai pot. and then, five steps up would be a mica pot. Others may have a few in-betweens, and others may change the order, but mica pots are really one step DOWN from a pretty good Chinese bonsai pot. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
I use mica pots for training, as one step up from a wooden box. Oh, come now! Mica pots are SEVERAL steps up from a wooden box. One step up would be a terra cotta pot. Two steps up would be a bulb pot. Three steps up would be a plain old plastic bonsai pot. Four steps up would be a cracked bonsai pot. and then, five steps up would be a mica pot. Others may have a few in-betweens, and others may change the order, but mica pots are really one step DOWN from a pretty good Chinese bonsai pot. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
Hi all...
Here's a question to prolong this thread ..... Why are mica pots not preferred show containers? All my trees are in training (in mica pots), so I'm not overly concerned about purchasing a fancy ceramic pot, but I still can't figure out why mica isn't an accepted container for display. Mine look good. (at least I think so) Is it simply because ceramic pots cost much more, therefore they must be better ? No. They DO look better. There are MANY more designed, colors, glazes, clays, etc. to choose from and to match the tree to. The pot is supposed to compliment the tree. Black/gray Mica pots simply do NOT compliment some kinds of trees. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
Hi all...
Here's a question to prolong this thread ..... Why are mica pots not preferred show containers? All my trees are in training (in mica pots), so I'm not overly concerned about purchasing a fancy ceramic pot, but I still can't figure out why mica isn't an accepted container for display. Mine look good. (at least I think so) Is it simply because ceramic pots cost much more, therefore they must be better ? No. They DO look better. There are MANY more designed, colors, glazes, clays, etc. to choose from and to match the tree to. The pot is supposed to compliment the tree. Black/gray Mica pots simply do NOT compliment some kinds of trees. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
Hi all...
Here's a question to prolong this thread ..... Why are mica pots not preferred show containers? All my trees are in training (in mica pots), so I'm not overly concerned about purchasing a fancy ceramic pot, but I still can't figure out why mica isn't an accepted container for display. Mine look good. (at least I think so) Is it simply because ceramic pots cost much more, therefore they must be better ? No. They DO look better. There are MANY more designed, colors, glazes, clays, etc. to choose from and to match the tree to. The pot is supposed to compliment the tree. Black/gray Mica pots simply do NOT compliment some kinds of trees. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
Hi all...
Here's a question to prolong this thread ..... Why are mica pots not preferred show containers? All my trees are in training (in mica pots), so I'm not overly concerned about purchasing a fancy ceramic pot, but I still can't figure out why mica isn't an accepted container for display. Mine look good. (at least I think so) Is it simply because ceramic pots cost much more, therefore they must be better ? No. They DO look better. There are MANY more designed, colors, glazes, clays, etc. to choose from and to match the tree to. The pot is supposed to compliment the tree. Black/gray Mica pots simply do NOT compliment some kinds of trees. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
Thank you, Andy
I'm from Barcelona (Catalonia-Spain), and here we have a lot of heat and sun in summer. I had heard that some people had problems with mica pots because they absorb more heat than ceramic due to his black colour. It's really this? They can absorb heat from their COLOR, not from their mica-ness. Most bonsai pots are dark colors and they'd get just as warm. In hot climates, your trees need shade. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
Thank you, Andy
I'm from Barcelona (Catalonia-Spain), and here we have a lot of heat and sun in summer. I had heard that some people had problems with mica pots because they absorb more heat than ceramic due to his black colour. It's really this? They can absorb heat from their COLOR, not from their mica-ness. Most bonsai pots are dark colors and they'd get just as warm. In hot climates, your trees need shade. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
Thank you, Andy
I'm from Barcelona (Catalonia-Spain), and here we have a lot of heat and sun in summer. I had heard that some people had problems with mica pots because they absorb more heat than ceramic due to his black colour. It's really this? They can absorb heat from their COLOR, not from their mica-ness. Most bonsai pots are dark colors and they'd get just as warm. In hot climates, your trees need shade. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
I agree with all you say, Marty. Ceramic pot adds value to a good bonsais.
But nobody answers my question: Mica pots can overheat the roots in a hot summer? This characteristic could be important in a warm climate like Mediterranean or Californian. -Ireneu- Marty Haber wrote: |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
Thank you, Andy
I'm from Barcelona (Catalonia-Spain), and here we have a lot of heat and sun in summer. I had heard that some people had problems with mica pots because they absorb more heat than ceramic due to his black colour. It's really this? They can absorb heat from their COLOR, not from their mica-ness. Most bonsai pots are dark colors and they'd get just as warm. In hot climates, your trees need shade. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Marc Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Mica Pots
I agree with all you say, Marty. Ceramic pot adds value to a good bonsais.
But nobody answers my question: Mica pots can overheat the roots in a hot summer? This characteristic could be important in a warm climate like Mediterranean or Californian. -Ireneu- Marty Haber wrote: |
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