http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/ The Bonsai Club - Bonsai Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:51:46 GMT Ben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1671 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1671 Thanks for the advice guys.... will try find an indoor one to practice on.. good idea.. And wait for spring to cut my oaks... Brill, thank you.. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:41:46 GMT tangotut@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1670 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1670 It is probably best to leave those trees where they are for now. Taking them out of the ground at the first sign of leaf buds is what I have always done. At Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:41:31 GMT tangotut@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1669 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1669 Try ficus or arbicola. They are very hardy and forgiving. Try to keep the humidity high and of course, see that they have good light. I have had better luck Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:48:33 GMT Thomas Balsillie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1668 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1668 Liz, Posting a pic will help for sure.  A pic will help folks know what sort of tree it is, how to best answer your question. Thomas      Misseto Bonsai Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:46:59 GMT Thomas Balsillie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1667 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1667 Placing the tree in a cooler with the led on works, and also - don't forget to water it with cool water so that it doesn't completely dry out.      Thomas Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:45:31 GMT Thomas Balsillie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1666 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1666 Ben, Greatings from Toronto, Canada; I have started in all the ways that you discribe in your request, but I would say that the best way to start, for now, is Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:32:58 GMT Ben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1665 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1665 Hi, hope everyone is well, I'm in the UK and over winter and into spring i'm going to get some started. I'm looking at a collection of oaks (yearlings from the Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:32:02 GMT Liz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1664 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1664 I found 2 juniper with wonderful thick bases. I have no experience with needle type plants and I did trim them back as close to the trunk as I could and still Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:32:02 GMT Robert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1663 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1663 After forty years doing bonsai, now I'm living in an apartment with no outide space. I've never done much with tropicals so I am wondering what you folks might Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:44:22 GMT strongbowhunter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1662 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1662 Steve, I looked at the pics you posted. Looks to me like spider mites. I did a google image search on the little buggers, and the damage, and spots i saw on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:10:45 GMT nightrunner378 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1661 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1661 I used good old potting soil and I am fine with dunking, Joe. It might be that I have gotten used to the procedure so maybe I am just good at it. Some of the Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:03:30 GMT Thomas Balsillie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1660 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1660 Yes, they should be.       Thomas D. Balsillie Misseto Bonsai Club Executive Committee Cell Phone: 416.807.6124 www.misseto.net missetobonsai@...   Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:12:27 GMT zappaspawn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1659 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1659 Does anyone know if these 2 can be kept indoors, around 68F, through the winter? Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:10:31 GMT Joe pelonio http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1658 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1658 Whether to dunk or not is controversial among bonsai hobbyists and professionals. I have done it too, in the past, but now prefer watering by pouring until the Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:20:49 GMT tangotut@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1657 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebonsaiclub/message/1657 As far as watering goes, I usually watch the moss on the surface of the soil. When it dries, I water. If there is no moss, I simply push my fingertip into the