Help With Your Trees

So I got a cork bark from Huth at the workshop. It's been doing ok this summer. It sprouted plenty of new leaves and isn't dropping many.I have it on my front porch which gets morning and afternoon sun, butis shaded mid day. However the leave seem to have a slight yellow hugh to them rather being lush and green and a few of the leaves have a small black dead spot approx. 1mm in length. I haven't treated it with any insecticides or fungicides the whole summer. Could this be due to over/under watering? Pests? etc?

Any advice will help. Thanks,

Steve

This is a juniper I lifted from the ground from my neighbors. I dug up five of them but only 2 survived. This one of the ones placed in a pot and let grow to gain strength for some severe bending and shari work. The other one that was placed in a pot and the bending must of been to much and now it is in bonsai heaven but this one I let grow and gain strength for a few years before I started work on it.

So about a month ago I purchased a serissa start from the conservatory, pink snow rose variety. I brought it home and have just been letting it acclimate to it's new window. It went through a minor leaf drop, but now is starting to grow new leaves and really likes it's new spot. So it's time for me to repot it soon, but with them liking some acidity to their soil i was wondering what soil mix people have used for them. The club mix mixed with a little coffee grounds is what i was thinking, but unsure of a good ratio. What do you guys think?

I have a ficus retusa of some sort. I planted a cutting from it and it seems to be taking off well, except some of the leaves are distorted and look variegated. This is not a variegated tree. I am thinking the leaves are deficient in something. Maybe not enough light, or its too cold, or not enough fertilizer, etc. All of these things are possibilities with my current arrangement indoors in the winter. Has anyone else seen new leaves like this?

So I picked up a tamarind starter today. I hit the net to do a little more research but I can't fin much of anything helpful. Does anyone have a tamarind? Any secrets to their care? fertilizer? pH? etc. Any information is appreciated.

I found one site that had a vague care guide. It listed a pH of around 5.5 and to use an acidic fertilizer. I'm not sure if this is correct or not though.

Thanks

Hey guys I have an outdoor hybiscus that I brought in for the winter and with the dry conditions in the house I've found some spider mites. Luckily the tree is in a seperate area of the house from my indoor bonsai's. But what are some good effective solutions for getting rid of or controling these pests? I've used the Garden Safe fungicide 3 product but they appear to keep trying to come back.

Thanks,

Steve

So I'll be picking up an Azalea at the march workshop. Reading the tree of the month article on azalea's a potting mix was mentioned of using the club mix with coffee grounds added for acidity and moisture retention. What is the ratio on that mix?

Thanks,

Steve Horvath

I have always overwintered my hardy bonsai (15 or so)outside, sinking them in the ground (with or without pot)and mulching. This has worked well, although I did lose a young stewartia one year. However, last year I seemed to get more rabbit damage and am considering overwintering in my unheated garage, which I've never done before. Does this work OK? Is rise in temperature alone enough to break dormancy if there's hardly any light? What about junipers and pines? I'm in the urban Columbus area. Thanks so much for any comments.

I recently bought a nice-sized P.s. 'Beuvronensis' from a local landscape nursery. It's has nice, compact, short-needled foliage and looked to be in perfect health. I've had it for about 6 weeks and over the last 3-4 weeks I've had a branch mysteriously die. It's the thickest branch of a 3-branch whorl off one of the main branches (does that make sense)...I only mention that because the other branches in this group are perfectly healthy and it's not like this branch was alwaysthe weakest of the group.

I picked this fella up at a local landscape nursery and am disappointed to see that he's getting large patches of brown tips all over. He was in full sun there and I've kept him in the same situation in my yard. I've had it for about 6 weeks and the discoloration has been happening for the last 3-4 weeks. It's in the original soil (not bonsai soil). I'm not finding spider mites and I'm not quite sure what to make of this. Should I suspect a pest, disease, or over/under-watering as the main culprit?