Pyracantha or Firethorn as Bonsai 

Thanks again Ard - your gift is much appreciated.

Me too

With his face in the centre of each flower

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I'll take two

You are learning fast !

@Peter Maybe raffle the shirt you might get more for charity that way as more people will take part as the price per ticket is not like being out bid. I am involved in a lot of cacti auctions and raffles. We find raffles better for money raising when some of our members need it.

Your technique of removing half the flower buds makes sense. And cascade pyracantha is rare - can be done but not easy to maintain as all plants tend to grow upwards.

Thank you Chris.

By the way - please ask to see me when you visit as I am sometimes in the office or out in the fields.

@@peterchan3100 I certainly will! Hoping to come again in late Feb :)

Good idea - but difficult to dismantle it as you would have to cut the roots off the tree that are gripping the rock.

@@peterchan3100 Bummer. Fingers crossed we'll see what you make of it down the line. :)

All Larches are deciduous - so dont worry they will shed all their leaves now.

@@peterchan3100 As always Peter, your expert advice is much appreciated. Thank you for taking time out of your day to advise a concerned novice. Love all that you do, please keep going for ever. Thank you.

We protect them in our plastic tunnel

Grass seeds scatter everywhere - so it is difficult to control them. We just pull them out by hand and not use chemicals

It’s a lot of work if one has many. I don’t think it’s a lot of work if one has to keep weeded a few trees. Besides, if one is afraid of the work they shouldn’t take up bonsai to begin with. Without considering the pruning, wiring, feeding and repotting, just the watering, which is a daily chore for most of the year, should put people off. Having said that, in gardening the most common way to deal with weeds is first cleaning thoroughly the area from weeds and any roots of perennials that may be below the surface, then cover the ground with a thick (6-10 cm) layer of mulch (wood chips, pine bark, grass clippings, dead leaves, or similar). The mulch is very effective in avoiding the germination of weed seeds that are in the ground and if any manage to emerge they are very easy to pull. With time the mulch decays and loses its barrier effect so it should be renewed/topped at least once a year. When I planted my laurel hedge I used the grass clippings from mowing the lawn to make a thick layer around the young plants and had virtually no weeding to do. Plenty of videos on RU-vid on mulching for more ideas.

What is the botanical name of burning bush?

+ 15 degrees C is good for tropical bonsais but it’s very bad for deciduous (trees that drop their leaves in winter) and evergreens like pines and junipers that grow in places with cold winters. Most bonsais have to stay outside in winter with just some protection from hard frost if you live in a place where temperatures drop a lot below 0 C, especially if the pots are small. Use google to check what the requirements are for the bonsai species you have. There is not one rule fits all.

@@pansepot1490, thanks.

If they ask me I will gladly give them cuttings but I dont like them stealing them. ie without permission. Besides they could damage my bonsai when they break off a branch.

@@peterchan3100 Mr Chan, I was only making a joke, I would never do it. Thank you so much for your videos, I watch them over and over. #1 on youtube!!