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I wanted a little something to have on my office desk, so I ordered a baby jade from Brussel's Bonsai (there's nowhere near me to buy from). I'm so excited! Also, I was doing a little googling and found this piece, Goshin, by John Naka. It seemed pretty amazing to me.  It's almost like towers going up through clouds or something.
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I love the look of deadwood on bonsai (like on the tallest trunk of Goshin above), but am I right in assuming it's very difficult to do? And more difficult to do well? I guess I should work on just keeping a plant alive first. My dwarf jade should be coming today. I've gotten a small handful of eBooks to read, but Mr. Soop, if you were to give your top 5 bonsai tips, what would they be?
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Jan 16, 2013 15:02
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My dwarf jade arrived! Brussel's packs it surprisingly well, although I've never seen a plant packed in packing peanuts before  edit-- pretty  
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Jan 16, 2013 21:01
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I did a little bit of pruning today, since the soil had the night to dry out (it was relatively dry when I got it yesterday but still a bit of residual moisture). Thought I'd give it a starting shape as sort of a "getting to know you" exercise. I like your advice about just jumping in - pruning is something I was pretty scared to do since I didn't want scars and knots and death and decay on my tree. But you know what? Those things are part of life and add to the character of the tree. Is it silly that just owning this tree and learning about it and contemplating it has been very reflective and introspective about me? I guess that's sort of the point of bonsai, if not part of a lot of Japanese arts. Compare with the above picture -  There was a lower branch that I cut with a shallow concave "v" shape into the trunk. I think I still left a good amount, and now I'll give it some water to recuperate. Also, I do think I'm going to go with a broom style, since all the branches are already at the very top.
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Jan 17, 2013 15:10
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Whoa NC dudes out of nowhere! I'm in Greensboro/Winston, what about you guys?
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