Category Archives: Science
Help! The Leaves on my Bonsai are Dry and Crispy
If you find that the leaves have gone dry and crispy on your bonsai the most likely cause is dehydration. The soil has dried out too much at some point and the bonsai has suffered as a result. There are a number of stages of dehydration which you can check for. If the leaves have [...]
Leaves Give A Tree Strength
Leaves are there to build up a tree’s strength. Cut down a small sapling to below the leaves and chances are it will not survive. The leaves actually convert sunlight into sugars which can then be used to heal broken bark, grow extra roots and branches and generally get stronger. Use leaves to help yamadori [...]
Planting Bonsai in the Ground – Nature’s healer
Planting a bonsai tree in the ground is the best thing you can do for a sickly tree in a pot. fact. I have tried many many different techniques but found this to be the best option for you if you think your tree is dead or has lost all it’s leaves. If you have [...]
Differences In Rates Of Growth
I spotted a row of trees today which I was told had all been planted the same time. You would expect them to be more or less identical in height but these ones are all completely different to one another. What is more amazing is that these are Leylandii, which were planted some 10 years [...]
Can Trees Reverse Global Warming?
Scientists are contemplating the idea that trees could start to reduce the effects of global warming. The extra CO2 in the air which trees and other plants depend on to survive could make them thrive even more and give out more oxygen than usual. This is by no way proven, but it is a theory [...]
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