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Sat, Feb 23, 08 at 21:32
| An odd question but thought I would ask. A friend of mine was given a Chinese Elm for her birthday and the tree ended up dead within a month. She ended up throwing it out after it being outside for 2 months which I thought was a shame.
Dead branches on bonsai are very sought after in a lot of styles and I find myself that dead bonsai are quite attractive. I am just wondering what everyone does with dead trees. Jim |
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| Some of us have been known to keep particularly attractive ones on a mantel somewhere for some time! But most probably should go in the compost as they will eventually rot, or become attractive to bugs seeking shelter. |
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- Posted by greenman28 7/8 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 24, 08 at 11:34
| One of my friends used a dead bonsai as an "art" piece in a pot with a moonflower (I think that's what they're called). A dead bonsai with old roots wrapped around/embedded in a rock would be very cool, too. I might give it a treatment (a sealant of some type) to help prevent the bugs and the rot (which Lucy mentions will become the problem). Josh |
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- Posted by mganga_mulapali MD (My Page) on Sun, Feb 24, 08 at 20:39
| I had people who built model train set-ups ask me to save any dead bonsai and they incorporated them into their lay outs. |
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| Use dead conifers in forest plantings. |
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- Posted by mshupe1959 z5nashville (mshupe1959@yahoo.com) on Sun, Mar 16, 08 at 20:04
| I've used some for mini Halloween scenes, ( and kindling). |
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