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“The World of Bonsai Aloha,” View Three: The Kingdom of the Banyan
Banyans are trees with aerial roots and Dwarf Schef- Thin paper-coated wire was tied horizontally, one
flera creates the most impressive banyan bonsai. In the inch apart and media was dibbled behind the network.
coming years, the crowns of the two trees will merge As all was firmed up, sphagnum moss was slipped be-
into one and slowly enlarged to 48 inches wide. hind the wire network from the bottom up. As more
Currently the top of the banyan is 22 inches above media was dibbled in, it pressed against the layer of
the concrete disc and it may eventually be another sphagnum moss and it was possible to create a very
10 inches taller. There is a deceptively large amount steep hill. As the potting media settled down and the
of potting material to easily support that amount of moss held the surface intact, the wire network was
future growth. When needed, sections of the potting carefully removed.
media can be replaced from time to time to assure that The new Dwarf Schefflera growth came on strong
the trees will continue to flourish. and it was possible to take photographs to meet our
To visually reduce that depth, a lava ledge was creat- deadlines for simultaneous publication in BCI Bonsai
ed to allow the potting material to step down. The tree and Stone Appreciation Magazine and the Journal of
was first secured with several bonsai aluminum wires Tropical and True Indoor Bonsai posted at www.fu-
attached to anchor loops cemented into the concrete kubonsai.com.
base slab. These wires ran up and down and initially BCI members are invited to review the current and
firmly pulled down the tree every two inches. past issues, and become members of the Mid-Pacific
Bonsai Foundation and study groups.

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