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Chat with Bill Valavanis Sep 12, 2020

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This weekend would have been the US National Bonsai Exhibition, so to honor that event Michael and Jonas sit down with Bill Valavanis and talk about his years of experience.
The 7th US National Bonsai Exhibition has been rescheduled for September 11-12, 2021.
Please check their website for more details: https://www.usnationalbonsai.com

Bonus Episode: Andrew and Jonas chat about colanders Sep 07, 2020

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In this week's bonus episode, Andrew Robson calls Jonas Dupuich about using colanders for pre-bonsai. Enjoy their conversation and please forgive the poor audio quality.We are still working on the watering/fertilizing episode. Please send any questions you have on the topic to

talk@bonsaiwirepodcast.com by September 30th, 2020

Listener Questions about Deciduous Trees Aug 30, 2020

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This week John hosts a question and answer session with questions that were submitted to us via talk@bonsaiwirepodcast.com. Michael and Andrew join in with expert answers and a bit of banter. We are requesting questions for an upcoming episode about watering, fertilizing and pH adjustment. Send your questions to talk@bonsaiwirepodcast.com.

Bonus Episode: "From the Apprentice". Watering in the summer. Aug 19, 2020

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Michael Hagedorn's apprentice, John Eads, shares tidbits from his apprenticeship in a new bonus series. This episode is all about watering, especially in the summer.
We are soliciting questions for an upcoming round-table discussion on watering, pH and fertilizing. Please submit related questions to talk@bonsaiwirepodcast.com.

Colin Lewis Aug 11, 2020

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British bonsai icon Colin Lewis shares his move across the water with Jonas and Michael, including his dislike of demonstrations, how to toss your worst tree, the best way to nab a Japanese beetle, and a few really cool observations about bonsai, the community, and how things ‘are a changin’.

Curating a Personal Collection Aug 11, 2020

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A roundtable debate among the four hosts about the nuanced decision making that goes into selecting trees for one’s backyard including the power of the single decision, the appropriate number of trees, and how choice of species affects both daily and yearly time commitment.

Introductions Aug 11, 2020

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Jonas, John, Michael, and Andrew share how they got into bonsai, heckle one another with mispronounced names, state goals for the podcast, and offer an ad from our esteemed sponsor, ‘Patina Buster.’

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