# Latest **URL:** https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/latest.md [Latest](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/categories.md) --- ## [Welcome to the Mirai Forum](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/welcome-to-the-mirai-forum/8)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/welcome-to-the-mirai-forum/8 "2017-11-30T02:40:13Z")
No one should practice bonsai in a bubble. This is your portal for connection to and collaboration with everyone in the Mirai Live community. The Mirai Forum is a place for your bonsai knowledge to be progressed, cross-p… --- ## [Juniper indecisiveness](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-indecisiveness/13216)
**Author:** [@Enaisio](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Enaisio)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-indecisiveness/13216 "2026-09-22T18:56:20Z")
Hi Everyone, Im Brand new here, this is my first post. Ive been pursuing Bonsai for over 10 years as a hobby and now ive had a baby so I dropped all my other hobbies and im dedicating myself to Bonsai only … --- ## [Bald Cypress end of summer](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/bald-cypress-end-of-summer/13235)
**Author:** [@topaz1850](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/topaz1850)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/bald-cypress-end-of-summer/13235 "2026-09-21T05:45:46Z")
Hello Mirai community, particularly Bald Cypress fans. I placed my BC in a tray of water during mid summer when the temps were averaging 98-100\*. It did well but also put out a lot of roots from the pot into the water. … --- ## [\[Fall\] the mega-micro learnings thread](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/fall-the-mega-micro-learnings-thread/13238)
**Author:** [@ForScience](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ForScience)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/fall-the-mega-micro-learnings-thread/13238 "2026-09-20T22:09:18Z")
Hey everyone!! Kicking off another epic micro-learnings thread. You know the deal. Post what you learned each week. Small stuff, à standout piece from à Mirai live library video, something from work on your own trees, an… --- ## [Do you clean a juniper if it’s weak?](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/do-you-clean-a-juniper-if-it-s-weak/13237)
**Author:** [@ForScience](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ForScience)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/do-you-clean-a-juniper-if-it-s-weak/13237 "2026-09-20T16:36:22Z")
I repotted and old shimpaku this Spring and it will likely need another full year of recovery before I can style it. Signs: not using a lot of water No spiky growth yet For a tree that I want to leave alone while the… --- ## [Quick repotting question](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/quick-repotting-question/13234)
**Author:** [@BonsaiCubsFan1955](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/BonsaiCubsFan1955)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/quick-repotting-question/13234 "2026-09-18T00:10:14Z")
Hi all, I looked at the beginner video on repotting with Ryan and Josh. Great video. My question is that there still appears to be some soil or dirt around the top of the root ball before Josh puts it into a pot. Thi… --- ## [Disease ID on Scots pine (Scandinavia)](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/disease-id-on-scots-pine-scandinavia/13220)
**Author:** [@J\_L](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/J_L)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/disease-id-on-scots-pine-scandinavia/13220 "2026-09-17T09:25:23Z")
Hello everybody, I’m in need of some help finding out what’s going on with this tree. The new growth from this year have been collapsing and hanging down, and the needles are shriveling and dying off. The tree was hap… --- ## [\[Summer\] the mega-micro learnings thread](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/summer-the-mega-micro-learnings-thread/13145)
**Author:** [@ForScience](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ForScience)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/summer-the-mega-micro-learnings-thread/13145 "2026-09-16T17:40:39Z")
Hi all you sweltering summerians, this week I learned that primary structural and design work, actually most bonsai things, take me much much longer than professionals and I need to budget my time accordingly. This weeke… --- ## [Hello from Alberta](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/hello-from-alberta/13232)
**Author:** [@Seistone](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Seistone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/hello-from-alberta/13232 "2026-09-16T05:35:57Z")
Good day everyone, I first came across bonsai back in elementary school, when my mom bought a little conifer bonsai. Many years later, I caught the bug again in the summer of 2024, bought a Procumbens nana and there’s n… --- ## [DiseaseID - white in hinoki needles](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/diseaseid-white-in-hinoki-needles/13226)
**Author:** [@ForScience](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ForScience)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/diseaseid-white-in-hinoki-needles/13226 "2026-09-14T03:04:09Z")
Is this just my foliar pesticide spray drying or à problem? I don’t water overhead and it rarely rains. --- ## [Soleirolia soleirolii Invasion](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/soleirolia-soleirolii-invasion/13227)
**Author:** [@Roman](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Roman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/soleirolia-soleirolii-invasion/13227 "2026-09-13T17:10:11Z")
Hi everyone. I have an invasion of Soleirolia soleirolii (baby’s tears, angel’s tears). Does anyone know how to get rid of it without harming the bonsai? Manual removal is particularly difficult in rock plantings. … --- ## [Root work on a scots pine](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/root-work-on-a-scots-pine/13223)
**Author:** [@domingos](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/domingos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/root-work-on-a-scots-pine/13223 "2026-09-12T16:13:28Z")
greetings bonsai family, I have a scots pine yamadori with a thick tap root that is creating dificulty in repoting. I can reduce it over a number of years, but I wonder, out of curiosity, if it is possible to wedge cut a… --- ## [White pine elongation](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/white-pine-elongation/13221)
**Author:** [@Burslf](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Burslf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/white-pine-elongation/13221 "2026-09-12T07:08:46Z")
Does this look like candle extension or just a new bud. It’s beginning autumn here in uk and I wouldn’t expect to see this extension now. If it is extension any thoughts on cause or special care over winter. I’d be worri… --- ## [Welcome to Mirai Mobile](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/welcome-to-mirai-mobile/11203)
**Author:** [@Leah](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Leah)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/welcome-to-mirai-mobile/11203 "2026-09-10T22:11:25Z")
We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated release of the Mirai Mobile app! The app is now available for download and is included in your Mirai Live subscription at no additional cost. Make sure to log in usin… --- ## [WTB: ‘Bonsai Deadwood’ Francois Jeker](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/wtb-bonsai-deadwood-francois-jeker/13215)
**Author:** [@Samwise](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Samwise)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/wtb-bonsai-deadwood-francois-jeker/13215 "2026-09-09T21:29:39Z")
Hi there! Does anybody have a copy of Francois Jeker’s deadwood book they are willing to part with? If so please reach out to talk price, shipping, etc. Thank you! --- ## [Cleaning operation on a weak tree](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/cleaning-operation-on-a-weak-tree/13214)
**Author:** [@ForScience](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ForScience)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/cleaning-operation-on-a-weak-tree/13214 "2026-09-06T18:22:09Z")
I have a shimpaku which got replted this year. It is fairly weak after the first growing season doesn’t use that much water No spiky growth yet but the energy balance is all messed with dense pads, unevenly distribute… --- ## [Bonsai bench with cinder blocks](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/bonsai-bench-with-cinder-blocks/13208)
**Author:** [@Bbonsai3](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bbonsai3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/bonsai-bench-with-cinder-blocks/13208 "2026-09-05T11:32:21Z")
Hello community, Was wondering if anyone had any issues with stacking cinder blocks and adding some 4x4 lumber across the top? Any leveling or tipping issues? Mine would be about a 10ft span with 5 blocks stacked on the… --- ## [App calendar shows future tasks completed](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/app-calendar-shows-future-tasks-completed/13210)
**Author:** [@turbo](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/turbo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/app-calendar-shows-future-tasks-completed/13210 "2026-09-03T15:53:59Z")
For all my trees that I’ve been tracking on the app for more than a year, the calendar app shows upcoming tasks as completed. It’s like the calendar is showing tasks I completed last years and not clearing the status --- ## [Yamadori Siberian Elm Raft](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/yamadori-siberian-elm-raft/13209)
**Author:** [@Joshua\_Howe](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Joshua_Howe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/yamadori-siberian-elm-raft/13209 "2026-08-30T00:50:39Z")
First time posting! So I collected this natural raft from the parking lot of my woodshop. It had fallen over years ago and was growing on top of the asphalt and under a bunch of leaf litter from the tree above it (also S… --- ## [Monkey pole design/build](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/monkey-pole-design-build/13148)
**Author:** [@JeffreyC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/JeffreyC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/monkey-pole-design-build/13148 "2026-08-29T03:42:29Z")
Hey all, Working on the next steps of my backyard bonsai “garden”. Thanks @KurtP for asking the monkey pole question on the Garden Design Behind the Branch. Wondering if I can get some of you to share how you made you… --- ## [Styled nursery stock western hemlock (and cracked the trunk)](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/styled-nursery-stock-western-hemlock-and-cracked-the-trunk/13045)
**Author:** [@turbo](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/turbo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/styled-nursery-stock-western-hemlock-and-cracked-the-trunk/13045 "2026-08-26T20:03:51Z")
You know, there’s an artistic freedom that occurs when you crack the trunk while styling a tree. Whatever you do after that doesn’t matter anymore so you might as well go all in on the design and not worry about stuff li… --- ## [Trident maple first branch](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-first-branch/13016)
**Author:** [@Rod](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Rod)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-first-branch/13016 "2026-08-26T14:48:26Z")
I’m thinking of getting this trident. What are your thoughts on the first branch? --- ## [Hinoki Browning Tips](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/hinoki-browning-tips/2638)
**Author:** [@ryan.marin](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ryan.marin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/hinoki-browning-tips/2638 "2026-08-23T20:59:09Z")
Hey All, I am a little concerned about some browning tips on a hinoki cypress in my collection. Any guidance would be great! Thanks! This pic shows some of the healthier foliage. This is some of the worst affected… --- ## [Suggestions for this bougie. Bottom right doesn’t seem to flower as much as top. I’m in South Florida and fertilizing it monthly. Ideally like to get middle filled in more and cover up the cut wounds](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/suggestions-for-this-bougie-bottom-right-doesn-t-seem-to-flower-as-much-as-top-i-m-in-south-florida-and-fertilizing-it-monthly-ideally-like-to-get-middle-filled-in-more-and-cover-up-the-cut-wounds/13187)
**Author:** [@Dluigi63](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Dluigi63)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/suggestions-for-this-bougie-bottom-right-doesn-t-seem-to-flower-as-much-as-top-i-m-in-south-florida-and-fertilizing-it-monthly-ideally-like-to-get-middle-filled-in-more-and-cover-up-the-cut-wounds/13187 "2026-08-21T16:14:12Z")
--- ## [Washing perlite and pumice](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/washing-perlite-and-pumice/13206)
**Author:** [@ForScience](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ForScience)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/washing-perlite-and-pumice/13206 "2026-08-19T23:26:03Z")
In the Mirai live propagation primer video, the grower says that he washes and reuses all perlite from the propagation process, resulting in perlite that gets used and reused over a decade. Can pumice be similarly washe… --- ## [Species care page issue](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/species-care-page-issue/13202)
**Author:** [@ShanMcMahon](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ShanMcMahon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/species-care-page-issue/13202 "2026-08-19T16:48:53Z")
Is anybody else having trouble accessing the Mirai species care sheets? After clicking on the individual species page, I am redirected to a “website experiencing an error” page Cheers --- ## [Brown tips on Hinoki cypress](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/brown-tips-on-hinoki-cypress/13203)
**Author:** [@BonsaiCubsFan1955](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/BonsaiCubsFan1955)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/brown-tips-on-hinoki-cypress/13203 "2026-08-17T17:46:14Z")
Dear Mirai friends, I’m finding some browning on the very tips of the leaves of a Hinoki cypress. They are on some, but not all the leaves. One opinion I received is that it is a blight and I should use a 3 in 1 spra… --- ## [Is there a video of the making of this treeMm](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/is-there-a-video-of-the-making-of-this-treemm/13198)
**Author:** [@ElGuayabitoMx](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ElGuayabitoMx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/is-there-a-video-of-the-making-of-this-treemm/13198 "2026-08-14T22:16:18Z")
I just saw the 9years video on fb, and this is mind blowing!!! Is there a video on the library on the making of this piece of art??? --- ## [Juniper first styling](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-first-styling/13201)
**Author:** [@ElGuayabitoMx](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ElGuayabitoMx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-first-styling/13201 "2026-08-13T02:19:56Z")
Here in mexico there is no yamadori practice yet… Or at least I don’t know anyone doing it This material is the common juniper that can be found in nurseries This is the work I did. Opinions?? --- ## [Suggestions for this Seagrape. I’m in South Florida. They don’t like water huh? I rarely water it unless doesn’t rain for a week](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/suggestions-for-this-seagrape-i-m-in-south-florida-they-don-t-like-water-huh-i-rarely-water-it-unless-doesn-t-rain-for-a-week/13189)
**Author:** [@Dluigi63](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Dluigi63)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/suggestions-for-this-seagrape-i-m-in-south-florida-they-don-t-like-water-huh-i-rarely-water-it-unless-doesn-t-rain-for-a-week/13189 "2026-08-13T00:50:45Z")
[Next page](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/latest.md?page=1)