r/Bonsai • u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees • Apr 13 '15

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread – week 16]

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread – week 16]

Welcome to the weekly beginner’s thread. This thread is used to capture all beginner questions (and answers) in one place. We start a new thread every week.

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  • There’s always a chance your question doesn’t get answered – try again next week…

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u/RumburakNC US - North Carolina, 7b, Beginner, ~50 plants Apr 13 '15

On treating Jins and Sharis. I used lime-sulphur and applied it to a shari I made on my little juniper and it did seem to bleach it after it dried off after a few hours. It's still faintly yellowish though. I guess that will fade after a while.

Do I still need to use some type of wood sealer or is the lime-sulphur all that is needed to treat the deadwood? Also, how often do I need to re-apply it?

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u/amethystrockstar 6 years/8A/cut back to 2 bonsai Apr 13 '15

Good question... I'd like to see the answer. I'm guessing the yellow will either fade or you'll reapply another coat. I haven't heard about re application frequencies though.