ns44

A number of oaks have been tested, including eastern species [Nina walks
outside her office to check a poster about the susceptibility of eastern
oak species]. Q. virginiana is not particularly susceptible.

We'll probably learn more about oak susceptibility as American oaks
planted in England come down with disease.

Nina

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jklewis

I forwarded Nina's report to a gardening Listserv I'm on and an
Aussie from that list sent the following:


To: <GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [IBC] Sudden oak death and you

Australian bush.


indigenous plant ecosystems.


rival the redwood trees in size and girth have been devastated.


species are under threat from the root parasite. This has been
mostly in those areas of the state with warm moist soil
environments. As a result of attacks on the under story of the
Bush, many of the upper story are under threat as their soils
tend to dry out, the shelter for new seedlings are slowly dying
etc.


pines that created shade for the playground on 100+ degree days,
had to be removed due to the die back and the danger posed by
dead limbs falling.


10 animal species that are under threat as a direct result of the
fungi affect on the indigenous vegetation.


same width as from California to the east coast and spreads as
far north and south. We have a slightly smaller area due to our
coastal variations. Phytophthora cinnamomi has spread across all
of Australia .

Jim Lewis - jklewis@nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

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ns44

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[snip description of devastation]

Yeah, that's what we want to avoid in this country. There's no way to know if sudden oak death would be as bad as P. cinnamomi in Australia, but you can see why the US forest service might be a little jumpy about it.

Nina, whose shadblow bonsai are blooming!!!!!

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samuelgomez

Hi all,

Does someone know of any picture of a "mature" or "finished" boxwood in the
live oak style. I just bought a nice boxwood (I'll post a picture in the
gallery) and I would like to know if this tree has some potential in this
style.

Thanks in advance

Kind regards

Samuel

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djb

Samuel,

A fine boxwood in the live oak style was done by Ivan Waters of Chicago;
it's pictured in Randy Clark's book, 'Outstanding American Bonsai'. That
book is pretty scarce, perhaps Mr. Clark wouldn't mind if someone posted
that boxwood image to the IBC Galery, as it it strictly for educational
purposes.

Sincerely,

David J. Bockman, Fairfax, VA (USDA Hardiness Zone 7)
Bunabayashi Bonsai On The World Wide Web: http://www.bunabayashi.com
email: djb@bunabayashi.com


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dalecochoy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Samuel Gomez" Subject: [IBC] Boxwood in the live oak style


the

Joe Day, this is your cue!!!
plus,
I think Walter got some good pics of them.
:>)
Regards, Dale Cochoy

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samuelgomez

Thanks to David, Jim, Michael and Dale for their comments. I found some
"rules" for this style if someone is interested:

http://www.lcbsbonsai.org/Newsletter/LiveOakBonsai/Part2_ClassicalvsLiveOak.htm

Tomorrow I'll try to post some pictures. Thanks again.

Kind regards.

Samuel

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