China Trade Bonsai Society of Southeastern Connecticut

Meetings: 1^st Wednesday of each month 6-8pm at the Connecticut College Arboretum
New London Hall, New London, CT.
Visitors Welcome!

Materials are simple and inexpensive:
     -Green Moss (collected from surrounding countryside)
     -Spanish Moss (optional, purchased at garden supply center)
     -Potting Soil (standard mix from garden supply center)
     -Plant(s) (in this case, a wild mountain laurel sapling)
     -A little water

Place in its center a small amount of regular potting soil. 

Illustrated is a small native laurel sapling, but any attractive wild grasses or plants will work.  The key is to select something that will complement the bonsai.  

Remove excess dirt/soil from roots and prune as necessary.

Place the plant into the center of the potting soil, and begin to work the soil and moss into a ball.  A little water will help hold it together.  

Wrap with live green moss and finish holding it together with wire “staples”.  Display with a tray or a thin stone slab.  

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