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14 Oct Ways to Stop Roots Going Through an Air-Pot Base
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Title image above is copyright © Jonathon in Bathurst NSW First published 14th October 2025 This post was inspired by Jonathon in Bathurst NSW. The timing was incredible as I had just written this on what not to do with roots and Air-Pot bases. When quite by chance and with no knowledge of this, J..
02 Oct Don't do This, Boys and Girls!
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 2nd October 2025 Updated on 17th October 2025 Some years past I set aside two young Japanese maples, each in a 4.1 L Air-Pot Small Seed Tray, to grow on to bonsai. (The bonsai training pot equivalent wasn’t a thing then). The ro..
23 Sep Prickly-Leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca styphelioides) Bonsai in an Air-Pot Container - ENQUIRIES TO PURCHASE WELCOME
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 23rd September 2025 The Prickly-leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca styphelioides) is native here and self-seeds readily. Its small leaves — prickly alright! — and charming bark make it a natural for bonsai. Unfortunately and to my frus..
25 Jun Kel's WA Saltwater Paperbark (Melaleuca cuticularis) Bonsai in an Air-Pot Container
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Title image above is copyright © Kelly Trevisan First published 25th June 2025 Kel and I first “met” when she rang one afternoon from Queensland, to discuss Air-Pot bonsai containers and her new baby, a Western Australian Saltwater Paperbark (Melaleuca cuticularis). This was a week before Cyclone ..
07 May Use of Weed Mat Pins With Air-Pot Bonsai Training Pots
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 7th May 2025 Iwas inspired by this local tree: copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos to dig up a self-seeded bottlebrush (Melaleuca sp.) sapling by our water meter (!) and bonsai it, so into a 4.1 L Air-Pot small seed tray it went! ..
30 Mar Suggested Mixes For Air-Pot Bonsai Training Pots
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Title image above was created by Kristi Ellinopoullos from images copyright © The Caledonian Tree Co. Ltd First published 30th March 2025 Introduction to the Air-Pot Bonsai Training Pot Air-Pot® bonsai training pots are phenomenal containers designed specifically for bonsai enthusiasts: • their sq..
29 Mar How to Stop Very Loose and Open Mixes Falling through an Air-Pot Base
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 29th March 2025 Using an Air-Pot® requires a different approach to that of regular pots, and I wrote of this here. In this older post I mentioned how quite a bit of medium will fall through the bottom until a natural bridge form..
28 Sep Getting the Most Out of an Air-Pot Container
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Title image above is copyright © The Caledonian Tree Co. Ltd First published 28th September 2024 Using an Air-Pot® requires a different approach to that of regular pots, and doing this ensures you get the most out of your Air-Pot®. This approach concerns: the growing medium; watering, and; nutrie..
02 Feb How Air-Pot Containers Air-Prune Roots
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Title image above is copyright © The Caledonian Tree Co. Ltd All text and images are copyright © The Caledonian Tree Co. Ltd First reproduced here 2nd February 2023 When the tap root reaches the base, increased air in the growing medium dehydrates the tip, pruning it and stimulating lateral root b..
18 Jun Air-Pot Containers for Bonsai Root Training
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Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd First published 18th June 2021 First off, I am a complete novice to bonsai, and not to be regarded as some kind of knowledgeable person, because I am not. In fact, this blog section will be me documenting my experiences and mistakes as I go, ..
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