17 Oct
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 17th October 2025
This is a sequel to Don't do This, Boys and Girls! — and again, please don’t try this at home!
As mentioned in that previous post, the roots of some species will go straight through the base of an Air-Pot if al..
14 Oct
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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..
09 Oct
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Title image above is copyright © Robyn in Dawesville WA
First published 9th October 2025
This post was inspired by Robyn in Dawesville WA, who sent me these two photos of her Coral Gum (Eucalyptus torquata) in a 38 L Air-Pot, inside a larger, decorative pot:
Coral gum in 38 L Air-Pot Container
co..
02 Oct
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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..
01 Oct
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 1st October 2025
Bonsai Starter: Green-leaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Aoyagi' x) in 4.1 L Air-Pot Container
Family: Sapindaceae (includes maples, lychee, and horse chestnut)
Genus: Acer (the maples)
Botanical/Binomial Nam..
23 Sep
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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..
10 Aug
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Title image above is copyright © Helen Flynn
First published 10th August 2025
Hello everyone, again keeping to the format of previous newsletters:
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Item 1: Things of Beauty
The Lone Pine descendant photographed by Helen Flynn in Victoria is one of the Things of Beauty Item for this newsle..
25 Jun
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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 ..
22 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Ezehelm
First published 22nd June 2025
This post is my reply to Ezehelm’s questions in Part 1, in the original inline email style.
Please note: the images in Part 1 are not of an Air-Pot®. The name ‘Air-Pot’ is a registered trademark and can only be used for Air-Po..
22 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Ezehelm
First published 22nd June 2025
This post arose from questions Ezehelm left — and tried to leave, poor thing! — under this post.
The commenting system on this blog is really not designed for mini-essays, and Ezehelm sent what he tried to post as a comment, t..
12 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 12th June 2025
Hello everyone, again keeping to the format of previous newsletters:
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Item 1: Things of Beauty
The Lone Pine descendant is both the Thing of Beauty Item as well as the Wollongong Botanic Garden feature fo..
07 May
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 7th May 2025
Updated on 29th April 2026
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-Po..