22 Nov
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 22nd November 2025
Back on 28th August 2025 I received a magnificent silk floss tree cutting (Ceiba speciosa) from my wonderful pen pal Helen, and potted it right there and then into a used 4.1 L Air-Pot seed tray. If I didn’t a..
22 Nov
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 22nd November 2025
Some time around winter 2025 (I stupidly didn’t take notes) I uprooted a self-seeded sandpaper fig (there are several species buit this one is most likely to be Ficus coronata), took a bunch of cuttings, and p..
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..
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..
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..
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 ..
07 May
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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
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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
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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
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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..
18 Jun
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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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