Oh brother! Stupid bugs !!

Miserable creatures....rose leaves aren't enough for them! What next, Jim?

I had a yearly, severe wooly aphid Infestation on my in ground bonsai apple tree. They would even group together like a Roman Testudo which shielded themselves from the spray. Every year I sprayed them with Imidacloprid, but to no avail. When I began drenching the tree with Imidacloprid it knocked them across the Mason Dixon Line. However, fruit that forms on the tree, a Golden Delicious, is not fit to eat because of the drench. The solution has been to remove any developing apples early on to prevent any problems. I grow the tree more for its aesthetics as a bonsai rather than for its fruit.

Moses

Crazy stuff there Moses... Cool idea growing it just for aesthetics as a bonsai...

Good thing here is the rose slugs are in the trash now...lol

Jim, I do see the slugs now, which I thought originally were some kind of rose damage--it's the blasted slugs. I'm slow sometimes--comes with age. Diane/Nanadoll

no problem Nanadoll!

I found alot more rose slugs while searching through the rose petals...

Jim,

The only thing about growing in-ground bonsai is that keeping the above ground growth in bounds is a continuous chore, and even root growth must also be restricted. That's done by circling the tree's root zone with a root pruning spade.

Moses

Never knew that Moses! Very enlightening! Thanks! Never knew so much was involved...