Bonsai Palm Tree Obtained "Gist award"

Tree branches were normal, but the coconut tree that branched extraordinary things. More remarkable when a coconut tree branches are made into bonsai (dikerdilkan) for ornamental plants at home.
In the eyes of laymen, it is impossible to make a coconut tree branched dikerdilkan. Because, the tree naturally growing generally perpendicular and rarely branching. Even if there are only one or two, and rare.
But for Marsudi Suyanto Moh (38), something quite impossible to think that just encouraged him to find things that are still rare. That makes bonsai palm branches. Above findings, the husband of Mrs Rudiyatin Saptosiwi (38) won the general category as Keynote award anniversary 41's monthly magazine, September 2003.
According to him, the findings may be regarded as accidental. In 2000, this father of two sons was trying to make a bonsai palm. When nursery, he watched the swarming ants bonsai palm branches seem to grow longer.
From his mind the question arises, there is a miracle what's behind thousands of ants which infest these dwarf plants that stimulate the growth of new stems. At the time he thinks only modest, probably due to the growth of new trunk water stimulated kecing / ant droppings are left there.
''There must be something in the dirt / piss ant that can spur the growth of new branches. But I did not until researching it that far, what substances are contained in the ant,''said Agriculture graduate of SMT, 1984 Sragen Kedawung it.
Father Abisa Candra (12) and Rashid Sidik (10) was then obtained an idea, namely to collect thousands of ants into the container. Once collected, the animals are crushed together and then mixed with a little water bottle included. Ant extract distillate substances (Sarmut) used dripping coconut bonsai buds to encourage new stem growth.
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Coconut Membonsai more difficult''than the banyan tree or another tree. Therefore, the coconut tree fiber is very thin and easily broken or dead if tersenggol hands, "said RT 1 RW 5 Village / Sub Klampok it.
Initially, the coconut fruit will be cut dibonsai third part (side), then wait until the growing shoots. After growing, the tips of shoots and then split using a cutter sarmut given 20 drops (1 drop-a cc).
The most difficult is caring. Palm bonsai must watered twice a day morning and afternoon. Coconut shoots begin to grow must be immediately split as basic treatment. When he began to grow leaves, combed (split) so look mblarak.
Fertilization''should also be routine once every 15 days so the soil remains loose. Do not forget to spray insecticide / herbicide to prevent pests / diseases,''he said.
Employee Training Subsie Special Agricultural Training Institute (BLKKP) Klampok, made the 500 potted bonsai palm in 2000. But now live 50 pots that are still alive and five of them forked palm bonsai.
Some have already bought a few officials or a friend worth Rp 150.000-Rp 200.000/pot, because they are attracted to decorate at home. Special bonsai palm branches, deliberately not sold due to personal collections.
Paid''whatever we will not escape, because the palm bonsai branches would we care to bear fruit. We estimate the fruiting bonsai, after five years.''
Drs Jasri Regent ST MM, he added, has recently interested in buying four of his palm bonsai pot. After haggling, the four palm bonsai was removed at Rp 200,000 (USD 50.000/pot), remember that buying the number one in the district.
According to him, all kinds of oil can dikerdilkan. He's only five different types that are considered membonsai have artistic value. Namely palm bonsai (bonkel) green (Jade), Slanting (gold / ivory), Semi Slanting (brown), and a full Slanting (ruby red).
Branched coconut bonsai artistic value, he explained, the new branches that grow in the other stem, not from the shoot. ''If the new branches grow from the stem, because no special treatment. But if these branches grow from the bud, it's natural,''he said. (Tjeffi Hidayat-20s)