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River Sands to incorporate into your Potting Medium

As anyone who is in the Bonsai hobby knows.....the first three important items to concern yourself with when dealing with your potting mix is #1-Drainage, #2-Drainage and #3-Drainage.� All three of the following items will greatly assist you in fulfilling your Bonsai's requirement of moisture....but not to excess.

Asaake River Sand

A very excellent soil amendment.� This River Sand (suna) comes from the Asaake area of Japan.
It is quite heavy, dense material with sharp edges. Its size is mostly 1/8" pieces.
Quite good for forming those fine root systems we all strive for. Available in 1 & 5 Quart size bags.

Asaake River Sand - 1 quart $4.95

Asaake River Sand - 5 quart $22.95

Kawasuna River Sand

A very excellent soil amendment.� This River Sand (suna) comes from the rivers North of Tokyo, Japan.
It is quite heavy, dense material with rounded edges. Its size is that of fine sugar.
Quite good for forming those fine root systems we all strive for.

Available in 1 quart & 5 quart sizes.
Kawasuna River Sand - 1 quart $4.95

Kawasuna River Sand - 5 quart $22.95

Kiryusuna River Sand

A very excellent soil amendment. This River Sand (suna) comes from the Kiryu region of Japan, North of Tokyo.
It is quite heavy, and has the appearance of Akadama with variations in color from dark to light. It is harder.
Quite good for forming those fine root systems we all strive for. This image shows the kiryusuna in a moist state. It is close to the color of kanuma in the dry state, but has a mixture of colors which kanuma does not. It looks like Akadama when moist. The current inventory is a mixed granule from large to small with mostly small granules.

Available in 1 & 5 quart sizes.
PM95-1 Kiryusuna River Sand - 1 quart $4.95

PM95-5 Kiryusuna River Sand - 5 quart $22.95

Oiso Sand
PM100 - Oiso Sand from Japan. This excellent product comes from a particular section of Japan and is prized for its beautiful colors and size. Oiso, Japan is on the seacoast of Japan just a few miles from Tokyo in Kanagawa Prefecture. The overall appearance is a slate gray, with no brown, but dark gray, medium gray and a few white pebbles. It's about 1/4 the size of pea gravel, being approximately 1/8" in size. This is an expensive product, but it can't really be duplicated. There is no substitute for this beautiful coloration. The coin shown is a 25� piece (quarter). Available in 1 and 5 quart bags. A close up view is shown here. Bonsai Soil

PM100 - Oiso Sand - 1 Quart $8.95

PM127 - Oiso Sand - 5 quarts $42.95

Brown Sand Canary Sand Hyuuga
This is a brown colored pumice with rounded corners.� It has a very pleasing color, being light sandy tan.�

Available in 1 quart size for $3.95.
Available in 5 quart size for $14.95.

PM40-1 Brown Sand/Canary Sand - Hyuuga $3.95

PM40-5 Brown Sand/Canary Sand - Hyuuga $14.95

White Sand/Karuishi

This is a whitish pumice with small black specks all over the surface.

Available in 1 quart size for $3.95.
Available in 5 quart size for $14.95.

PM41-1 White Sand - Karuishi $3.95

PM41-5 White Sand - Karuishi $14.95

Fuji Sand

This is black volcanic glass from Mount Fuji.� It is used in Japan during the monsoon season to hold the soil in place.

Available in 1 & 5 quart sizes.

PM42-1 Fuji Sand - Black Sand $4.95

PM42-5 Fuji Sand - Black Sand $18.95

PM128 - Japanese Gravel
PM128 - Japanese Gravel. This is a larger rich brown gravel having approximately a 1/8" size. A 25 cent coin has been placed next to the gravel to give you an idea of the size. Available in 1 and 5 quart size bags.
PM128 - Japanese Gravel - 1 quart $5.95

PM128 - Japanese Gravel - 5 quart $28.95