Ruddigger
Omono
Started an air layer on this large Pyracantha.
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namnhi
Masterpiece
Trimmed two Serrisa clumps and cleaned up Nippon Daisy.
Boulder Bear
Yamadori
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Here’s a pic of what I did today!! While trying to find the best way to present this little, rolling stream suiseki-stone…I was pleased to meet this spirit residing in the stone! Though I feel sad as it’s clearly a tortured soul!! But (to me) another INCREDIBLE suiseki find I just seem to keep being blessed with!! (If u look closely, u can see a partial, bleached out femur bone running parallel to the spirit
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Japonicus
Masterpiece
The Indian at the bottom right is more realistic
Perhaps the Indian killed the tortured soul.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
I was all, "what kinda crack this guy on?"
Then I zoomed out and finally saw the face
Moral: sometimes you're just looking to closely to find the answers you need.
Also, just assume they're on the good shit.
takira
Sapling
Today was a nifty workshop on thread grafting - practiced on a Trident Maple, which was so robust its giant tap root put up a pretty decent fight against the instructor's sawzall. I chickened out after just one graft, but still feel Accomplished at having used an electric drill without hurting myself. 
Now the little guy looks like he's jousting.
Now the little guy looks like he's jousting.
namnhi
Masterpiece
Bold move to cut off that many roots, thread graft and chop the top... all while the leaves are quite expanded.Today was a nifty workshop on thread grafting - practiced on a Trident Maple, which was so robust its giant tap root put up a pretty decent fight against the instructor's sawzall. I chickened out after just one graft, but still feel Accomplished at having used an electric drill without hurting myself.
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Now the little guy looks like he's jousting.
takira
Sapling
Such are the risks of a scheduled workshop, for sure - the instructor hails (and brought the stock) from south of here so they were a little ahead of local stock in terms of growth. He did caution that it was a little on the late side to be doing this sort of work and ideally it should be undertaken when the buds are just starting to green and swell. If/when I decide to undertake this sort of thing with one of my trees in future I'll be timing it better, but for the day it was a learning opportunity.
He's hanging out in the basement in a nicely temperate environment until he seems recovered and/or it gets really nice out (given it's Michigan, I'm assuming the former will happen before the latter) - fingers are crossed for him to live up to what I've heard about Tridents being hardy.
Japonicus
Masterpiece
In the process of making a stab at rescuing an overgrown out of sight in the shade
Austrian pine in a Korean pot in the ground for who knows how many years. At least 12 probably more.
I fully expect this trees demise, but I'm giving it a sink or swim chance. The roots were few but back buds
occurred after last years cut backs.
Having treated for scale last year and white shells still clinging to the needles,
I started to go ahead and put it on the burn pile. Hopefully the remaining white oval shells are ghosts.
Anyway it got repotted today.
Austrian pine in a Korean pot in the ground for who knows how many years. At least 12 probably more.
I fully expect this trees demise, but I'm giving it a sink or swim chance. The roots were few but back buds
occurred after last years cut backs.
Having treated for scale last year and white shells still clinging to the needles,
I started to go ahead and put it on the burn pile. Hopefully the remaining white oval shells are ghosts.
Anyway it got repotted today.
Tahoebonsai
Seedling
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Question fellow nuts, should I leave zelkova root cuttings outside even tho it will freeze or should I leave these inside?
BrightsideB
Omono
Smart to not let them freeze. Did you take them before they started leafing out? It’s best before leaf or after the new growth has hardened off. The new soft tissue of a branch will not do well if they started leafing out already.
Japonicus
Masterpiece
I'm 2 stepping my conifer cuttings. It's not too bad putting them in the unheated sunroom.
I am leaving some thuja primo cuttings indoors over night though.
BrightsideB
Omono
@Japonicus we forgot photo’s! Lol
I unloaded kiln and got some photo’s of some of the newest creations!
I unloaded kiln and got some photo’s of some of the newest creations!
TrevorLarsen
Shohin
Tahoebonsai
Seedling
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I did yeah I just repotted the tree the buds were swollen and about to pop, these are root cuttings not branch cuttings tho not sure if you caught that and this is my first time trying it so I have no idea but yo thanks for the reply and awesome pot you just posted
vp999
Omono
Repotted my Water Jasmine today in to this beautiful Eimei pot that I just got from Matty O. Back in the greenhouse it goes.
Abhishek Dasgupta
Mame
It’s only spring when your dinning table turns into grafting table
Itoigawa scions onto parsonii - am glad to have done this . Should have pulled the trigger a couple of years back on this one
Itoigawa scions onto parsonii - am glad to have done this . Should have pulled the trigger a couple of years back on this one
