Recent content by Brian Van Fleet

Yep. We have hit the time of year here where the temp is guaranteed at least 72 at 4:30 AM every day, no need checking, it just is.

I would try to remove it where you can get it out without damaging the trunk. I have seen this gradually kill branches and trunk sections over years.

Mostly normal-looking shedding of old foliage. It does look slightly weak. The circled tuft however doesn’t look normal…that’s possibly fungal.

Brussels soil is mostly hadite and bark, very retentive and good for the care of that enormous nursery, but not great for long-term. However, repotting out of season is typically a recipe for disaster, so you would be better off learning how frequently to water in the current conditions and get...

If you broke off the candles as they were developing, sometimes they will not form next year’s buds at the tip. They can form adventitious buds further back, or if they’re weak, they will just be blind branches that will eventually die. Tree doesn’t look unhealthy however.

Looking good man! Remarkable restraint, it’s tough. Had to do that with a couple partly-decandled JBP last year.

Nice trees, thanks for posting them. Corkers do well in deeper pots, so the KY would likely do fine in your new pot. I’m down to just my ‘Taihei’ from Dave DeWire, lost my KY. It’s a shame Telperion burned, because they had a really special thing going. Yours has a killer trunk started...

Have we seen these trees before? Those are becoming rare!

Welcome. Some of the best threads here are single-tree progression threads, but there are many other threads featuring individuals’ gardens and collections as well.

This has been my experience.

Introducing Sulley…

+1. Byron is a good guy, great potter, and not too far from you.

Ahhh…cool! Didn’t think the frame looked quite like a Specialized, but couldn’t place it. The wheels and groupset however… I keep complaining about the aging motor on my bike too, doesn’t seem to help.😂

Cool tree, but overshadowed by that very nice bike😜.