Recent content by Brian Van Fleet

@JudyB had something like it at one time IIRC. His Namako glaze is not as common as the oribe. Here is one on eBay, might be a bit larger. https://ebay.us/m/XDqe9f

Funny, because I love this tree too, but I would have a hard time keeping that third trunk. Stealing the show to me is a distraction from the overall beautiful composition. That pot slaps.

Got a good shot in the sun this morning.

Ficus got to spend the better part of this first week in January outside. Coming in to the garage today.

Cuz I was only willing to vote for 2.

NVM

Yep, mine start growing anytime the temps stay above 45f for a few days. It will slow down when it gets cold again.

There’s a real chance you can saw this in half and have 2 great trunks.

Absolutely.

I have found them to be more cold-sensitive in pots than in the ground. Here they are everywhere in the landscape, but I have killed several in pots without protecting them from very cold (below about 26f) conditions. It may be that the leaves are still transpiring while the roots are frozen...

My quinces are trying to push growth (as I’m pulling off old leaves), and oddly a Korean Hornbeam is starting to show some purple bud swelling.

Caught a bird inspecting the wiring job.

The photo isn’t the best to offer design help, but it appears to have a trunk with good movement and some taper, so that’s a good start. The branches appear to have foliage out in the ends without much interior growth to work with. Because of that, I’d be inclined to prune and wire it in the...

No. Pretty sure Bjorn left his natural, and they aged well for several years. Here was my last trip there so you have a sense of how they looked.

Probably just fine, set the whole tray on the ground against the house and water every few days if it doesn’t rain.