Great work. On behalf of all the remaining diaspora of Rock Elms, I thank you! š
Genuinely enjoyed hearing about this, please keep reporting your adventures here.
Coming along nicely. Thanks for the update. I saw all the brown needles and was worried about your tree for a second there and then I remembered it was a larch. Whew.
@BrianBay9, thanks for sharing your knowledge on the Coast Live Oaks. Do you have experience as to whether your process for the Coast Live Oak would also apply to other evergreen oaks such as Emory Oak, Scrub Oak, Arizona White Oak, Palmer Oak, etc, or for that matter a dry climate deciduous...
Here's an update on the Texas Scarlet above. Gave it a vigorous root prune and a repot in the fall. Pruned branches for structure. Added one piece of wire to change the direction of the main trunk more to my liking. Then left it pretty much alone. Growing fine, but it didn't flower for me this...
I'll be at the Phoenix Bonsai Society show tomorrow (Saturday April 2, 2022). Anyone else going to be there?
David Nguy from Bonsai Jidai will be conducting morning workshops on both days and an afternoon demonstration on Saturday.