Recent content by Gene Deci

Since I posted my cherry, my other flowering tree felt left out. It is a crabapple purchased from a regular nursery in 2004. (Again I don't know the variety). It was probably available because of the bend in the trunk. It flowers vigorously every year at about this time. I have another...

Because it blooms so early, hardly anyone ever sees it. So, thanks for the 'likes'.

I knew the variety back when they were purchased but I didn't write it down anywhere. (Lesson learned) It was in an oversized plastic "grow" pot for two years. It has been in the pot pictured ever since.

About a decade ago my club bought a dozen flowering cherry seedlings from Bill V. I took one and in just a few years it stated flowering as advertised. The only problem is that it breaks bud too early. It often starts flowering before I get it out of winter storage. So this year I took a...

I would just add to what Forsoothe said that they root very easily and quickly from almost any size cutting and they bud back prolifically. Find an interesting branch, trim it heavily and put it in a bucket of water for a month or two. You can save time and money.

My bonsai buddy was asked at a show a while back how much he wanted for his tree. He said simply "Not for sale." She said, "Oh come on now. Everything has a price." He said. "I found this tree and I collected it over 15 years ago. I have devotedly cared for it ever since to make it what...

I can't remember a video I enjoyed more! And thank you for the dedication. The serenity that video has provided is appreciated..

I signed off and signed on again and NO MORE ADS. (My kids told me to try that)

Is everyone getting annoying ads with every post or do I have a virus? How do you get rid of them with out closing each individually?

I collected the vast majority of my trees - lots of different species and sizes. In my experience, survival has more to do with season than size but size does matter, A seedling collected in early spring is almost indestructible where as a large oak collected in the heat of summer is almost...

Why not have it both ways? I had a tree that I showed one way when that appealed to me and the other when I liked that better. All it takes is rotating the pot!

I don't believe my post disrespected Adair whose work I do respect. As you say, these forum are created for questioning which is just what I did.

Your questioning of Forsoothe’s motives as you do seems gratuitous. Why not just take his statements at face value and express your opinion. One might be tempted to turn it around and ask what was your purpose in your post? Are you just trying to denigrate Forsoothe because you have no answer to...

Just like Woocash says, put them in a bucket of water until next spring. Leave it out and it will freeze solid which does no harm. I've done that in Northern Michigan twice.

A nice tree for sure. The movement is to the left and to me the thing (root? branch?) at the bottom right is disconcerting. The problem is I almost always find a tree looks better in real life than in a picture. That makes your perspective best.