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Always heard he was the authority on Red Maple but I've only ever seen small grainy photos of his stuff. in my mind he's some kind of ruburm wizard.

I think that’s the best rubrum trunk/root base I’ve ever seen

I don’t see a lot of them either. The only thing I can guess is that the apple-cedar-rust thing scares people away. Beautiful trees though. Especially if you can keep leaf spots at bay

I thought watching golf was the most boring thing a man could do. But then I tucked in and watched the masters one year and I actually really enjoyed it. Heading to Harrisburg by 9:30

I feel that, my wife asks for almost nothing so when she does ask, the answer is "yes" or "ok"

My very first MABS was the day of my sisters wedding. I made it work, it was her second marriage so I wasn't worried about showing up late haha

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My life style revolves around making sure my maples have mint condition leaves haha

My backyard is full intense sun all day. It reflects off the sun bleached fence behind my trees and it reflects of the sun bleached bench they sit on. Not crazy ideal but it’s where I can grow them. Anyway… I put up my shade structure around the summer solstice when temps sit around 90F and I...

Sounds perfect then

Sometimes find myself jealous of those doing bonsai on a balcony. Forced to be so simple, clean and deliberate. Hope you get decent sun there. And as a caution (maybe you know this) those zip ties will get very brittle very fast when exposed to sun. Usually two years tops here before they can be...

I wonder if some Australian natives wouldn't be a good choice for your climate. Probably would have to grow most from seed purchased on Sheffields, but I don't know a thing about trees from the Southern Hemisphere. Maybe they are available for sale over in your desert.

I love that strangers become instant friends at a bonsai workshop. We all snuck out of work today to pursue a niche hobby that none of our friends enjoy.

How long have you had that deshojo?

I just watched this tree get worked on, on YouTube last night