Recent content by Mike Westervelt

Don't do anything now, leave all foliage to hopefully drive some new root growth before it starts cooling down, and watch your watering carefully. Good luck!

Welcome! both good choices for starter trees. Ground growing can be a good option if you want a big trunk quickly but with a few caveats, need to get the roots sorted before placing in the ground and get some movement in the lower trunks as well. You do have to extract them every couple of years...

I'd wait and repot/wire in spring. Keep feeding now until it's consistently below 5C 10C

Looking forward to the ceramic goodness that is forthcoming from your new and improved space, congratulations!

That's great Vance and a well deserved acknowledgment of your skills

You are a crazy(in a good way) mad ceramic repair artist. Really appreciate the work you are doing

Nicely done David, you never cease to amaze me.

Very nice image Vance

Unfortunately no needles means no buds, looks like you'll be making literati pines

Best time of year whichever side of the planet you are on!

I struggled with fungus issues on Malus and Prunus for years, can confirm Bonide Infuse works, I apply to soil surface just before bud break and again before post hardening off pruning if applicable. It also seems to really help prevent needle cast on Pinus if applied before the spring growth...

FWIW my only Engelmann's new growth is always blue for 1-2 years, mine can't possibly be CBS as it was collected in WA state. Really nice job on the styling Danny

Branches look better to me in A, but trunk movement and taper are waaaay better in B

No bags, sprinkle on top of soil medium on all trees I want to grow at reasonable rate, not seen any negative effects.

Unfortunately Anderson flats exceed your stated size limit of 12" diameter, they come in 15"x15" and 17"x17"