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Jake · Monday at 12:53 AM

Had a look at some of my more strange elm root cuttings

Chinese elm in the middle, Jaquelline Hillier (one of my favourite species) on the outsides. Hacked them back a bit as I actually had time and these are all bullet proof!

Fidur · Monday at 5:53 AM

leatherback said:
Looking a lot better than half a year ago! Did you figure out what it was? Has the wet spring made the difference?

I guess I'll never know what happened to them.... But it's true this has been a very wet spring here, and all my trees are very happy!

Ruddigger · Monday at 12:56 PM

A little before and after from a demo I did on Saturday with my Sensei, and an assist from another long time student of his, Ernie Hasan from Phoenix.

SantaFeBonsai · Monday at 3:27 PM

Japonicus · Monday at 5:10 PM

Ruddigger said:
A little before and after from a demo I did on Saturday with my Sensei, and an assist from another long time student of his, Ernie Hasan from Phoenix.

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That was radical

Should I develop the main fork on this JM or delete one? Plan to develop, but deciduous is not my niche.

The Barber · Monday at 6:41 PM

Bit late in the spring for collecting, but it is an elm so it shouldn't miss a beat. Found my new honey hole for next year, an old abandoned quarry a couple miles from home.

The soil is pretty much bonsai soil size in some areas.

Eastern redbud

The winged elms in the quarry are heavily winged.

And the American elm I collected. Potted it up in an Anderson flat in some used bonsai soil i had handy from my ponderosa repot.

shohin_branches · Monday at 6:45 PM

I ran to the nursery to see what they had in stock. Resisted the urge to buy a $160 landscape Japanese white pine. I'll cry about it later. My fiancée was proud of me. Came home with a $20 barberry to go in a shohin display with my Japanese Black pines.

Repotted the California costal redwood chonk I bought for my mom and then rescued from her. First bonsai pot for this guy. It could probably use a thread. Still working on getting the roots under control. There is one large root remaining. If I can get better feeder roots this year I can remove it next year. $6.99 redwood in a tube after 8 years of neglect.

The Barber · Tuesday at 7:26 AM

3rd snake I've found under my anderson flats while moving them this year, all brown snakes so far...beats copperheads. Gonna go dig a couple more elms today I think. Found a decent American elm with nice corky bark the other day.

Fidur · Tuesday at 2:24 PM

After 9 months struggling, it's finally coming back to life...

Ozz80 · Wednesday at 5:52 AM

Today, I did first my root pruning as a newbie, in order to move two junipers (one is horizontalis, the other is pfitzeriana) from nursery pots to training pots with inorganic soil. Pfitzeriana had so much roots, so I had to remove 30 % in order to fit into the training pot. I did not remove much from the horizontalis, I only removed a few thick roots that were surrounding other roots Meanwhile, I ended up barerooting 50 % of the remaining roots on both trees.

I hope I didn't do anything wrong.

shohin_branches · Wednesday at 7:49 AM

Set up my rat traps to re-train the squirrels that the bonsai bench is off limits. I have to do this every spring.

The all plastic one doesn't hurt them just scares them. I need more of the old school style.

Faisal Ahmad · Wednesday at 8:26 AM

Wiring-cutting water jasmine

Japonicus · Wednesday at 12:53 PM

6 trunk Mugo pumilio
Pinched candles back, cut and plucked needles exposing more excellent back budding.
Hopefully wire some this Fall and a few cut backs.

GreenGrowTheRushes · Wednesday at 6:06 PM

Decided I would to collect maple seeds and cover them with soil, a la Peter Chan. We'll see what happens.

Underdog · Wednesday at 6:21 PM

put up half shade cloth as its 80s next couple days

ferts and inspections

and a pic for @Carol 83 of a wounded purple Dwarf Rhodie Ramapo in ICU

after bacon burgers on the grill...

WEI · Wednesday at 10:19 PM

major adjustments to detail wiring on my RMJ to prep it for show. something unlocked in the recesses of my brain at midnight while staring at the tree. it wasn’t ugly before, per se, but I had a revelation.

after:

before:

Tahoebonsai · Wednesday at 10:42 PM

WEI said:
major adjustments to detail wiring on my RMJ to prep it for show. something unlocked in the recesses of my brain at midnight while staring at the tree. it wasn’t ugly before, per se, but I had a revelation.

after:
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So sick

A. Gorilla · Thursday at 5:42 AM

I'm not saying that I want to genocide eastern cotton tail rabbits, but I am saying that I will not stand in the way of owls doing it for me. I am trying to install native grasses. Last year was a grind against bold and arrogant bunnies. Now I only see one and he's walking on eggshells at all times. Revenge is a dish best served cold.

shohin_branches · Thursday at 9:08 AM

A. Gorilla said:
I'm not saying that I want to genocide eastern cotton tail rabbits, but I am saying that I will not stand in the way of owls doing it for me. I am trying to install native grasses. Last year was a grind against bold and arrogant bunnies. Now I only see one and he's walking on eggshells at all times. Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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My cattle dog is doing her best to give every baby bunny that comes through the fence into our backyard a heart attack.

Horsefeathers · Thursday at 10:11 AM

It was two days ago, but I dug up this old super old Boxwood. No idea what I'm shooting for, but I couldn't let it just go to the trash.

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