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Any ideas what would be causing this on my Japanese Black Pine? just noticed it the other day, its effected a fair few candles over the tree. I have seen a wonky needle here and there in the past but this is new to be... any ideas what this is? is it some sort of fungus maybe? :

I have cut away the plastic water bottles from a few of my Neagari projects and cleaned out the soil to release some of the pressure inside bottles and give the roots a bit more room to grow… I tried to twist one or two around and put a bit of movement in but its not easy with long sacrifice...

Hey I have another question. I cut back into 1 and two year old needles on a few of my younger JBPs quite early in the growing season as an experiment and to hopefully keep the foliage I aim to use in the future design close to the trunk. I got a mixture of results. some adventures buds shot out...

I've been growing JBPs in a greenhouse since the start of the year to give them a head start in my climate and was wondering how hot is too hot for them before they will suffer? yesterday it got to 50 degrees celsius (or 122 Fahrenheit) and 95% humidity. They all seemed fine. they get direct sun...

So I thought I would post the progression of my Larch I've been working on since 2014. Nov 2014 Feb 2015

So I've been growing these plants for a while to put in a group some of there nebari's have turned out quite well. It will be a shame to cut them up to fit them closer together:

So I picked this one up from an auction in feb this year, and this is my first chance to see its roots... they looked in pretty good shape. The pot I’ve had for a while was a bit smaller than I planed for the tree but wanted to use it as I really like it and wanted to put a tree in it. The pot...

So I was about to repot this deshojo I had but thought it might be best to ground layer it instead this season, what do you guys think? I’ve airlayered this tree before and it rooted nicely but then failed for some reason so I’m a bit hesitant!

So this one was planted the in the ground for a few years WITHOUT anything under it and you can see the results in 2016, I took some of the bottom off hoping for root higher and put them into a box. This is it in March 2017: An this is what Im thinking: So now my question is how best...

This is the second Arakawa I bought as a project tree after seeing some on here. this one needs some root grafts to correct some problem spots in the base and I plan on thread grafting new branches and apex. Also the top has died off at some point which I've read that is sometimes a problem with...

This is one of my new Arakawa Maples I bought March 2018 after seeing others on here, this was the website picture of it the year before: And when i got it in my garden: I then let the lower branches grow out all of last year. I think it needs a thread graft or two and also the first node...

Hi, following on from watching Ryan Neil’s grafting YouTube video I decided to give it a go 12th April 2018: Then a few days ago I noticed some needles on the lowest graft poking through the grafting tape and also the graft joint had swelled and split the tape as well. Is this a good sign? I...

So i was defoliating this maple and thought while I was at it I may as well re-do a failed thread graft. I then thought why not do another one further down to correct the inverse taper the trunk has.... I was wondering if anyone else has tried this and has it worked?? #1 graft is the re-done...

I have noticed this black type (dust fungus?) on my pine needles. Any idea what it is and how to treat it? Thanks

Ive been on the lookout for a chunky TM for a while now and picked this up a few weeks ago! The leave have now fallen off it so will take another pic so you can see the structure. Some branches and the apex need thickening but a worthwhile project I think

So I have loads of 2 year old seedlings (around 70) I grew from seed and loads of 4-5 year old whips I've been growing on. I have moved into a new house and I've just finished replacing the temporary benches (that you can see in the below pic taken Feb this year) with the more permanent ones...

I went to a bonsai show recently and couldn't walk passed this one: Here it is after i cut some old needles out to let more light in: There are buds all over it and just wanted to clear out the long needles between these buds: The candles have already started to extend, and they...

So these are the air layers I did on this tree which I showed on another thread. I took off 6 in total in April 2015. I layered them using sphagnum moss and had trouble untangling the roots so I planted them with some of the moss still attached (see the last two pics): cont.......

So I've had this tree for a few years now: Picture May 2014: The top branches were allowed to grow by the previous owner and had become thick and leggy so on the 2nd August 2014 I air layered 6 branches: On the 6th April 2015 they had rooted and came off: The tree also looked like it...

I'm planning on planting a load of JBP and JRP and was wondering if anyone had any preparation tips for the growing bed ?

Hey, So I have had this tree for about a year now and thought it was time to do something with it. There are some angles:

Hi, I recently acquired this JBP. I'm told by the nursery that it was from a private collection and the guy had to sell it as he could no longer look after them (Japanese import originally). The nursery has then kept it for another two years to bring it back to health and they also had to take...

So I was hoping I could get a few opinions/explanations as to why one method is better that others particularly for JBP (Pinus Thunbergii).. When you pluck needles from your JBP with tweezers (both needles at once) leaving the sheath: 1. Is there a chance of pulling the dormant bud that sits...

Hi, I had a few TM's sitting around so I thought I would plant them in the ground. 9 in total They are all grown from cuttings by the looks of it. The buds where swelling and breaking so I root pruned and planted them on top of tiles. A few days later I have noticed what looks to be leaf...

So i bought this JBP the other week and wanted to find out what you guys would do with it. I like the nebari, it has a bar branch, no branches on the right mid trunk and heavy branches at the top. What would you do with it do I graft new branches on the right side of the trunk or do I cut...