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My dad had this tree for 25 years and never did anything with it. I had it for 9 years and never did anything with it. It was probably because the tree was just bad and no obvious direction to take the tree. It did have nice dead wood but all the foliage was to the side and way above the...

I have the opportunity to dig this up for free. I'm not sure what kind of tree but it kind of looks like a Tamarind. Its about 13 feet tall with no foliage until about 4' off the ground. The trunk is about 7'' across. You can see my keys for scale. Sorry, no pic of the entire tree. First...

I been meaning to start a thread on this tree for a while now. I inherited this tree from my dad who collected it about 30 years ago. He passed 9 years ago and I've been caring for it since then. It's really healthy now and I think its ready for a pot. I did a half bare root two years ago so...

I got this tree free of the curb full of give away items from a neighbor. I tried grafting it lower on the trunk but it didn't take. I think grafting is difficult when the graft is soo far away from the foliage. Anyway, last night I just decided to go for it and work with what I have. The...

I am not new to bonsai but I am very new to Black Pines. I only have two besides my seedlings and have never tried to develop one yet. I got this Pine a few years and cut it down to what you see in the middle tree of the first pic. The second pic is the tree as of now and a possible front. I...

I got a new Duranta last year which is now my second one. I thought I would track its progress here as well as show updates on my older one which many have seen before. The newer one is about twice as big and I believe has more potential as the smaller one. The first pic is when I bought it...

I got all from My Seeds Co. I got 100 regular JBP and 40 Mikawa Black Pine. I will attempt not to mix the two varieties so see if there is a noticeable difference.

My friend enjoys keeping bonsai but he does not work on them so every now and then he will ask me to clean up his juniper bonsai (I think green mound). The first pic was after I trimmed and wired in 2015. The second pic was last week before I started. Wow did it grow. The last pic was the...

So I was going for a Friday night beer run this evening and noticed my neighbor whom I don't really know digging up some trees in his front yard. One of them he didn't dig up yet caught my eye so I asked him I could dig it up for him if he would let me keep it. He was thrilled and agreed. I...

This Is the first piece of material I ever bought. I bought it from a local landscape nursery for $6 about 6 years ago. It was also the first tree I ever attempted to wire which is painfully obviously by looking at the first picture. I had it looking pretty good 3 years go but I sheared the...

I saw this tree at a nursery today. Massive trunk and nice branching on one side of the trunk. Can anyone tell me what kind of juniper and what would you pay for it. I will tell you what he is asking in a bit. I'm not sold on it but it does have potential.

Anyone ever try one of these or have any tips? I got it at Home Depot last weekend and repotted it. I don't have a very high hopes for it but if it responds well pruning and other bonsai stuff you never know. This a grafted but the graft is hardly noticeable except for the right turn and...

I found one of my father's old bonsai books the other day and was wondering if anyone could give me any info on it. Is it a rare, common, popular, expensive, well respected or any other info would be appreciated. It's not for sale, I was just curious. The pictures are awesome but I sure wish...

Ran across this awesome Ficus today. It had a big trunk with great movement and taper. The guy was asking $1500. I don't know if this is a good price or not. The pic does not do it justice but what do you think about the price? I've never considered paying this much for material but with...

I've had this juniper laying around in a large terracotta pot for a while now and decided to re-pot in a box in early spring. The first pic is how it looked for a long time prior to repot. It responded so well after the re-pot I decided to do some work on it this weekend. I reduced the length...

Love this one. It needs a few more years. This tree will never look like a real tree but it will look cool . I will follow up as the tree progresses.

I went to a landscape nursery and there were a bunch of large pines in 5 gallon pots growing through the pots into the ground. They looked healthy and had a lot of lower growth. I asked what kind of pine and the guy watering the trees said it was a Black Pine. First of all, I would like of...

About a year ago I made a conscience effort to rehab a neglected Bougie. The first picture was a year ago just after a repot. Good soil and Bougain Fertilizer was all it really needed. The two pictures below is after the first styling and about a month later after flowering. Here is a good...

I'm thinking of air layering the curvy section of this Bogi. Anyone ever air layered a bougainvillea and have any advice. Any chance I could just cut out and plant? Any chance I could cut out and plant upside down? I actually think it would look better with the top down and bottom up but...

I wasn't sure what section to post this under but oh well. I'm currently looking for a pot for my Duranta which is my Box Store Entry Tree. What do you think about shape, glazed, or unglazed, and color? If my foliage is 12'' wide about how wide should my pot be? Here is my tree and a few...

I picked up this Maple Friday at a Nursery Sale for $45. This will be my first real maple (besides a stick in a pot maple) so I am looking for some advise. I've done some research and believe this is a field Maple, Acer Campestre and was pleased to see they can make good bonsai. My first...

I was going to just post the tree but I knew someone would ask where I got it and I would have to tell the story anyway so here you go. My father was really big into bonsai in the 80s and 90s. His teacher was Khan Komai and he worked a lot with Harry Hirao. He did many demonstrations and was...

I picked this Procumbens up last week from a landscape nursery for $15. I'm pretty happy with it. The trunk has movement, taper, and branches where I want them. I did a vert where I'm thinking of going with it. I only wired the first right branch because it was an eye poker and made it hard...

I would like to share my progression of my first Ficus. I bought the tree 4 years ago. The first pic was 3 years ago after a trim. The second pic was a month ago just prior to a repot. I chopped the trunk at this time also. You can see how tall the trunk was and how much it thickened in a...

Just thought I would share. The first picture was only 2 years ago. This tree is very fast growing for a California Juniper. The second picture was two weeks ago prior to wiring. Last pic is after wiring. Still working on my wiring but and I am mostly happy with the progress. The lower left...