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It's a long trip for you, but consider going to the N.C. Bonsai Expo in Asheville, NC, on October 13 and 14. It's held at the N.C. Arboretum in the Southern Appalachian mountains. You can see top-rate exhibits prepared by various bonsai clubs in the eastern U.S.; browse the vendor area for...

Not yet here in the midlands of SC.

So sorry I can't make it for the first time in a while. It's a great expo. If you're within driving distance, you really need to be there.

Good result for a first attempt.

Stunning, both the trees and the pots. Are the pots from European potters? If so, ya'll really know how to do it over there.

While our situation is nothing like what some of you guys are facing in FL and GA, we are going to get something in SC. The weather service predicts thunderstorms, sporadic winds in the range of 50-60 mph, and possible tornadoes. Many government offices and businesses are closed tomorrow. (Keep...

That's a crape myrtle, right? If so, you've got a decent base, but it's topped with three straight, overly long trunks. With foliage mostly at their tops. Late winter, early spring, when it shows signs of beginning to bud, you need to chop them all back, hard. Pick a leader, which should be no...

Anecdotal, but here goes: There's one in the front yard (planted by previous owner) that grows too tall for the space. It has to be pruned constantly throughout the year. A few years ago, I got fed up with it and cut all the trunks to less than a foot off the ground. No foliage left on it...

I've never collected them, but use them in the home landscape. They are tough as nails; you can cut them to the ground and they will come back vigorously. They definitely back-bud well: if you want one in the ground to branch more, all you have to do is prune the top and you get a lot of lateral...

I don't know you, but do know that you and Norene had the great fortune of being with a person who truly loved them, for life and for eternity. So sorry. Hope that you receive some comfort during this trying time. Beth

Nuke. The spider inside your shed isn't eating the insects that eat your tree.

When I was a kid, all the little boys loved Mrs. Peel. Probably a lot of us Nutters grew up with these (pop) cultural influences. And yeah, we're weird. But what a great time to grow up in.

The branch will pop right off the tree!

Leave it in the pot it's in now; or, if it needs repotting, just repot it in the same container. As @rockm said, you're going to want to do some work on that tree. It's understandable you want to "rock it;" it's nice material. But don't spend $$$ on a pot now. You want to know the exact...

Lovely, as always, Jerry. Thanks for posting.

You made the right choice. Don't know about your climate, but where I live (in the middle of S.C.), you're not going to get much back budding after a late summer cut. Just let it be right now and acclimate to its new situation. Mid to late winter next year, cut it back to where to where you want...

That tree shouldn't be doing that in your climate. Dave is right: you need to cover those exposed roots. Consider hydrating dried, long-fibered sphagnum moss, chop it into small pieces, and pack it into the exposed roots up to a quarter inch above the girdled part. Follow with a fine grained...

I'm attaching a link to an article that contains photographs of amazing trees. Warning for the faint of heart: it contains one somewhat naughty picture that is definitely NSFW. Here it is: thttps://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/07/an-appreciation-of-trees/534153/

I'm attaching a link to an article that contains photographs of amazing trees. Warning for the faint of heart: it contains one somewhat naughty picture that is definitely NSFW. Here it is: ithttps://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/07/an-appreciation-of-trees/534153/

Good decision.

Cherish that compact growth! Most maples of all varieties (in my experience) are more than delighted to run on you, and can have internodes from three to four inches apart. Kind of good when you're building bulk to develop the main trunk, not so good when you are trying to develop branches...

Great trunk!

I've had this little ginkgo for a couple of years. I put it in a training pot after the first year. This year, when it looked like it was pushing, I repotted because it didn't really seemed to be thriving in the original soil mix. The roots were worked some, but not drastically. This was in late...

What do you want your finished size to be? If it's to be a smaller tree, you are in danger of losing taper if you continue to let it grow. Crepe myrtles are basically weeds. It can handle pruning.

After sifting, in large, plastic paint buckets sorted by the soil component. Usable fines from the sifting process are stored in freezer bags for shohin soil. At the beginning of potting season, I try to make up a few buckets of the soil types needed: deciduous, conifer, in development, etc. A...