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Just a starting a log to track my progress, haven't posted a tree in a while. This was field grown material, originally from Jim Gremmel, purchased this April. I got the tree for a reasonable price, probably because one of the larger live veins turned into a larger dead vein. I didn't realize it...

I have been interested in bonsai for years, and in the beginning it was specifically pine trees. But Japanese black pine seemed common, complicated and it wound up being one of very few species that I had trouble keeping alive and healthy. So I focused on other pines. Since then I've shifted...

I tried to think of a short title to get the idea across. Every fall, winter, spring and sometimes even summer some of my trees are damaged by squirrels. They bite off new growth and strip sections of bark away. I notice trees on my bench seem to be safe but I can't realistically grow out all my...

Before I pay eBay the fees or go auction style on FB, I figured I'd try selling this book on here for a flat price. It is Andrea Meriggioli's in depth book "Bonsai Maples". I got my signed English edition sent directly from Italy for $160/165(ish), the cover has a crease or two from shipping. I...

Just having some fun, I enjoy games like this. You can only have one species/cultivar of bonsai on your bench forever. The upside is you can master the subtleties of it, the down side is obviously boredom. What tree do you pick and why? I personally can't decide between three. But you don't...

Quick background, very familiar with pines and maples. Fairly knowledgeable about a handful of other genus, and completely clueless about some others. Juniper had never done anything for me, I won't name all the reasons because it doesn't matter. But I've recently been working on some ancient...

Before anyone gets excited, I highly prefer not to ship this tree. Local pick up in eastern PA is ideal. With that said.. I’m selling my collected Douglas fir, randy knight plucked this one from the mountains in Colorado. It’s still in the duff from collection so a repot in spring is due. It’s...

I have been going back and forth with this larch and it’s time to ask some strangers what i should do. The tree is 21” tall and the trunk is 1.25” wide. It has great root flare but only three thick roots. So nebari score is just okay/usable. I live in zone 6b and it pushes growth 4x a year so I...

I've had so much time to think lately (being out of work) and I've come to the conclusion that I'm ready to take one step closer to my dream of being a Part time field grower. My wife encouraged me to drop my Friday work shift and pick up an internship with a reputable nursery. This way I'll...

Today is my 30th birthday so I celebrated by taking a day off of working and hitting Tröegs brewery and of course nature’s way nursery. The material there is so reasonably priced. At around $100 each I had to pick up these two green JMs. The first one has 2” trunk and second one is 1.75”. The...

Just curious, I live in central eastern PA and we have had record breaking .... actually shattering amounts of rain. A lot of tree species near me are dying for various reasons, all somewhat besides the point. My point is this year I’m noticing almost 80/90% of maples near me seem to have some...

Hey guys, I have a nice unglazed pot I got from Jim Gillespie, I'm going to be selling it but would love to identify it first. I've checked resources and haven't found a match, looks a little tokoname to me. I'm also going to be selling a handmade forest pot on eBay, thought I'd offer it up...

I was searching "loblolly pine" on Instagram and saw a picture of Kathy shaner with an old loblolly pine bonsai. I'm having a rough time gathering info. If anyone knows how to reach her, if she makes herself available, I'd like to message her. Thanks

Hey guys, I purchased 6 loblolly pine plugs recently. They are only 7 or 8" tall. I bought trees specifically grown in 2" plugs because I have had awful luck buying bare root pines. I heeled them all in the same spot with bonsai soil until spring when I can pot them up individually and deal with...

I have illustrations but no photos of my way too common dilemma. When dealing with young pines I keep running into one or two large roots coming off the Taproot then nothing for a few inches. Illustration one. And the roots below the fat unsightly one aren't exactly perfect nebari but better...

Using this thread as a baby book for one of my favorite pine species. After 3 years of drooling and missing the boat on buying seeds, my pinus pungens came in the mail today. I have been wanting this species forever. A native of the Appalachian mtn from PA to ga, a twisted up rugged pine. They...

It's a quick pic of a "weed" in my landlords hedges. She thinks I'm weird already so I snapped fast and left. I hope the leaf is enough to identify. Had a bit of "fuzz" to it. Seems like there's a lot of variations to American elm so I'd like to be certain before I bug her to collect it. Thanks

Picked up a second pitch pine today and decided to seek help. The nebari on this one is good enough (for now) to skip the immediate air layer. I started with a baby chop maybe 20% off the apex, and shortened the dominant candles. I'm not looking to do any major trunk thickening this time...

Hey guys, I am really interested in collecting "experiences" you've had germinating bald cypress. I guess second hand successes are okay too, don't want to narrow it down too hard. There's one tree near me that has dropped cones and I collected all I could. Very few, maybe 3 of them have sunken...

Im returning from a b-nut hiatus / smoke break. Turns out I miss you guys. I promise to you use the ignore feature this time around to save myself some strife with a certain member. See you round the forum

Seeds, seedlings, saplings, cuttings, anything!!! someone sell me something or point me in the right direction! Sheffield seeds sells these guys at $17 a packet with $6 shipping. I just can't justify it. Really want to add this to my pinetum

My favorite bonsai trees have always been literati / bunjin. my favorite trees in nature have been much the same or narrow pencil staight cones. I respect and admire all types of bonsai but am wondering , .. am I cheating myself if I stick to the very specific style that I love. I don't want to...

Picked this up at all shapes bonsai today for 35 bucks. A chance to do some carving finally. I feel like some ramification of the branching and a new apex is all I need to have a decent tree. this first pic shows what I envision as the front and the second is the back. the backside shows the...

I am curious how many people on this site use vertical slices to widen the base of their trees. I do it to half my trees and it seems to good to be true. I haven't seen a ton of before and after photos online. Has anyone had a bad experience or permanent scarring with this method?

Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine) has always been near and dear to me as a local tree. It's a five needle which makes it unique and everything about its growth habit seems to make it completely unsuitable for bonsai. BUT what if it was used to make a 2.5 to 3 foot tall literati style bonsai?! I...