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    Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei) Experiment

    Im sure you could do something funky with it but I would be careful though, they're extremely prone to crown gall which can really mess up the trunk and kill off shoots. I would still give it a go, it looks like its got a decent trunk to it! Just make sure to sterilize your tools before and after ;)
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    Texas Juniper Yamadori

    That third one is super cool! I would personally try for that one but theyre all pretty much winners in my books. Not sure how well Ashe junipers react to being dug though, keep us updated on it!
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    I dug up a thorny beast...what is it???

    That thing looks vicious!! My guess is a Pyracantha, those things are straight evil but can be really cool subjects.
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    Pick a front exposed root contorted quince

    Definitely side A has more interesting roots than B, looks like a fun project!
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    Kojo no mai wiring

    Throw it into a nice shallower round pot and it'll be lookin pretty! the movement is nice in the trunk too! but the stub just above the second branch is too much from that side, it doesn't taper very smoothly. (I also think it would look good with just the first branch and nothing else but thats...
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    Maple with bark worms?

    Looks like fly larvae to me, the way its black head sinks back into the body is the main giveaway. Looks like a sliver of wood stuck in its body vs an actual head that a borer would have. I don't know of any of the fly species that's gonna attack a maple under the bark or attack a maple in...
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    Cryptomeria japonica Black Dragon

    They air layer easy and fast too, cuttings take pretty good as well. I usually air layer later in the spring but you could probably get away with it earlier in your area. As for cuttings I find I just stick them whenever as long as its before fall and they root, just not sure if the cuttings...
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    Procumbens problem? Yes or no?

    how often do you water it? Not sure if its the photo but the surface of the soil looks like its kinda swampy, as if its holding too much moisture or if there is still a fair bit of organics in the pot.
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    The Shohin Tree Thread

    Here's a few that haven't suffered as bad from so much rain and heat here, a honeysuckle in a pink unknown Japanese pot A kiwi vine in an American pot (still looking for who made it) A cotoneaster in a misfired Japanese, And two negari barberry in Ashley Keller pots.
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    Shohin Norwegian Spruce

    I usually prune back once the new growth hardens off if I'm reducing or I'll pinch the new growth for refinement. If you pinch, you sometimes get a second flush of growth but I only work with white spruce so I can only speak for that species haha. Not to mention its throwing some healthy growth...
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    What would you do?

    I would grab all the yew that you can carry, the rhodo and if you can lift the boulevard cypress, I take it too. But in reality the best ones to go for are the yew since theyre the only ones I see that have potential to dig
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    Hawthorns

    I've never tried Hawthorns but they shouldn't be too hard since they sprout in the wild like crazy. I usually just stratify my other seeds naturally over the winter but I'm sure you could soak them in warm water then plant them and see some sprouting. Maybe cool them for a month? since you're in...
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    Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)

    Give it a shake to get some of those leaves out! lol and they'll push green buds and the new leaves usually come out green with some red then get darker as they harden off depending on the variety.
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    Rhododendron "Amy Cotta"

    I have one that I'm training in the ground, it back buds well but I haven't tried hard chopping too much. Leaves dont reduce much either but I still think it will work for a larger tree. I also prune them with my other azaleas but not 100% sure how similar they respond.
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    Poor uncared for Stones sitting on the bench

    I always cut the bases flat but that's because I'm useless at getting fine details to make stands lol or I put them in pots with substrate. I like that tall one with the tapered point!
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    Trunk Chopping DAS?

    Nope but I know Black spruce do well as bonsai. But if you're hunting for yamadori, I dont see why either one wouldn't work if the material is pretty sweet. All three species of natives have short needles too.
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    Trunk Chopping DAS?

    White spruce is the most common around my parts but I've had success with Serbian spruce nursery stock due to both of them having a smaller needle size, both backbud really well. Harry Harrington has some good info regarding DAS here and Ryan Neil has done a lot of work with spruce too. I have...
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    Trunk Chopping DAS?

    Maybe they would but from what I've seen others do is take it slowly with working them and limit the chops. I work with regular white spruces and they respond well but something about the dwarf Albertas just give up the ghost easier. Probably just because of the health of them though. But If the...
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    Japanese White Pine "Arakawa"????

    Yes but beware of the grafts on them, the bark doesn't match up very well. Mine slowly became a landscape tree after the graft union got more and more noticeable but otherwise a really cool type of JWP
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    Sulfur VS Copper on Prunus mume

    Sorry I had the wrong copper down, my mistake, the one I was thinking of was copper calcium which is used on controlling fruit diseases in prunus in orchards, But I didn't realize that apricots in general were so susceptible. Good to know for future reference since no one in my area has a lot of...
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    China trip, can I ship back?

    Importing plants would be very tough due to the amount of quarantines and certificates you would need to have. The best bet would be to find a grower in china who has a quarantine in place that meets the US customs and USDA standards then work from there. I know up here its fairly easy to import...
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    Sulfur VS Copper on Prunus mume

    Generally I use sulfur as a dormant spray (sulfur) to control insects and copper to control fungus, but I would usually use copper sprays through the season. I haven't heard of copper spraying burning the flowers but sulfur as a dormant spray will for sure burn it once it starts to open its...
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    My first and only JBP in central Texas

    I can see a nice exposed root with a nice twisted compact trunk! nice starting material. Whats the soil like? because that is the biggest factor I find with pines is drainage and proper watering techniques. I would maybe think about getting it into a little larger container to get some real...
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    Something is wrong

    Keep it cool unless it keeps dropping in temperature but its supposed to warm up a bit so its not so bitter out this week. Is that an Ume?
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    Is it one of Tuber species?

    @TN_Jim It looks like it but Gall insects dont lay eggs on non organic matter like stones or Irrigation lines, It was my first thought too lol
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