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Collected several years ago. Was originally a 5 clump tree but lost some of it as it was bare-rooted and put on a plane. I am leaning towards the front in pic below so the massive forked branch is minimized. It feels too heavy sometimes but then it has nice bark and gives the tree mass. I need...

One of my new native favorites. They seem to enjoy abuse. Found this one growing in a lava rock crevice a couple years ago. Have done a little minor work to let it recoop but its now getting shaggy.

I've got a couple cedar elms I collected in TX several years ago that had been doing very well here to my surprise. They held leaves on until almost the 3rd week of December this year and then we got about three weeks of freezing rain around Feb though the temps weren't much below freezing...

Hello. I've collected an assortment of Mt. Hemlock, Sub-alpine fir, and Engelmann spruce over the last few years that all have been allowed to sit untouched and recover for a minimum two years. My hemlocks and Engelmanns have pushed new growth each year but my sub-alpine firs only had new growth...

Dug a few of these last spring around late April and they grew well through summer. Now, I've got a couple of Noble firs that have put out new growth, but none of my alpines have started yet. Just wondering if anyone else has new growth since all my other species of trees are well into the...

Hello all. I recently found a nice JBP which is about 6 inches at the base and maybe 18" tall. Will post pic later. Anyhow, its still very raw material but has a really nice trunk. The previous owner had been growing it out for around 10 years in a large wood box about 24x18" and 12" deep and...

I recently picked up two large shore pines (p. contorta murrayana) from a nursery that had been collected from the mountains last spring that seem to be in good health. Since it was not a bonsai nursery the trees are still balled and burlapped in a giant container of mostly mulch and some sand...

Being relatively new to the NW area, I was wondering what kind of conifer species people here have had good success working with? I've found lots of info on ponderosas and larches, a fair amount on p. contorta and hemlocks, a little on douglas firs,pacific yew, and red cedar, and almost nothing...

Here it is after the first wiring attempt. I've not wired the smallest branches yet hoping they will increase in size and backbud a bit before wiring them downwards. It had been reduced by almost 50%, and needs to be worked to develop better taper at the top of the main trunk. I didn't want to...

Hello. I went to the Gifford Pinchot Nat. Forest last spring and got a couple of trees for free with the forest products permit, but had a hard time finding anything of much interest. Plenty of young ponderosas, hemlocks, firs, shore pines, to be found, but mostly just overgrown saplings. Anyone...

I've got a collected ponderosa with a large bulge near the top from a previous scar. I was hoping to air layer off the top just below the bulge as it would make for a nice trunk. I was wondering if anyone had success doing this with ponderosas and also about how long it took for roots to...

One of my bonsai books states grafts must go in the same direction as the tree trunk or branch its being grafted to. So if this is so, a seedling used to graft on with the apex pointing downwards could not be grafted to a trunk with the apex pointing upwards. But last week I saw an image...

I moved to the Northwest about a year ago from Texas and brought a couple of dormant collected cedar elms with me. I had these trees for 2 years in Texas and they were doing well. They really grew incredibly well here in the NW this season and pushed out growth well into the fall. So here it is...

If you are ever in Seattle don't leave w/out seeing this exhibit. This one blew me away and has to be my favorite. It's probably about 4' tall.

I collected some cedar elms a few years back. One had a good root system and the other barely anything but a few long roots with virtually no fine roots. When the following Spring came I repotted the one that had the good root system in a free draining mostly inorganic mix as most everyone...

I came across an interesting thread about bald cypress where trees of the same species from different areas of the country were being discussed as having more or less desirable characteristics than the other. It stands to reason to me that a species located in a different geographical area might...

Well here in TX we have had the worst drought in our recorded history and have broken many previous high temp records as well with no signs of relief in sight. I water 3 times a day and soil is drying between waterings and this is with most of them in the shade. So for those of you in the warmer...

I'll be moving to the Seattle area soon and have a large buttonwood that I don't want to part with and was hoping to find a temporary place for it while building a new home. Can anyone recommend any businesses or individuals with a greenhouse that I could talk with about doing this? Thanks.

I've read so many threads on this and other forums touting the superiority of pre-bonsai stock from good bonsai nursery's versus those obtained from general landscape nurseries or grown out from seedling. I don't want to continue that debate here with words, but instead would like to see pics...

For those of you living in Cedar elm country has anyone tried collecting these after Spring leaf out? I'll be moving soon and have access to thousands at my parent's property where they grow like weeds. I've had good success before bud break, but will not be around for this window next year and...

I just got a white pine planted in akadama, and I've never used this stuff before. How well does it drain? Wondering if I need to water daily as I do with my other pines planted in a granite/organic mix or if it retains water well enough to water less frequently?

Sorry I don't have actual pics (maybe tomorrow), but some of the leaves on one of my a. palmatums have started to curl at the points, especially the centermost point , almost 90 degrees along the leaf axis (shown with red line). I've had this happen before and it doesn't seem to hurt the tree...

Hundreds of green and red Japanese maples in 3-4" pots. 2 years old, and grown from seed in TX so possibly more heat tolerant than others you might find. Will trade for true cedars, pines, bougainvilleas, or anything else interesting. Don't want any tropicals though except bougies or...

This tree had a pretty rough start but has bounced back nicely with new growth. It was reduced from about 5' down to about 18". Just looking for some opinions on where to take it next. I'm planning to remove the small coiled root you see around the trunk once it's growth is more vigourous in a...

Dug this tree last spring, and have only replaced the heavy clay soil with a well draining agg. mix, started fertilizing, and pruning long new unwanted sprouts now that its more established. The first branch was accidentily broken off but has rebudded back. I realize it needs quite a bit of...