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You could also lay it on its side and make a raft out of it.

Rule of law fading. The Constitution ignored. Will U.S. survive?

If you're reading the beginner info on this site, that's good. Consider that this tree is a fun start, but will take a considerable amount of time to be able to work it as a bonsai. Read more. Look at good bonsai here and in person. Join the Sacramento club (https://sacbonsaiclub.com/) ...

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I have collected similar sized Taxus that sprouted new growth for three years running before dying with no root growth. They can fool you with energy left in the trunk. Hopefully you will be luckier than me.

Fireblight. Sold one and lost the rest.

As @NaoTK describes, fall collecting is situation and climate specific. It also can depend on the species collected. I've done fall collecting of Ponderosa pines in the Rockies because of the spring snow issue mentioned above. I've done fall collecting of Quercus agrifolia in California...

black lava, small acadama, decorative gravel

In summer it's hard for us to find decent looking moss, so we substitute some type of top dressing.

I would think crepe myrtle would work well for you. They certainly take the heat, but do wilt if they don't get enough water.

I find the base quirky, not objectionable. I'd work with it.

Fresno fall sale coming up November 15, 10 am to 4 pm, Clovis Senior Center.

Squirrels rarely transmit rabies but it can happen. Out here we're more concerned with plague from their fleas, particularly ground squirrels.

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I would do it all at once.

Well your first job will be to get it out of the ground and potted up. I haven't worked with a willow oak. I would collect it late winter/early spring. You'll probably need a reciprocating saw to cut major roots maybe 18 inches or so from the trunk. If it has a major tap root you'll need to...

Excellent! I have one that hasn't yet. Thought I might be expecting too much for a jacaranda in a pot.

Have you gotten this to bloom yet?

End of summer cutback for my tall boxwood. Yes, I have trees other than boxwoods but each of these takes the better part of a day to cut back. I think this is the last one. Before: After

The Clark Bonsai Museum at the Shinzen Garden, Woodward Park, Fresno CA, will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary on October 11, 2025. Please join us for a fun day of bonsai activities! Sale material, demo's, tours, and more. https://clarkbonsaimuseum.org/

Yes, I repot starting in December, continuing through February. Perhaps more extreme climate than BN's SoCal, but still haven't seen a hard freeze since I moved here. We teach beginning bonsai classes at the Clark Bonsai Museum once a month, all year. We use 1 gal junipers and small...

It works better to use Google search and include "bonsainut" as a term. "bonsai soil bonsainut"

Any long extensions cut back to a pair of leaves - leaves side to side instead of top and bottom if possible. Anything growing toward the interior. Thin out top most, middle next, bottom less to let light get inside. Take off lignified limbs that are too straight for too long.

End of summer cutback on this single trunk boxwood. Before After What left the tree

End of summer cut back on this boxwood clump. Before After Remains