M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Oh yeah! You started working at a nursery. How do you like it? More work than you thought huh? Lots to do at those places but when I worked at one I enjoyed it.
Dalmat
Shohin
This amn thread is started to cost me some $$.
Been to another nursery than before, pick this one on draft for my team.
Let me open it up a bit for you, top dirt is cleaned away.
Been to another nursery than before, pick this one on draft for my team.
Let me open it up a bit for you, top dirt is cleaned away.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
What variety is it? All of the ones I seem to find are basically pin cushions.
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
Looks like Pumilio, but its hard to tell. Good tree with good posibilities.
Dalmat
Shohin
This one was without the label but all the rest in the nursery were pumilios. In the test half are pumilio and other half mughus
And here is the one for junior team, pumilio for sure.
Joedes3
Shohin
I've had this for 2 years.
bonsaiBlake
Chumono
I love it. Ive always been one who cant handle being at a desk. Its probably the best job I've ever had truth be told. And it's definitely more work than I imagined.
An average day involves 3-4hrs of watering every morning. then its moving around product, repotting shrubs and trees, maybe some sales here and there. I think I may have found my niche. I'm never going to stop bonsai, but I would rather own a generic nursery who also caters to bonsai artists, instead of working towards owning or starting my own bonsai garden.(the PAC NW is already saturated with gardens and pro artists) I really enjoy propagating so maybe being a producer of high quality prebonsai is in my stars. . . who knows.
What kind of nursery did you work at?
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
It was a landscape nursery. They had 40 acres of spruces and pines in the ground. I dug the large ones out with a tree spade and dug all of the smaller ones out by hand. I delivered and planted trees. I also potted bare root fruit tree stock when it came in every spring. I manicured Christmas trees with a machete and lots more.
bonsaiBlake
Chumono
oh jeez that's a lot. I've been a little hesitant to mention it on here. . . . but I'm crazy good at topiary apparently. I'll snap some pictures tomorrow. But I can do spirals, levels, little puff balls, I haven't tried a dog or giraffe yet but i'm pretty sure I could nail it. lol
I haven't gotten to go out to it yet but the bosses(he has a masters in hort. his wife a masters in bio both of them easily in their 60's) have a 25acre farm with five 100'x60' green houses and tons of stuff growing in the ground. He said hes going to take me out there one of these days so I can rummage through the old stock they have.
I haven't gotten to go out to it yet but the bosses(he has a masters in hort. his wife a masters in bio both of them easily in their 60's) have a 25acre farm with five 100'x60' green houses and tons of stuff growing in the ground. He said hes going to take me out there one of these days so I can rummage through the old stock they have.
Joedes3
Shohin
More 
Joedes3
Shohin
Vance has me hooked
Joedes3
Shohin
One more
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Well that's a good thing. As long as you're hooked on trees.
Joedes3
Shohin
Vance:
When can I cut the 2 inch stubs I leave after trimming? Any thoughts on further action on any of these trees? Or this one? Thanks Joedes
When can I cut the 2 inch stubs I leave after trimming? Any thoughts on further action on any of these trees? Or this one? Thanks Joedes
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
How long ago did you cut the branches off. I left my stubs on a year to be sure.
Vance will be off the grid for a while. Left the reservation. His two week stint in the haha hotel has come around again this year. He'll be back all fresh and full of piss and vinegar.
Vance will be off the grid for a while. Left the reservation. His two week stint in the haha hotel has come around again this year. He'll be back all fresh and full of piss and vinegar.
Joedes3
Shohin
I cut them a year ago.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Take them off if you don't plan using them for a jin. They have served their purpose. The trees look a lot nicer without the unsightly things but are a necessary evil for a year.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Here's another! I got this a week or so ago. Regular Mugo. All of these Mugos are going down to see Vance with me. I know what I want to do with them but he will be the guy to tell me if I'm right. Plus I can say I have trees that Vance Wood himself worked on.
