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Redwood Ryan

Redwood Ryan

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After taking a few months off, I'm ready to come back to the hobby. While I don't currently have any trees, I still frequent this forum.

So if you're looking to get rid of your ficus, let me know and I'll pay whatever crazy demands you request.
 
You sold the really sweet ficus you scored on FB auctions then. Wow...well welcome back.

Pondering if you would be happier with non-tropical trees? Have you ever done trees that weren't tropical? Just curious...gerbil maybe stumbling on his wheel. But...just tossing it out there.
 
Cadillactaste said:
You sold the really sweet ficus you scored on FB auctions then. Wow...well welcome back. Pondering if you would be happier with non-tropical trees?
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There's a chance, but I'm not a gambling man. I didn't get out of the hobby because of the trees I was growing. I love working with ficus, and part of the fun was trying to figure out how to get my ficus to grow healthy and happy.
 
I would be happy to send you cutting off my Tiger Bark this spring to get you something to mess with for free.
I have to agree w/Caddy that being in Virginia...
 
There is much needed said here- I refrain






Good luck finding ficus again
 
If you say so - you seem to bounce and never be happy with what you have. Over the years you have never kept the same tree collection, It just seems you like the idea of bonsai but do not stick with it. I see you buy some really great tree's and then you sell them shortly after. I've grown tropical and done it very well indoors and outdoors and i'm in Virginia. It just seems your not sure really what you want. There's nothing wrong with selling stock as I have sold 4 tree's this year I was not very happy with. The Idea is to get a tree and take it to the next lvl over the next few years to a lifetime. I just see a lot of post of yours like this.
 
I do have one that I plan on selling in the near future. I'll get some photos of it tonight and post them. It's a Ficus Retusa with about a 6 -7 inch base and 10 - 12 inches tall. I really wanted to let it develop a bit more before selling it but I'd be willing to let it go earlier since it's you.
 
Microscopic said:
I refuse to welcome you back Ryan... since you never left :)

Now I feel bad to have bought your tools. If you would like to buy it back at a discount from what I paid (but a bit dirtier), I'll sell it back.

Well... that didn't take long lol.
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LOL technically yes...but having a tree on one's bench is a more welcoming feeling don't ya think.

Ryan...it always seemed to me that the pests got the best of you. Maybe that wasn't the case. But when I think of you...I think of past frustration you had with them. Which is why I mentioned native trees. I've less aphids and such on the trees that are colder dormant going trees.
If I wasn't against adding more tropicals to what I have...I would have snagged that ficus. Man...It was sweet. Did a member here get it or was it sold off at a FB auction?
 
So the thing about me is that I'm OCD. Ever since brain surgery, I've been OCD, with my obsession being germs.

Long story, you can check it out on my blog (dslryan.com), but I let the OCD control the things I do and the things I enjoy. I'm trying to battle it back and "face my fears."

I did have a couple trees I had for years, but again the OCD got the better part of me.

As to that Royal Ficus, it went to a friend down the road from me, as did just about all of my trees. If I ever want to see them I can just head on over to his place.
 
Redwood Ryan said:
So the thing about me is that I'm OCD. Ever since brain surgery, I've been OCD, with my obsession being germs.

Long story, you can check it out on my blog (dslryan.com), but I let the OCD control the things I do and the things I enjoy. I'm trying to battle it back and "face my fears."

I did have a couple trees I had for years, but again the OCD got the better part of me.

As to that Royal Ficus, it went to a friend down the road from me, as did just about all of my trees. If I ever want to see them I can just head on over to his place.
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Totally grasp the OCD. There are different forms of it. I did go look at your blog. I have OCD. Not of germs. And the test you showed an example of would drive me nuts. Attention to detail. How my eggs are used in an egg crate. If my husband uses the kitchen and uses an egg out of context I have to set it right before I can take an egg from the carton. I've gotten better about some things. Being a mom and putting the kids first helped me to a degree.

But I have rehung tab top curtains in a rental cabin if one tab mistakenly never made the rod. My pillows have to sit a certain way on the couch. I have a friend who turns things changing the way they sit and times me on how soon I catch on if I leave the room and come back in.

My biggest hangup with bonsai...can I repot at the exact potting angle it was before repot!?! When removing the wire...replacing it will I get it remotely the same if the branch didn't hold!?! But I'm coaching myself at with time under my belt...if it's not the same then it has to be better. Because we grow in our journey.

A link explains the different faucets of OCD. Yours is but just one. I'm sure frustrating. My son's friend was like you. His mom bought him a horse and he barrel races now. And it has helped him with the need to constantly wash his hands. It took years...but he's not near as bad. So don't give up hope...maybe bonsai can be what gets you over a huge hurtle. Making it possibly less of a drive and one you can feel you have control over to a degree.

My husband ditched the tea kettle because I kept calling the neighbor to check on it when I left the house. When I do my hair is have a routine so I know I unplugged the curling iron. Because most curling iron fires start from curling irons with a automatic shut off malfunctioning. My father in law used to work fire restoration. I never run the dryer even if I have to run to the bus stop. Only if I'm home. I like to see if I can find the entire alphabet on a purchased item's container. I have quirks...but I've learned to let the dishes sit in the sink to spend the time with my kids before they go to bed...and stuff like that.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...pulsive-disorder/symptoms-causes/dxc-20245951
 
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Redwood Ryan said:
So the thing about me is that I'm OCD. Ever since brain surgery, I've been OCD, with my obsession being germs.

Long story, you can check it out on my blog (dslryan.com), but I let the OCD control the things I do and the things I enjoy. I'm trying to battle it back and "face my fears."

I did have a couple trees I had for years, but again the OCD got the better part of me.

As to that Royal Ficus, it went to a friend down the road from me, as did just about all of my trees. If I ever want to see them I can just head on over to his place.
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I don't know if this is OCD but when I do mechanic work on my bikes I will literally sit down and do nothing else until all the components work perfectly. Had a shop that sold me a new bike with some inherent problems that drove me insane. I don't even want to think about all the hours I wasted turning the cranks and shifting the gears just because it felt "off" haha. Thankfully its all sorted out now and my mechanic skills are a bit better.

Several years ago I worked for a knife dealer and helped them do consignment. I got bit by the bug and for a time became pretty engrossed in the knife hobby. To justify some of the expensive knives in my collection I would tell myself that they were functional tools that I used (not really, a decent $30 pocket knife would do the same job as a $400 one unless I was a professional cardboard box cutter). A part of that was having a sharp edge. Boy...I can't tell you how much steel I ground off and some blades that I ruined. Because my technique was initially poor I would keep resharpening ultimately ruining the bezels and thickening them. I would do this for hours and hours on end and immediately after the knife was used sharpen it again. Pretty sure I was OCD then. My freehand sharpening skills did improve substantially over time though. I can do a damn good job now if I say so myself. Where you can pluck out your hair and whittle it with a knife. Of since I kinda got out of the hobby and keep a fairly small collection. I tend to carry slipjoints and barlows now too for simplicity and utility.
 
Cadillactaste said:
I never run the dryer even if I have to run to the bus stop.
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That is just Good Common, Safe Sense... :)

Cadillactaste said:
I like to see if I can find the entire alphabet on a purchased item's container.
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Now that is Cool, no I am not OCD, but I will definitely give that a try!

Cadillillactaste, Thank you for you open honesty, it helps others to better understand. The Human Mind and it's working is fascinating. To quote Robert Fulagram from (Everything you need to know you learned in kindergarten) "Our Minds are as different on the inside as each person appears on the outside" something like that... but it is so true
 
The thing that people don't understand about OCD is that we have no control over it, to an extent. I know that my OCD fears don't logically make sense, but it's the "what if" that drives me to act on my compulsions.

Most people don't notice my OCD, and I'm a perfectly functional member of society, I just like things to be clean and up to my standards to keep my OCD in check. Just little brain surgery side effects.
 
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