Mwar15 6 Year JBP Entry

[mwar15]

Ordered my seeds. More to come later

 

[mwar15]

Ok, I decided with a a week or so of 50+ degree temps I should get started.

about 100+/- I will soak them until tomorrow.

 

[mwar15]

In a ziplock for a month or so after 2days soaking.

 

[mwar15]

Probably the most exciting picture ever. After 1 month in the fridge. Bonsai soil and then sprinkle organic topsoil on top.

 

[mwar15]

I have germination! About 6 weeks

 

[mwar15]

I pulled up 30 of the seedlings cut them around the red strip on the trunk with a razor blade. I then let them soak in a water homex solution. I then put them back in the Anderson flat in a hole and squeezed soil around them. I then did 20 cutting the same way dipped in the water/homex solution then dipped in the homex powder and back in the Anderson flat. Well see how it goes. I did a similar process for some white pines earlier in the year and only lost 3 out of 20.

 

[mwar15]

Here are the ones that are cuttings


I think shade and small pots has attributed to the slow growth.
Few more none cuttings


Big fan of grow bags

I have planted a handful of pairs close to each other in hopes they fuse together and create a mother daughter type composition

 

[River's Edge]

Here are the ones that are cuttings
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I think shade and small pots has attributed to the slow growth.
Few more none cuttings
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Big fan of grow bags
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I have planted a handful of pairs close to each other in hopes they fuse together and create a mother daughter type composition

You will have another opportunity to create Mother Daughter compositions by retaining low branches later in development and wiring accordingly. Have fun!

 

[mwar15]

I decided to try some of the non cutting grown ones with exposed roots. I tried 2 with pond baskets and one in just a cut pot. I did 5 in just tall pots. I ran out of my larger soil so this will be it for a while.

these are 4”x14” tree pots

 

[mwar15]

A few of these died, so I made some more and put some rocks under them.

 

[mwar15]

Did some wiring and cleanup on three that are still alive

 

[mwar15]

Two that I did over rocks. Threw some more wire on. They aren’t any that I did in the tall pots

 

[JeffS73]

Sorry to hear tall ones didn't make it. Do you know what happened?

 

[mwar15]

Sorry to hear tall ones didn't make it. Do you know what happened?

The tall ones made it, the 3 I chose early on are still growing

 

[mwar15]

#3-Wired up the new apex. The other 2 sacrifice branches will be cut in a couple years.
#2-just cut the sacrifice branches.

#1-before and after. Cut the sacrifice branches and wired the other ones.

 

[mwar15]

Two that I did over rocks. Threw some more wire on. They aren’t any that I did in the tall pots
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Repotted this one today. To keep it in order this is “redrock” It has some potential. I may eventually try and make this a shohin

 

[mwar15]

#3
I’m a big fan of @Eric Schrader youtube videos. I have been using them as a roadmap

 

[mwar15]

Two that I did over rocks. Threw some more wire on. They aren’t any that I did in the tall pots
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This is the repot. For the purpose of the contest I potted this up. In the real world, I would have stuck it in the ground. I’ll probably try and make this a shohin

 

[mwar15]

A few of these died, so I made some more and put some rocks under them.
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Nice roots over the rock but not very big. I think 2 years is too short. 3+ years is at least the minimum for the roots

 

[mwar15]

Still going, not going to submit any trees as non of them are in finished pots yet. Still growing. Will update yearly