Picked up a 3 pack of Kishu Shimpaku yalls guy!

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Metairiematthew said:
I'm told the owner of that site is on here. He came highly recommended. Will update with pics once I receive them.
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Yup. Those are from @Eric Schrader . You made a great choice ordering from him. He’s got a great business, but that is second to the fact that his horticulture and bonsai knowledge is on point. So im sure those tree starts are very healthy.
 
That's wild I actually watched his videos when I first got my shimpaku. Now I'm subbed. Thanks for the link.
 
Arrived on time packed well beautiful healthy plants. So I guess I just keep them in the tall pots until fall? Eric Schrader is the medium just straight up pearlite?
 

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RJG2 said:
I think he uses perlite and coco coir for growing out.
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Liquid diet until fall, then transplant to bonsai mix in slightly larger pot. Something like a trade pot 1 gallon?
 
Metairiematthew said:
Kishu Shimpaku
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ehm.. Are these not 2 different varieties?

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Kishu or Shimpaku?

I got these unidentified Juniper whips from a club member. He thought they were Kishu, but they look like regular Shimpaku to me. Any ideas? I twisted them both up, and am going to ground-grow once the weather cools down.
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So shimpaku is just the overarching label, with kishu being the intended variety.
sorry about that.
 
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Metairiematthew said:
Liquid diet until fall, then transplant to bonsai mix in slightly larger pot. Something like a trade pot 1 gallon?
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Does not have to be liquid of course.

I try to not overpot trees too much. I think slowly increasing potsize step by step is better than jumping lots.
The first repot will be important to also organize the roots, and not just dump it into a bigger pot.
 
I just order a 5-pack. Will be putting them in 2-gallon pots this fall with commercial potting mix and fert the living daylight of them. Hopefully in 10 years I have some shohin materials to work with.
 
roberthu said:
I just order a 5-pack. Will be putting them in 2-gallon pots this fall with commercial potting mix and fert the living daylight of them. Hopefully in 10 years I have some shohin materials to work with.
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I'm looking at 3 gallon fabric pots half filled. Should give me the right shape root mass. I was thinking promix with extra pumice 1/3 atleast.
 
Metairiematthew said:
I'm looking at 3 gallon fabric pots half filled. Should give me the right shape root mass. I was thinking promix with extra pumice 1/3 atleast.
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Good call on the air pots! I have some too but they are too small around quart size...
I am wondering if Bonsaify has any long standing discount codes? I got a 10% off for my first order but I feel most sites like this have some codes for returning customers?
 
I'd return for a code. He has great plants. Mine are settling in nicely.
 
as always I will make a new post showing how awsome they look.
 
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