Picked up a 3 pack of Kishu Shimpaku yalls guy!

[Deleted member 49943]

I ordered 3 Kishu Shimpaku from bonsaify.com.

 

[Deleted member 49943]

I'm told the owner of that site is on here. He came highly recommended. Will update with pics once I receive them.

 

[Hartinez]

I'm told the owner of that site is on here. He came highly recommended. Will update with pics once I receive them.

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.

 

[RJG2]

Here's his YouTube. Plenty of videos working on these small juniper starts.

https://youtube.com/@Bonsaify?si=7XGPlVG2XcQ6Vc9y

 

[Deleted member 49943]

That's wild I actually watched his videos when I first got my shimpaku. Now I'm subbed. Thanks for the link.

 

[Deleted member 49943]

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?

 

[RJG2]

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?

I think he uses perlite and coco coir for growing out.

 

[Deleted member 49943]

I think he uses perlite and coco coir for growing out.

Liquid diet until fall, then transplant to bonsai mix in slightly larger pot. Something like a trade pot 1 gallon?

 

[August44]

Liquid diet until fall, then transplant to bonsai mix in slightly larger pot. Something like a trade pot 1 gallon?

Bigger

 

[Deleted member 49943]

Bigger

3 gallon?

 

[August44]

3 gallon?

Maybe cut down a bit but yes, or plant in ground.

 

[leatherback]

Kishu Shimpaku

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.

www.bonsainut.com

So shimpaku is just the overarching label, with kishu being the intended variety.
sorry about that.

 

[leatherback]

Liquid diet until fall, then transplant to bonsai mix in slightly larger pot. Something like a trade pot 1 gallon?

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.

 

[roberthu]

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.

 

[Deleted member 49943]

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.

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.

 

[roberthu]

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.

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?

 

[Deleted member 49943]

I'd return for a code. He has great plants. Mine are settling in nicely.

 

[Eric Schrader]

Since I'm lurking - "HighFive"

 

[Deleted member 49943]

as always I will make a new post showing how awsome they look.

 

[roberthu]

Since I'm lurking - "HighFive"

Just placed another order