RMJ straight from Utah

[Jaberwky17]

I got word I'd be getting some collected RMJ when family came to town this month. I've been pretty excited and looking forward to it. I asked for pictures of these little guys that have been nursery cared for a few years but she forgot, so I've been imagining. Maybe some smallish yamadori like this:


Today was the day, and after hugs and hellos I made sure I used the word "tree" in a sentence. "Oh yeah, I brought you trees", she said. Cue fake smile and suppressed dismay. Oh, she brought a couple of little guys, all right. Collected 5 years ago and living in tall sleeves to grow long roots. AAAAHHHH HAHH AHAHAHA HA HAH A hahhh.....

It's a wonderful thought, and I now have a pair of youthful legacies that traveled over 1,500 miles just for me. Still funny, though.

 

[october]

You know, even though it will be a long time before these will become bonsai. There is some potential. Here is what you can do. In a year or 2, after these become established, growing well and healthy. I would twist them up. I do not know if you are familiar with the process. See the link I have posted below. After you wire these, under good growing conditioning, you could have something shohin size, but relatively nice in a short time. Basically, the whole process will be around 7 years or so. If you do not do this twisting yamadori styling, you are looking at about 12 years plus for it to become something in the way of a bonsai.

Here is the link.

Rob

http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthr...le-Junipers&highlight=yamadori+style+junipers

 

[amkhalid]

That first tree is mine, collected by a member of this forum (wireme) and it ain't that small

Those don't even really look like RMJ although it is a bit hard to tell. Maybe Utah juniper.

Well at least we all understand that, to the normal and sane non-bonsai folks, a tree is a tree

Gotta love October - always knows how to see the glass half full! You're the man! Although my humble suggestion... if you are starting from scratch like that, start with something with better foliage characteristics, such as a variety of chinensis.

 

[Vance Wood]

You know, even though it will be a long time before these will become bonsai. There is some potential. Here is what you can do. In a year or 2, after these become established, growing well and healthy. I would twist them up. I do not know if you are familiar with the process. See the link I have posted below. After you wire these, under good growing conditioning, you could have something shohin size, but relatively nice in a short time. Basically, the whole process will be around 7 years or so. If you do not do this twisting yamadori styling, you are looking at about 12 years plus for it to become something in the way of a bonsai.

Here is the link.

Rob

http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthr...le-Junipers&highlight=yamadori+style+junipers

All of that may be true but there is no price you can put on the love and effort of those close to you. You should rejoice in that and be exceedingly glad you have family that loves you enough to gather up their little offerings, hoping to please you, even though they probably have not a clue about what floats your boat.

 

[Jaberwky17]

bingo

All of that may be true but there is no price you can put on the love and effort of those close to you. You should rejoice in that and be exceedingly glad you have family that loves you enough to gather up their little offerings, hoping to please you, even though they probably have not a clue about what floats your boat.

That is EXACTLY it. Like I said - 1,500 miles just for me. The next step is to casually introduce the REAL stuff and maybe next year there could be something else that finds its way.

 

[edprocoat]

All of that may be true but there is no price you can put on the love and effort of those close to you. You should rejoice in that and be exceedingly glad you have family that loves you enough to gather up their little offerings, hoping to please you, even though they probably have not a clue about what floats your boat.

Spoken like a true gentleman Mr. Wood, I would expect no less from you. It is a blessing that people care enough to try. LOl, I should post the "Bonsai" my neice bought me a year ago, shamefully I have not even tried it yet.

ed

 

[Vance Wood]

Spoken like a true gentleman Mr. Wood, I would expect no less from you. It is a blessing that people care enough to try. LOl, I should post the "Bonsai" my neice bought me a year ago, shamefully I have not even tried it yet.

ed

I appressiate that, keep that in mind the next time I make a perfect ass of my self, something I most surely will do at some point.

 

[Jaberwky17]

Well dip my skinny

Those don't even really look like RMJ although it is a bit hard to tell. Maybe Utah juniper.

She said she was bringing RMJ or Utah Juniper but wasn't sure she had any Utah. I assumed it was RMJ. I found an ID spike in the container that says "Juniperus Osteo".

Utah it is. Good catch.