Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Started putting trees on benches.
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milehigh_7
Mister 500,000
Okay so I didn't take any pics of the actual plants... Been a long day but I will show you all! I went to a nursery in Tucson where they let me wander the grow area. There happened to be a bunch of Red Elf Pyrocantha in 5-gals that had grown into the ground. I picked up one that had a 2" base! Also picked up some other desert natives. I will post all the desert natives I am working with soon. I think these will be game-changers for those of us in the heat! One I am most excited about is Celtis pallida (spiny desert hackberry). Wait till you see these little guys! They basically grow like bonsai with no help.
Here's the obligatory pic lol
Here's the obligatory pic lol
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
If one strips in the garage, would the dollar bill tips come?
BillsBayou
Chumono
Today I placed an order for shipping bags that should (read: IT BETTER) fit the large flat rate USPS priority mailing box. A friend moved to Pennsylvania and wants me to ship him my bonsai soil. I suspect I'll regret adding mail-order to my business.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
BillsBayou
Chumono
What's the shipping cost for a tree? I've never done that before.
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
Check out pirateship.com, it has cut my shipping costs by more than half and is a totally free service.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Using Pirate ship helps. For BCs small $40-$60 med $60-$90 large $90-$150
leatherback
The Treedeemer
That is just for the box, shipping NOT included?
Whoa
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
15 box pack. It a little over $5 per box.
milehigh_7
Mister 500,000
I shipped hundreds of large flat rate boxes of DE about 5 years ago in trash bags. Worked like a charm.
PerryB
Shohin
Repotting season has begun!
Sifted 10 gallons of pumice, added black lava, akadama, and coco coir: 10: 1: 4: 2.
Then up-potted 3 princess persimmons that I was given in October. I suspected they were root bound and I was right. No root disturbance at all; just 3" plastic pots < 6" pond baskets.
Sifted 10 gallons of pumice, added black lava, akadama, and coco coir: 10: 1: 4: 2.
Then up-potted 3 princess persimmons that I was given in October. I suspected they were root bound and I was right. No root disturbance at all; just 3" plastic pots < 6" pond baskets.
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PerryB
Shohin
Not sure if that is what you did but slip potting is not recommended. There is a high probability you have created circling roots. Always work the roots like the rest of the tree they need to be developed. Also loosening the rootball allow for better integration in the new soil.
PerryB
Shohin
Everyone (here on Bnut and in my regional club) has told me not to work on Princess Persimmon except in August! The one exception is that I'm told Julian Adams
repots in January. My club member friend who gave these to me said that he thought I would be OK doing this as long as I didn't touch the roots.
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Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
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Mike Corazzi
Masterpiece
Another ....grr.... repot of juniper.
Again with big wind resistant rock.
Not much root reduction but not much had grown. Tree was in a HEAVY pot
...again. And not wired in very good. 
NO MOVEMENT now!!
MUCH thinning in a month or so. I don't mind trimming and thinning
I have a bit of experience with thinning.
Now done with the HARD ones. Whew. Next can be the ....little.... trees.
Again with big wind resistant rock.
Not much root reduction but not much had grown. Tree was in a HEAVY pot
...again. And not wired in very good. NO MOVEMENT now!!
MUCH thinning in a month or so. I don't mind trimming and thinning
I have a bit of experience with thinning.
Now done with the HARD ones. Whew. Next can be the ....little.... trees.
MeDupree
Mame
You can guess what I'm doing and ending with the word squirrels...spring is here euonymus buds are gone 
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19Mateo83
Masterpiece
I am experimenting with thread grafts and BC knees. 
Also, I got my princess persimmon, Japanese maple and trident maple seedlings outside and protected with bird netting.
Also, I got my princess persimmon, Japanese maple and trident maple seedlings outside and protected with bird netting.
