Winter Boredom: What's the Cure??
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Omono
I use an app called "onX Hunt" which shows property lines and who is the landowner. I tested it while driving around an area where the road passes between public and private land and it is very accurate. I used that app to find out who owned the land I was hunting on where I found a tree I wanted to collect and was able to get permission to collect.
BobbyLane
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im not recommending anything, just saying what i do, in my micro climate.
i prune, i wire i do all sorts over winter, i slip pot, i repot whatever. im looking forward to seeing my trees without leaves, im looking forward to seeing if what i did over the summer was worthwhile, if my trees have improved, moved forward etc. thats what its all about re deciduous trees at least, you work them over the spring and summer in order to improve the winter image.
its a shame that so many only see winter as a time to tuck everything away, when really one should be appreciating all the work thats been put in.
its also a good time to work conifers, take progression photos, record your work and efforts.
this elm had a slight issue with spidermites, i think it needs repotting but for this tree that will wait until spring, i think the spidermite issue set it back a bit in terms of more ramification. quite a few branches were stripped of leaves at the tips.but its set all its buds for the spring at least. this is an image from last winter when it was last wired....at leaf drop i will look at it again and see if the the insect attack had much impact on the previous winter image, this tree looks best at leaf drop, why would i hide it away
i know for sure that the lower left branch has thickened quite considerably, as it was left to run. in the progression thread one will see how much girth was achieved in one growing season.
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Eckhoffw
Masterpiece
Hell yeah!What about learning to make pots? That isn’t weather dependent.
As for me, I am going to have a knee replacement in early January so I will be sitting around moaning and feeling sorry for myself this winter.
going to take a community Ed ceramics class to get back into wheel throwing. I would think even with a bum knee you could
Turn some pots on an electric wheel, or hand build methods!
amcoffeegirl
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Build a bench like his.
You can work in the garage or basement.
In the yard if it’s nice.
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You can work in the garage or basement.
In the yard if it’s nice.
Bonsai Bench
Hello All, Took a lot longer than I thought (mostly due to rain) and much more expensive, but I've learnt a good bit for bench #2 in the future and very happy with the result. I think it looks great, should last a very long time and functions as expected. Here's my bonsai bench I built, mostly...
Dav4
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Soooooooooo.... winter MIGHT have come a bit early here in N. GA last night...
Also, fwiw, our climate here is mild enough where we can work and wire pines and junipers almost all winter long with minimal precautions
River's Edge
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Winter is milder in my location as well! I am able to wire and style conifers with minimal difficulty. Sifting soil components takes a fair amount of time for the number of repots in the spring! Grafting season starts in February/March for my pines under development and then directly into repotting in March/April.
I often hear it helps to have lots of trees to work on! Well it depends! With a small nursery ( approx 350 trees) it sometimes keeps one up nights. My goal is to reduce numbers to a private collection of 25-30 by age 75.
I often hear it helps to have lots of trees to work on! Well it depends! With a small nursery ( approx 350 trees) it sometimes keeps one up nights. My goal is to reduce numbers to a private collection of 25-30 by age 75.
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Chumono
Build a bench like his.
Bonsai Bench
Hello All, Took a lot longer than I thought (mostly due to rain) and much more expensive, but I've learnt a good bit for bench #2 in the future and very happy with the result. I think it looks great, should last a very long time and functions as expected. Here's my bonsai bench I built, mostly...
Definitely on my to-do list!
I'm glad there's just a picture of the bourbon...........Soooooooooo.... winter MIGHT have come a bit early here in N. GA last night...
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Also, fwiw, our climate here is mild enough where we can work and wire pines and junipers almost all winter long with minimal precautions
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