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I have been growing bonsai and nursery plants for over 40 years now. And being of a curious nature and having my income dependent on such things, I have learned a thing or two. If you look at my Availability List, you can see the species and cultivars that I grow, and living where I do, it has...

We will have Prunus serrulata 'Beni Hoshi' cuttings late next spring. Brent EvergreenGardenworks.com

Here's great article by Andy Walsh: https://www.evergreengardenworks.com/rootheat.htm I just double pot everything that gets direct sunlight. Put one gallon potted tree inside a 2 gallon empty pot for example. It shades the inside pot and creates an insulating air layer. It's cheap and very...

To confuse or clarify the situation a bit more, some seed strains are very pure, such as mikawa seeds coming from an isolated island. If this is true and the characteristics of all the seedlings are nearly identical, the seedling strain may be recognized and designated as var. Mikawa in fact is...

I'll be the only guy there Sat in denim bib overalls. Brent Evergreengardenworks.com

'Paul's Scarlet' is not impossible to root from stem cuttings, but almost. I started experimenting with semi hardwood cuttings in June about 35 years ago. Hundreds of them, none rooted, but as pointed out, they callus nicely. Not willing to give up, I kept them under moist conditons through the...

Try 'Katsura'. Nice orange and red tones to the new foliage, turns green in summer. It does burn in direct hot sun here, but we have very hot dry summer weather, maybe similar to yours if you are inland. 'Katsura' is a vigorous, but semi dwarf tree. We have cutting grown ones, they are great...

Leo Sorry, I got Peter confused with another Oregon customer who lives in zone 8a, but I did know he had an overwintering setup, since we had discussed it. Brent EvergreenGardenworks.com

Leo I have grown all the oaks I have mentioned above, including Cork Oak, outside without protection for almost 30 years, but 15F is the limit. Go under fifteen and the roots are toast on Cork Oak. This is from personal experience. I lost a whole crop about four years ago when it dropped just...

Peter They are all around you. To start with, Oregon white oak, Quercus garryana, second cousin to California's Valley Oak, Q. lobata, are terrific for bonsai, leaves reduce, vigorous growth, yellow fall color. They have typical lobed oak shaped leaves. If you want to go dwarf, there is Q...

Hmm. I don't see it. Only Fagus sylvatica is listed, European beech. We haven't had any for several years and don't expect we will get any. Brent EvergreenGardenworks.com

Very little difference. Leaves of Fagus crenata (Japanese) are a bit more rounded and the edges are more crenulated (thus F. crenata). Leaves are about the same size, both will reduce, so that's really not an important factor. JB is more susceptible to late spring freezes and is probably less...

It's perfectly normal. All my 'Itoigawa' are deep bronze/brown every winter. The inner foliage is usually still green in places. I have no explanation for that, but it is normal too. These junipers, which I believe came from our nursery have been down to 22F. I usually write on the box that the...

Folks I'm alive and well, doing pretty good for 72. It seems like there is never enough time to post new material. I have been doing pretty good at keeping the site catalog updated, and the new 2019 version will be out in 2 weeks. Some new stuff, particularly cutting grown Japanese maples which...

Folks We are ok. Cal Fire got a handle on the River Fire southern end yesterday afternoon. The evacuation was lifted last night. We are out of danger. It stopped at the point the map above shows, a couple of miles from us. We were right in the path until the wind shifted. Thanks for everyone's...

Robert Growing mume from seed is relatively easy. The BEST way is to collect or acquire fresh fruit. Maybe someone on the list here can help with that. The reason is that you will have the highest germination rate from fresh fruit, and most often the seedlings resemble the parent (but not...

Carol Sorry for the misunderstanding. I am waiting for it to bloom to make sure you get the right plant. As soon as it blooms, I will ship it to you. It will be in flower when you get it. Brent EvergreenGardenworks.com

The side veneer graft is nearly universal for pines. The scion is cut into a wedge and a slit is cut into the understock. The long side of the wedge faces the understock and the short side faces the flap. It is not necessary for both side of the graft to match, one is good enough. Tie and seal...

You need to know a little about grafting to understand what you are seeing in a 2 yr (very young) graft. JBP are almost universally grafted using a "side veneer" graft. That's what I do. You can read about this on our website in one of the articles. It is performed by making a slice down the...

They're Babies! In a few years the bark from the scion will surround the stem and go right to the ground. I have large 'Brocade' where the graft is virtually undectible. The 'Brocade' will begin to bark up in just another year or two. I think you need to look at some more of the god awful...

We have been growing JBP cultivars for over twenty years. We have grown a couple from cuttings, but those are now only available as specimen plants. We still low graft what we consider the best cultivars for bonsai as two or three year well established grafts. They are not cheap, not like...

I recently answered this question from a customer, and I spent so much time on it, I thought it might interest the group: It's not simple. You need to understand the role of fertilizer, it is not food. Food for plants is carbon dioxide, water, and light- to produce carbohydrates. Fertilizer...

Hmmm, not quite true, probably and industry study. Roundup can enter exposed roots and also enter roots if the solution can penetrate the soil. Symptoms vary, but usually not fatal. The most common symptom is a distortion of the leaves. You don't see this much because a light spray on the...

You may have to wait awhile. Most hawthorn species take twenty years or more to flower and fruit from seedlings. I have a row of them planted in the ground and after 25 years not all of them are flowering yet. The only thing that speeds the process that I know of is to put them in the ground and...

Sheesh. This is precisely why I recommend slip potting only until the next repotting and root pruning opportunity (next winter). Plenty of my customers are beginners, and as soon as you start making false assumptions and recommendations for even light teasing, you end up with the poor beginner...