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    cow pasture TX cedar elm

    Collected several years ago. Was originally a 5 clump tree but lost some of it as it was bare-rooted and put on a plane. I am leaning towards the front in pic below so the massive forked branch is minimized. It feels too heavy sometimes but then it has nice bark and gives the tree mass. I need...
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    My cedrus seems dying after repotting

    Cedars can drop all their needles and recover but I've only seen that happen with healthy roots that just got too dry. I try to remove fewer roots at once with cedars and have found the best time in my climate is very early spring. For me in the PNW thats about first couple weeks of March.
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    Pacific silver fir..I think

    One of my new native favorites. They seem to enjoy abuse. Found this one growing in a lava rock crevice a couple years ago. Have done a little minor work to let it recoop but its now getting shaggy.
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    Blue atlas cedar questions/progression

    Chopped from a 6' tree about 10 years ago.
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    Blue atlas cedar questions/progression

    Cedars are one of my favorites. I repot in late Feb in PNW as soon as buds start swelling. To get some density, if you pull all the old needles when the new shoots extend it will help with back-budding. I wire in spring/summer but mostly clip and grow and get pretty good back budding that way...
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    BLUE ATLAS CEDAR

    Hello. I've got blue atlas as well as cedar of lebanon. Located in Washougal so maybe not too far for you. They are about 3- 4' tall some maybe 1" -1.25" thick. Could send you some pics. Have quite a few to pick from. All grown from seedlings no grafts.
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    Cedar elms not budding yet in PNW?

    Ok. Great to know thanks! The elms at my parents place in TX where mine were collected, started leafing out months ago.
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    Cedar elms not budding yet in PNW?

    I've got a couple cedar elms I collected in TX several years ago that had been doing very well here to my surprise. They held leaves on until almost the 3rd week of December this year and then we got about three weeks of freezing rain around Feb though the temps weren't much below freezing...
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    Northwest Natives Care?

    Hello. I've collected an assortment of Mt. Hemlock, Sub-alpine fir, and Engelmann spruce over the last few years that all have been allowed to sit untouched and recover for a minimum two years. My hemlocks and Engelmanns have pushed new growth each year but my sub-alpine firs only had new growth...
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    Another spruce

    Maybe its something with this partiuclar species? I've got a few large ones collected in Spring 2014 in the Cascades near me. They put out lots of new growth that first summer after collecting and then this past summer nothing. Their color still looks good and they've not dropped any needles...
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    Winged Elm may be in distress?

    I've seen some of these at my parent's place in North Texas with semi-green leaves still holding on in February!
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    Winged Elm may be in distress?

    Mine are just starting to turn yellow. Got just one or two yellow leaves now. Took this pic last week. I wouldn't worry, these are just about the toughest trees you can find. I'm sure yours will be just fine. This one went yellow a bit earlier last year from me missing a few days of watering in...
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    -Northwesterners- Alpine firs budding yet?

    Thanks all. Anyone seen these flush out after collection and die the following year? I thought the new growth was a sure sign they were doing well.
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    -Northwesterners- Alpine firs budding yet?

    Strange. My lasiocarpas have not flushed, but my 2015 collected Mtn Hemlock had new growth start about 3-4 weeks ago. I've not wanted to disturb them yet to check for roots as there weren't many when they were collected. One of the 3 grew quite a bit last summer after ti was collected, and all...
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    -Northwesterners- Alpine firs budding yet?

    Dug a few of these last spring around late April and they grew well through summer. Now, I've got a couple of Noble firs that have put out new growth, but none of my alpines have started yet. Just wondering if anyone else has new growth since all my other species of trees are well into the...
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    What Tools do you bring when collecting?

    #1- prybar Also, shovel, chainsaw, burlap, roughly 50% pumice mixed w/ 50% sphagnum, water, lunch, come along (if I get stuck in snow), rope safety harness, loppers, twine, garden spade and fork, pick axe, and tp. I collect as far into the Cascade mountains as I can go till snow stops me, and...
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    JBP repot?

    Thank you for the further explanation. That makes sense. I do love his books though. I found both of them in a box of old garage junk. I already had the set, but these had a signature in the front. Not sure if it was original or a print since my first set didn't have this.
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    JBP repot?

    Interesting. I just read in Bonsai techniques 1 (John Naka) that its better to repot JBP later than too early. Why do you think the opposite is true? Not that I'm trying to argue, but just want the best advice I can get and wondering your reason for this advice.
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    JBP repot?

    Well the cherries are about to blossoms here but pine candles still not near swelling. I've watched several repotting videos and they all hack away more than I've been able to successfully cut.
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    JBP repot?

    Hello all. I recently found a nice JBP which is about 6 inches at the base and maybe 18" tall. Will post pic later. Anyhow, its still very raw material but has a really nice trunk. The previous owner had been growing it out for around 10 years in a large wood box about 24x18" and 12" deep and...
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    Tsuga mertensiana (mountain hemlock)

    I have no idea. It was about 45 minutes north of Carson up 65. Snow there until late May/early April last year.
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    Tsuga mertensiana (mountain hemlock)

    You can get permits form the National forest offices where available. I pick mine up from the HQ in Vancouver,WA. Ten trees allowed and no cost.
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    Tsuga mertensiana (mountain hemlock)

    I sure thought it was. Needles are in whorls around stems rather than flat. It doesn't look like other western hemlocks I have. I'll have to take a closer look. Maybe a hybrid? Close-up of tree versus western.
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    Ulmus Selfie Contest!

    I like it. Definitely helps the trunk appear larger. Thanks. No, I know my wiring is awful. I'm more of a clip and grow person. Maybe its time for some clipping!
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    Ulmus Selfie Contest!

    That first lower branch showed up a year or two ago as a sprout and I decided to let it grow long to see if it would help thicken the trunk some and just recently cut it back short, so its not as ramified as the top. I've debated on losing it all together but just haven't made the cut. I...
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