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I have a root cutting from a cork bark elm that I turned upside down for taper. It has grown just fine. The bottom of the trunk was a chunk of root sawed from a large root.

Here is a small Wakaebisu azalea, about ten or eleven inches tall, almost completely bloomed. I like the color of these flowers, plus it is a strong tree. The apex was broken off in a 100 mph wind storm several years ago. Since then I have been rebuilding the top but it’s still a little thin up...

I use a product called MoleMax - it’s a repellant for all rodents made from castor oil. I had issues before but not since I started using it. I’ve used it for about 5-6 years now.

You will need to cut the top back eventually. It looks a little thick up there. Seems like cork bark elms will shed lower branches when the top gets too heavy.

We adopted two six month old rescue pups this spring. Simon is a red heeler/shepherd mix and Nina is a pit bull/ black lab mix. Simon was several days from being euthanized when he was rescued. They are great dogs, smart and loads of fun.

Nothing better than a Viking funeral.

Glad to see you are doing well.

Did you wire it into the pot ? If you didn’t, you should.

I don’t think anyone has mentioned that if you remove all sources of food, your rodent problems go away pretty quickly. Check and make sure there’s no garbage, bird food, or grain crops that they have access to.

It’s red - Crimson Pygmy is the variety.

Start another thread FFS. Do you ever wonder why people block you ?

No I just found it one day walking through a nursery. I think it might be grown by Iseli Nursery

This was a $3 nursery tree. Tamarack is basically the same thing and grows in New York. You could collect one for free.

Russian larch or Siberian larch. Larix Sibirica.

Starting to lose it but still looking nice

Yes but I usually cut them off. I might leave one on.

Whether it’s cloning, air layering, or ground layering, I always use the healthiest, most robust trees. You air layered two trees that were recently transplanted.

Everyone I know in Minnesota with bonsai uses a garage or cold frame to winter them. How many trees and what species do you have ?

Here is some nice color on this shohin barberry. This is the best angle to view the color, from straight on it’s not that good. Barberries are not fun and hard to work but sometimes you get this.

Some nice fall color on my Russian larch this year. This one is about 16 inches tall.

I haven’t had any problems since I started using MoleMax. It’s non toxic as well.

Great tree ! Does this euonymus have bright red color in fall ? Where I live the color is better than maple. I like the strong pot for this tree.

I have seen larch way more dead than that recover. It may not bud out until the middle of next summer.

Here is a shohin cork bark elm grown from a root cutting. This is from Telperion Farms, so it is special for me, they sent me a few sawed off chunks of roots to turn into bonsai. It has been so hot and dry here that I am watering 3 times a day sometimes, and so I get moss on the trunk. Just...

I like my tea from Taiwan in a yixing pot. Li Shan oolong is my favorite, but it is spendy.