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I found this young cutting of a Chinese pond cypress at my local bonsai supplier. The original trees were gifts from a Chinese delegation who were in Montréal in the mid 80's. My friend was given some of those trees to cultivate, and most were sold off. He kept some cuttings, and is down to...

I headed out to my local bonsai spot, and lucked out finding custom made pots. A lady who had been doing ceramics since the 80's was liquidating here collection. I picked up 6 of her personal pots, and 4 that are japanese/chinese. I absolutely love the colours and textures she used, and was...

Hey pine heads, thought I could start a thread for folks to post potential purchases for advice. I appreciate immensely the help I get from this forum, and thought a thread like this can be a good spot for people to post up a quick pic, and better understand what to look for in a purchase.

As I sat around after the holidays, I figured I should add some project trees on here. None of these are future show stoppers, just some good material I can get at a fair price for my family budget. There are 2 regular JBP, 1 kotobuki, and 1 yatsubusa JBP. The first regular jbp I have a nice...

I have always loved the clump bonsai, and when I saw the potential in this one I grabbed it. @MACH5 has shared some beauty clumps, and Michael Hagedorn's mt.hemlock clumps are a favourite of mine. I also love the images of ezo spruce, but will most likely never be able to buy one, so this...

I am sending out an invitation to my fellow bnut members from the Montréal area, to see if there is interest in forming a study group. @Cosmos @derek7745 @MartyB if any of you would like to share some ideas, projects, it could help us all to expand our vision. If we are successful in...

I humbly request your suggestions for this big elm I am hoping to find a pot for. It is a new step for me to have trees that I need to figure out what type of pot fits them best. I know many here are knowledgeable on this subject, and would love to hear from you! .

After spending my first years of bonsai going it alone, I have finally booked a weekend workshop. I am quite stoked to learn with a small group. The course includes a conifer described as having 2" trunks, 3 days of working and discussing. I have always enjoyed reading everyones experiences...

Here in la belle province of Quebec, our government passed a bill forbidding people to wear face coverings if using public services. Anyone who is going to a hospital, publis transit, government offices, must have an uncovered face. Many people have voiced outrage at what they call a racist...

I have no idea if there are boxing or mma fans here, but there was a huge fight announced this morning! Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Connor McGregor is now officially on!!! I know there are people from both sides who don't like these "freak show" fights, but I am stoked! If you are a fan of either...

Hey folks, I am sitting having a coffee, and read this article by Colin Lewis. I am sure many have already read this article, or ones of similar nature. It got me thinking how great it is to have a community like the one here on this site. I remember reading various threads debating the art...

I picked this little guy up for a cheap price, and as a long term project. I am thinking it will be cut shorter and developed as a smaller sized pine. I can't remember what variety this fella was, either Templehof or kokonoe. This was one of a bunch of propagating tests from the owner, so I...

Hey folks, I have just returned from my first trip to a nursery in the new year, and wanted to get a thread started. Here is the black pine kotobuki I picked up. It has a visible graft at it's base, but I am ok to grow this and hope it blends in the future. I am stoked to have an opportunity...

Reaching out to any of you folks wintering trees in an indoor cold room. What are you habits to keep mold away, when keeping temperate trees in a cold room? @JudyB I know you have an amazing set up, have you ever encountered mold on dirt, or trunks? I am wintering some azalea, and pieris in a...

I know there are a bunch of dog people here, so I thought I'd share. I picked up a pup last night that was one of a group of dogs, rescued from Nunavut territory. There are countless remote fly-in communities all across Canada, and most have wild dogs. I have fostered dogs like this before...

So I stumbled across a pieris this summer at my local garden centre, and immediately fell in love with this little shrub. I picked it up and carried it along with me, well I shopped for trees. I saw the english lady I have come to know who works there, and she noticed what I had in my hands...

I actually had some nice weather today, and snapped some photos of some trees I collected this year. All of these are collected up in the krummholtz zone of the mountains, except the big fatty. The big fatty was scraped off of a boulder in a rocky chute. I appreciate anyone droppin some...

Doing a autumn clean up in the yard, and wanted to share some photos. I am hoping some of the maple experts on here can chime in with some constructive advice, so if @MACH5 or @Dav4 or any of you other good folks are up to it! I have only had japanese maples as landscape trees, so I appreciate...

Hey all, here is a blue spruce I have been growing in the ground for a few years. I potted it this year, and am continuing to remove branches as I have been the last number of years. It was a blue bush when I bought it. I planted it in the garden and hacked at it bit by bit. I am now sharing...

So I took my annual trip to the cottage, leaving my trees to a caretaker. I always have a hard time feeling that the trees will be ok. I can home to discover 2 hawthorn, 7 jacaranda, a smoke tree, and my privet burnt to a crisp! I ran around watering, misting, and cursing. After days of...

I wanted to send an open invitation to any members here who would be interested in getting out in the mountains for collecting. I am planning weekend trips around NY state, Vermont, New hampshire, and north o the border too! If anyone would like to get out for a day of hiking, and scouting...

I am finally inside my house on a rainy day, and thought I am overdue in expressing my gratitude to all the great people on this site. I surely am not the most internet savvy guy, so I was very happy when I came across this forum. So many people here take great time and effort to share...

So my old man has finally retired from the electrical construction world at the young age of 69! As a little gift I made him this mini landscape. I wanted to see if any of you folks had any ideas or critiques, to help me out. This is meant to be a little eye candy for when he sits on the deck an...