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    The Tree Thread

    Thanks, it's my Sharps... Here's my little Shishigashira...
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    The Tree Thread

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    Figuring out a price

    Plain and simple, price is determined by the current market. Use to be things like age, time in a pot etc played a huge role in price. But these days I see 7 year old Maples priced at 900 bucks on eBay lol so it just all boils down to what someone is willing to pay.
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    Anyone try using a Post Oak for bonsai?

    This advice is spot on! Here is a pic of an Oak Forest that I recently traded into. This forest was grown from acorns starting in 1992 making it 27 years old and it is only just now starting to bark up at the bottom.
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    Anyone try using a Post Oak for bonsai?

    Quercus x chasei, it is a highbrid tree that is from the Coast Live Oak and the Black Oak, commonly seen in Northern California up through parts of Oregon.
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    Anyone try using a Post Oak for bonsai?

    There are many species of tree's that aren't commonly used for Bonsai, but that doesn't mean that said species is unfit. Here's a pic of my California Live Black Oak, which is itself a species not commonly used for Bonsai but makes a nice one anyway:)
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    Trident Maples Still Haven't Woken Up

    My Trident just started leafing out this week, 6 weeks later than my other Maples and this is the first time it's done it. I also have a Hackberry that isn't showing signs of waking up still. This last winter was colder and lasted longer than I can ever remember in my 43 years in Albuquerque and...
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    The Elusive Maple Flower

    My Sharp's pygmy is loaded with flowers...
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    The Tree Thread

    Did a little bit of bark removal on my Shimpaku. Think I'll leave it alone for now...
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    Sad addition to my bonsai collection..

    Death is a natural part of life and as with all things, when one thing ends, a new thing begins. Those trees are a part of a living legacy that will continue through you now. I pray that you yourself would have a child to pass them onto when your flame goes out in this place too. Sorry for your...
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    The Tree Thread

    I just traded into this tree today locally. It's an Oak forest that was grown from acorns that were literally picked up off the ground on the New Mexico/Arizona border. Started in 1992. Got some work to do on it but I do love the tree! My apologies for the not so good pics, this tree is very...
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    The Tree Thread

    A little bit at a time....Bark work next:-)
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    The Tree Thread

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    The Tree Thread

    This Maple sacrificed the lower left branch last year, a very important branch, so this year I've been working on restyling..
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    The Tree Thread

    Looking happy!
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    The Tree Thread

    Got my first Redwood in last Thursday:-) The last picture is when I first received it.
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    The Tree Thread

    2 years progress pics of this old JBP that I aquired from Don Blackmond in 2017. Middle pic is when I first got it.
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    The Tree Thread

    California Live Black Oak
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    A few pics of my new clump.

    I ended up walking away from everything, including my home. I spent 10 months on an air mattress at a friends house and had some of my trees with me and some with friends. Lost a few unfortunately, but still have some nice one's. The ones I still have I'm fairly attached to because of the...
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    A few pics of my new clump.

    Yeah he seems to have taken a step back. He still loves Bonsai and last I spoke with him he said he was developing some raw stuff.
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    A few pics of my new clump.

    Thanks! I was surprised at how well this Note 9 photographs. Here's a pic of my Lenz Elm taken that same night.
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    A few pics of my new clump.

    Thanks, I know it's been a minute. I had to rebuild my life after my divorce. Thankfully I still have a few of my trees:-) Here's the pics I posted, hopefully you can see them now.
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    A few pics of my new clump.

    Here is a pic from last summer and a winter pic I took of it a couple of weeks ago.
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    I'm going to be in Vero Beach, FL

    If you're wanting a tropical and plan on building a greenhouse I have a few nice ones for sale that are already acclimated to our climate out here in New Mexico. Just depends on your budget though.....
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    Working on another rock pot:)

    I've never had a problem with tree's that I've put in rock pots that I've made. In fact, they seem to do quite well:)
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