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We had an unusually hot and dry summer here in NC. Many of my JM got scorched, and some are throwing out a few late leaves. Don't worry about it - just let nature do its thing.

I have a ryusen in a landscape planter on our back deck, and it has not begun to turn yet. However our fall has been pretty sad as well - very warm and dry and colors quite muted.

They can... though I'm not sure why you'd want to have a dimmer feature. Just remember that light diminishes based on the square from the source. In other words, some of these lights provide data based on a light meter being very close to the light. You will probably want "real world"...

So would I. The last software official release was July, 2025, and they tend to release updates every 5-6 months, so we are due. They do not post "expected release dates" for any of their software products.

Yeah, I don't worry about cold frames or any winter protection (for my cold hardy trees) until a hard freeze - which for me is somewhere under 26F low at night. It needs to get at least that cold for there to be a risk of unprotected pots freezing. Remember trees go into dormancy slowly, and...

I leave all leaves on until they fall naturally, particularly if they aren't done turning color for the fall. If the leaves still have some green in them, there is a chance the tree isn't done absorbing all the chlorophyll and other nutrients from the leaf. Best case you are robbing the tree...

The contest is CLOSED to further entrants. The only rule is to enter a haiku. We do not judge based on content, or for that matter, whether the haiku entered is even 100% correct form. The winners are chosen randomly from the pool of entries - each person gets one chance to win regardless of...

Are you sure your plumeria isn't just dropping leaves for the fall?

I've got Chinese privet in my landscape - planted years ago. It will spread if you don't stay on top of it. Not as bad as Bradford pear... but then again nothing is :) It certainly doesn't need any winter protection here.

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Too dry for too long the leaves give up on the year Dots of color blow

Jade plants are succulents - ie cacti. They love hot, dry conditions, and intense sun. The more you move away from this (humid, cool, dark) the less they will like it. One reason why cacti do moderately well in many indoor setups is that most houses are already warm and very dry. All you...

I put it down to looking at the most negative aspect - of anything - and condemning the rule because of the exceptions. I have seen California junipers irresponsibly taken from the high desert in SoCal because people thought they could flip them for a fast buck. Most died. I condemn the...

If you are like me, and really tired of Internet AI being shoved down your throat by search engines, a simple workaround is to type "-AI" at the end of your search phrase. Searching the term "bonsai" in Google creates a huge AI dump of information that you don't care about. "bonsai -AI" and...

"It just so happens that your tree here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive." (Apologies "The Princess Bride") What you have here is a grafted Japanese maple whose graft has failed. The cultivar above the rootstock has...

Adding to the above statement... people protect what they care about. They care about things that they have a personal connection to. Getting people interested in bonsai, topiary, gardening, landscaping, etc, will create a love for national forests, parks, botanic gardens - and dare I say it -...

I believe in conservation and sustainability practices - as in "wise use of". Removing trees from natural spaces until the space is completely denuded is not "wise use". However if I owned 100 acres of bald cypress swamp, I can guarantee you there would be ways that I could sustainably harvest...

It is software related. The "attach files" button strips out the rotational data in the image file. It is going to be fixed in the next software patch. (More technical description: When you take a picture, rotational data is stored as a metadata tag called EXIF orientation. Your phone or...

Depends if you want it to fruit or not. As a key lime it is almost guaranteed to be a grafted tree. If you chop below the graft, or grow out the foliage below the graft, you won't have a lime tree. I don't know what they use in Florida but in SoCal a lot of citrus rootstock was trifoliate orange.

I have almost no experience with JM cuttings, so I can't say if it is due to the season, or the method, or the cultivar. I was surprised simply because I didn't think I would get any success since I started in September. My understanding (from what I have read here on this site) is that some...

FWIW I placed nine cuttings in that propagator back in early Sept, and today I pulled them out and only three had any roots. However those three all had pretty decent root mass, so I potted them up and placed them in a protected area in my garden. If I got three cuttings to root out every time...

What is that in volume? i.e. 5 gallons? I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on 2 cubic yards of 3/8" - 1/4" for almost exactly $1000. 1600 lbs, so $0.62/lb delivered to my door. For a 50 lb bag that would be $31 per bag.

Yes exactly. Add one part of 3% H2O2 to 9 parts water. Soak the cuttings for 30 minutes. Rinse and plant. I believe it helps but I have very little experience with Japanese maple cuttings. I use this same mixture when I soak seeds overnight prior to putting in the refrigerator for cold...

100% screened pumice fines. No organic matter. I soaked the cuttings in a mixture of water with about 10% hydrogen peroxide mixed in. I use the same mixture when I cold stratify seeds in the refrigerator. Otherwise I keep them in very bright indirect light - no direct sun but otherwise as...

Back on 9/8 I was trimming an Acer p "Ryusen" that I have on my back deck, and I set up one of the small bottle propagators in my office. I have to admit to being pessimistic about potential for results (given the lateness of the season), but imagine my surprise that here we are six weeks later...