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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...

I love the bark on this tree!

On the East Coast I like: Mr. Maple J&G's Japanese Maple Nursery (online store = www.jrsmaples.com) Maples n More I have been to all three in person, and they are all worth a visit. All three do a significant online business. Additionally, all three have trees at their nursery that are not...

@proplantman1 did you intend to post this in the haiku contest thread? If so, just let me know and I will happily move it over.

This is the official thread for the 2025 Fall Haiku Contest! Contest Dates: Friday, October 17 - Friday October 31 end of day (local time wherever you are posting from) Rules: (1) Post a haiku. If you don't know how, check out this link. (2) You can enter more than once, but more entries...

Was that maple a nursery cultivar? Is it possible that you were cutting back a branch at a graft site?

Make sure you give it enough sun, and when you water make sure you aren't keeping the leaves too wet. We've been really dry here the last couple of months, so I'm surprised to see your leaves yellowing this early (I have many Chinese elms and not a single one has started to show fall colors...

Making pots? Or pot usage with bonsai trees?

I'll happily buy the four jitas in image #6 and the table in #7!

Looks like trident maple to me, particularly the lack of noticeable teeth on the leaf, and the exfoliating bark strips on the trunk.

Welcome to the site! Could you let us know where you live?

Just be aware that right now your tree is going into fall dormancy (hence the fall colors). Even in SoCal, elms will go into a dormant period until about mid-Feb. I wouldn't recommend doing anything major until the spring.

Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' (not my image - I am getting a couple of trees from one of my nursery buddies)