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Maybe someday it could look like this;

So the odd twisted maple seems to have survived the transplant at least for now. I'm seeing new buds and leafs emerging.

Here's another sugar maple I dug up and planted. It has recently put out some new growth at the bottom.

Any suggestions on how to best improve its chances of survival? What would be the ideal season to collect, spring?

So I found this growing along a steep slope along the river that goes through our property. Its got a very weird twisted curved trunk that's got some good girth. It had two branches that were a good 15-25 Ft tall and growing sideways out of the hill. I collected it and am going to plant it in...

Bought it from a nursery a few years ago and planted in my yard. Just moved it to a pot this spring... What's the "dreaded knot" and what are "whorls" sorry I'm a noob

heres my Mugo

Hey thanks. I added my location. Im in Zone 4B. I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about the Copper Delight juniper? I read online after I bought it that it can only expect to live 30 years. Is it not very hardy? I thought junipers would live alot longer than that. But hey if I can...

A couple trees I started.

Got this guy from the garden store and attempted to make a bonsai. It was called a Copper Delight juniper?

[/IMG] I have a wild area that is overgrown with sugar maples. I was cleaning them out and collected some to hopefully be future bonsai. I cut them off with about 3 ft. Is this too much? Think they will be ok for bonsai someday? Will the trunks thicken at all or should I try and get trees with...