Recent content by fourteener

That’s what I did this last fall. Lacy copper can be nice. And no, that is not the stand I used for display. I also really like this pot and was happy to find a great use for it.

Here’s my latest acquisition. A Shousen, grandson of Yusen. In an attempt to curb the problems his grandfather has had with people making counterfeits, Shousen sells his pots with box, cloth, and certificate.

Yamaha marching snare, mahogany djembe, lots of cymbals and percussion gadgets. I love my marching snare. The new Black Max head is an improvement.

I acquired a couple of cross-sections from some old trees. Mostly for the purpose of education and having some proof to show skeptics that some of these trees from the dry western United States are as old as we say they are. I finally got my hands on the right kind of microscope to count these...

Very nice!!

Any pics?

In its first pot...

I’ve been on the 10 for 1 upgrade for the last few years. I used to have 130+ trees. Now I have less than 70, but much better quality. I’d like to get down to 40-50 really great trees.

It was collected by Andy Smith a couple years ago. I’ve had my eye on it as it was stabilizing after collection.

I think the lodgepole foliage is great especially after dealing with Ponderosa foliage for years. The tree is big and the foliage small, so I’m guessing I’ll leave it.

Sold 10 trees at the club auction... bought one.

Yes, I have traced it myself, thanks for the accusation. In a moment when I thought otherwise I did a lot of reading on the subject. I have used miracle grow and other similar products all the years I have done Bonsai, it was an interesting read. If you want to study it, find a way to water...

Trace the history of the claim of foliar feeding and you'll find one study that suggested that maybe there is a slight possibility of minimal gain that comes through foliar feeding. That one study has fueled a claim of benefit through the foliage and a whole industry that lives on that one...

I’ll tell you what I do... 1. The cord foliage that likes to grow up needs to be pruned back hard. Those extensions ruin everything. 2. The growth that extends in triangular form, I always pluck it to look like the half circle of an Hinoki. 3. Eliminate any frond growing up or down, work with...

I would say work the one you posted, buy another one, put it in the ground and forget it for 25 years!!