Recent content by gionk

I was thinking it was just a stain as well. some of my ficus have such marks, and they are green underneath. if it were my tree, I would either take a toothbrush and some water and test clean a small spot, and/or scratch off a tiny pit of bark to see if there's green underneath.. :D good luck

Purchased last year in spring. I created the deadwood on the maple. It also suffered last summer as a result, and had some trunk die off last winter due to some leaves and stuff that piled up too high around the base. lessons learned.. The tree is thriving this year. It really has hardly any big...

stumpy 1 & stumpy 2 = dead. :rolleyes: ill stick with what I know... lol (maples, junipers, and ficus)

the tree is no longer yellowing any needles.. seems to be thriving now :o

hmmm.. thank you victrinia :D

seems to be stabilizing. you may be right.. ive also been even more careful about watering. even so far as to protect from excessive rain..

purchased from a nursery, but yeah im sure it was in the ground a very long time before the "chop"

I had them in the shade for a few weeks after collection, and they stayed green. a few leaves here and there died off, but mostly no change. no new growth yet. when poink suggested sun, I put them in a sunny spot. I didn't water them a ton until then, but the sun was causing the soil to dry...

:mad: these sad stories make me wanna kill somebody. so so sorry this happens to people :(

maybe its just me, but this tree seems to be getting more and more yellow. its by far the deepest pot of all my trees, and I even bought a water meter because im having a hard time gauging. seems to stay much wetter right in the middle, under the trunk.. we had a lot of rain early on since I...

these things appear to be dying. im wondering if the full sun ive been giving them is why

really? full sun? these grew on the north side of the house forever with only shade. i read somewhere that they like shade. sun wont be an issue?:confused:

so its been about two weeks.. though the trees aren't dead, they did have some random leaves die and so far I see no new growth. Dario or anyone know how long before I should start seeing something? i've kept them in the shade and hopefully watered properly.

i agree :mad::mad: i click the little exclamation point every time and leave a short comment. doesnt that email bonsainut admin?

ive gradually learned that seeds or saplings are fine, so long as you have a wide variety of other trees at other stages of development. it sure makes it easier to stay patient with some trees, while you torture others ;)