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Fantastic collection Peter, I am in awe :)

I have had and collected several killer Mt. Hemlocks. They are a touchy tree and while they are one of my favorites they are also one of the tougher species. I and others that I know have had healthy trees going for a few years and just lose a key branch out of nowhere. Its odd. I have had...

I am a firm believer that it is very effective on broad leaf trees. Pines, not sure but I always feed the needles, etc... when I fert the roots. Can't hurt.

Thats a really good tree!! You should be proud to have it in your collection. I gotta say, that is the first I have see with the moss like that, creative. There is a ton of bending that is going to be needed in the future....and with junipers that is a very specialized technique that is...

Exactly. By Leaving one of them you are still leaving a branch with bars and issues and hardly any foliage. The trunk would have movement and deadwood at the top with the option I threw out there. The trunk would go left, right (pretty good movement) and dead wood. Replying on a cell phone...

Which ever way you choose to go you should do something about it now. This is a young tree and there is no need to graph right now. With proper pine management (soil, fert, sun) you will get a ton of back buds. In 2 seasons (4 flushes of growth) you could have the design filled in and looking...

My thoughts are Bunjin are a lot like windswept- it takes a special tree to pull it off. Anything other than a special tree will always look man made or have an appearance of a tree tyring to be a certain style when it really isn't. That's not to say what you have here is junk, what you have...

I have collected Western Larch before with success.... I used the same principle when it came to field digging or repotting- only collect or mess with the roots when the buds are swelling and golden in colort. If they are open, forget it, GPS it and go back earlier next year. When it comes...

Thank you bonsai66 and RedDog. Yes, I did all the work on that tree with Walter there to encourage me and make me do things I wouldn't have done without him there. The maple, I collected and styled. Ryan repotted it and trimmed it up a bit after the deer did some trimming. There are others...

Randy Knight has collected many White bark /Limber Pines from the Rockies. Some very amazing trees with very good deadwood, twisty trunks and amazingly awesome needles. They are great for bonsai and have no problem keeping them alive here in the Portland area. Futher north into Seattle it might...

I sold this tree to one of Ryan Neil's clients a while back. Not sure where it is at today..... I might have to take you up on that offer Dan.....I will be back down that way in the next year or 2 collecting. I just found your blog, I will check it out and get intouch. See ya! Jason

Just like old times! I see not much has changed! :) Thanks Fore! I am just trying to set the record straight along with Walter, that the trees pictured were incorrectly labeled as sick or dead. When someone starts posting things like that they start messing with ones livelyhood, business and...

Unreal I leave for a while and happen to come back to look at a tree sold in Portland and stumble upon this thread. Al, What the F@#K are you doing or thinking? Just because you seem to think something is dead doesn't mean it is. You are not the "this tree is dead know it all police" You...

Not everyone gets it and so far Will, grouper 52 gets it!!! Next time I see you I will give you an autgraphed photo of my abnormally giant, throbbing manliness :)

Hey Jason, This thread took a negative turn when I came in and corrected some wrong information, I will admit I should have just left it alone and not got sucked into it BUT whats the fun in that :) I didn't see where anyone said anything bad about Dan. I think Dan is a good guy and I will...