Recent content by JudyB

What @Tieball said... but it does help to keep the urge to strike every single cutting down... Looks nice, good luck with the build!

So odd that I prefer this tree very much with leaves on, it's so spring like. I normally love a naked deciduous much more. It seems so light and airy, beautiful color of green and such a "feel" composition.

That's cool. Too bad they couldn't just relocate the existing.

Akadama straight up for this one. I have used Kanuma in beech before, it does have some good qualities that beech like. I may have gotten it from him, but it's just as likely that I got it from MattyO. It's Shuho, and works well I think too.

missed this in 2020, it certainly is a pleasing shape you wired it to.

Here it is in the new container, still waiting for the buds to swell. I'll probably do a wiring this week before they get moving.

lol you have a lot going on!

I immediately thought thrips too.

I would leave the doors open or use an auto venting system for when the temps get above about 72 or so. I have an electric vent on one end with a draw fan on the other end so the cool air from out runs thru the house and pulls temps down. I don't know what your lows are now, but once we get to...

That makes sense. I took everyone out today too so fingers crossed for that.

Wow looks like you are outside already? Below freezing here again... I like fun little maples like that!

looks like some sort of sucking insect on that first leaf. The shrub looks like a bay plant? Anti fungal sprays as a preventative are helpful to keep fungus from getting a hold. Safer soap sprays can keep sucking insects in check especially in the late spring. I don't think I'd feed heavily...

Can you be more specific about the Kimura method so we may all learn from that please? I did cut all the strong candles in the strong areas back on this tree, I will allow the medium candles to run this year. I am seeing plenty of advantageous budding occurring already, so the tree is...

Thank you, beech are so easy to wire as the buds are just the right spacing to wind neatly.

I will get some as soon as I can get stuff out into the world, it's in a back corner right now as it's the very last tree that breaks bud for me. Will take it as soon as the weather straightens out!