Recent content by NewWorldBonsai

Thank you, looking forward to developing it more! We repotted it in December of 21'. We did half bare root and cleaned up under the main root base. We'll do the other half in 23'. The tree is recovering well but did drop some leaves, a good indicator to not push them any further.

Live Oak, first photo from a recent repot before working the nebari, last photo from 2016.

I'm not familiar with Tufa rock, I use essentially a giant piece of pumice to copy Kimura's technique. Perhaps there is a better rock available elsewhere; I've heard some people make them entirely from cement. Nothing wrong with experimenting. Always wear eye protection, harder rock can shatter...

Excellent advice, I soak the rock thoroughly and yes it still gets all over my hair and eyes, even with protection, but thankfully it eliminates the fine particles. If you've never had a volcanic cornea scrub you're really missing out.

Will do in the future! I've got a few more stone carving projects I've been itching to do for years. Here is a great tutorial by the man himself.

I followed Kimura's basic approach and I'm really happy with the results, all things considered. If you want a custom carved rock please message me. If the National show isn't canceled I'll likely be going so you can pick it up then or I can ship anywhere.

Correct me if I'm getting the attribution wrong, but I believe Owen Reich called them the American Ume. The rough dark bark and white flowers are super.

Collected in 15', repotted in 19'. If you would like more Chickasaw Plum yamadori available in the future let me know! 32" tall

Thanks for the shout out! I only have 4" kishu shimpaku starters left this season. Check out @kingsville grower too, he grows a few different varieties. There are over a dozen different types of shimpaku (as far as I know) and someone in your area will know which ones are the best for your area.

Try Arizona Cypress, they have a strong smell as well.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/bonsai.sales/ I don't have more of these and won't carry them in the future. The Lilac is an interesting statement piece and the blooms are fragrant. I'd imagine it would ramify more but I've never seen one refined for a while. J/k FB denied the Weeping Fig...

Yes they make good trees but thicken very slowly compared to other Ficus.

Here is a little Chinese elm I've been working on for about seven years. I need to graft a branch... I'm not looking forward to that haha.

Other nurseries and myself call the top part Ficus retusa “green gem” but I cannot find any good literature to support that.

I've never seen big bougies merge themselves like ficus naturally will, but please correct me if I'm wrong. I've sen in Thailand (and Taiwan?) that they graft many different colors on to the same root stock. That seems like the slickest way to achieve your goal.