Recent content by pmlongfellow

$10 nursery stock with first round of butchering. Regarding image 1. #1. Should I extend the shari into the top scar? I probably shoulda left that branch for jin, but...too late. #2. I'm not totally in love with the apex, and I'm thinking I could do with just the bottom two levels of...

And when you say "minwax" do you mean polyurethane? Wouldn't that make it kind of glossy to some degree?

Good to know. Thanks!

So, I did my first "jin" today, and I recall reading about lime sulphur. Is the application of lime sulphur purely asthetic or does it have preservative qualities? I.e. if asthetics aren't a current priority should I still get this stuff asap?

I'll be putting this in a training pot next year. It was some random tree my dad put in a pot 18 years ago, and there it sat on his back porch. I think it was even mistakenly blasted by a weed whacker once. Do the elements of neglectful parents count as "yamadori"? We shall see about the...