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Kingsville do just fine outside in winter in zone 7-6. I’ve found bringing them inside for the winter doesn’t do much good. I leave them out with pots/roots under some mulch in the garden. Snow cover really keeps them well and out of the wind. Prevents bronzing as well.

I got a low grafted arakawa from these folks a very long time ago. They have bonsai specific trees but I don’t know much about them now. https://mendocinomaples.com/collections

“bronzing” of foliage can happen in sudden or deep freezes. It’s not a huge deal. Pics would help

Container size is NOT an indication of the size of the tree in it. Best to ASK about the size of the tree. Since many of these vendors sell hundreds or even thousands of trees they’re not going to provide an individual pic of your specific tree. But they can give a better idea of what you’re...

I always thought of it like a coral reef. Living built on old tissues/structure accumulated over years and even millenia…

Not contagious To non Texans. Probably genetic or something in the water.

Don’t know. Could be all of the above or not. could be sun exposure. Could be stress

I’ve found that The Catlin cultivar tends to keep green leaves well into winter outdoors. I had one that kept them u til the first deep freeze burned them off. The tree pushed new ones in the spring. Did that for years. And FWIW getting red fall color in Chinese elm is not really common...

That tree was donated by DC area resident and long time bonsai artist Stanley Chinn about 20 years ago I think. It’s a pretty large bonsai about three feet tall. He donated many distinctive trees including that Chinese elm forest in the pic above which is becoming one of my favorites. It has a...

Ha! Don’t listen to anything Texans tell you. 😆They tend to exaggerate—a lot. 😁 I’m from a very long line of Texans. My grandparents used to tell me beware of the TBS -Texas Bullshit Syndrome whenever I was conversing with one. They said believe only half of what some say. Of course WHICH half...

I wouldn’t pay anything. You’re not obligated if you didn’t order it. Mark it return to sender if you haven’t opened it I’d also change your passwords on the account you have ordered from ASAP Whoever sent it has some of your personal information I’d report the shipment to Amazon or wherever...

Nice price but shipping from Japan? Luggage would seem to be a death sentence?

Good luck with those Nick Lenz trees😆 I hear they’re valuable

If you received this from Amazon, etc and didn’t order it you should check your credit card statement. Could be a sign you’ve been hacked. Report it to Amazon/shipper as an unwanted package. Could also be a brushing scam which involves a crummy company sending you an unsolicited crummy low...

After almost a month and a half of closure, the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum is open again. Some pics from this past weekend. Most of the fall color on the trees happened in October when no one could see it. Some color left though. The pics are: From the front gate Windswept Chinese Elm...