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Just wanted to share my accent that is about to bloom. Enjoy!

Very nice Vic. I like the pot for this one, it looks like it goes well with the shape of the tree. If I were you I would mark that one branch and take cuttings once it pushes growth. This, and by witches brooms, is how cool and interesting varieties are made. Thanks for sharing with us, I...

Thanks for taking the time to share that.

I wouldn't mind hearing the story. (Maybe in a new thread?)

Do you know the variety?

Nice progression!

I don't believe they are the same thing, but I am not an entomologist.

Ortho Malathion. Every 7 days. (And spray all your trees so they dont infect other trees!)

Also, keep that tree brushed. These things bury their eggsacks in rough bark, which along with other reasons, is why we brush the trunks and branches of azaleas.

It is azalea bark scale as previously stated. My teacher had some on his trees and he collected and sent them to a lab to get a conformation. What I do is take a sharpened chopstick and kill each one by hand. When you see purple, you have killed them. Then spray the tree every 7 days. If you...

You have beautiful photos, and really nice trees! Andrew

Nice tree Dave, It at first reminded me of this tree: http://crataegus.com/2009/02/25/ezo-spruce-again/ Maybe this will spark some ideas for styling later on. Andrew

I have heard some pretty interesting things about this as well. My teacher has told me of times he has been up to some satsuki fields, pretty crazy stuff. I don't think this is a good business idea, but could be a good side-business idea.

Mike lets get back to topic. If you don't believe this a soil problem, then I would suggest not barerooting it because barerooting is one of the biggest stress to a satsuki. I dont recommend performing a huge stress to an unhealthy tree. Hope everything works out, Andrew

Harunobu, I am just wondering how many times you have been to japan and had a japanese satsuki master or expert tell you they recommend this. If you could please tell us the name of the japanese satsuki person who told you this, I would appreciate it. Or you could also tell us the nurseries...