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    Help with a few IDs

    Thanks guys, maybe I'll just leave the oak alone. Do you think I could dig the yew up this summer if it responds well to the hard prune? Will be hard to select buds and wire any new branches in its current location. @sorce - all about the free trees. I got plenty of time to let things grow...
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    Help with a few IDs

    Been checking out a few trees around my house and looking at taking some cuttings and air layers as well as collecting whole trees. Was hoping to get some advice and help with few IDs. The first pictures are a little guy I found down by the river. Chopped a bunch of him off this winter. Then...
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    Strange Brown Spots on New Leaves on Juniper Leaves

    Looks like scale to me.
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    Eastern Larch

    Thanks, Sorce. Done and Done, maybe wire some of these vertical branches all strange now..
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    Eastern Larch

    No ground to plant 'er in. My plant growing space only consists of two large porches. One uncovered that gets full sun in the morning until the sun passes over the house. Then a covered porch in the back with some large trees that create a shade/speckled sun type environment in the afternoon...
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    Eastern Larch

    Thanks, this is how I think I will proceed. Chop some branches tonight and leave the roots for next year. Thing really does seem to be taking off. And we are getting a foot of snow on Friday...
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    Eastern Larch

    Haha, thanks for the advice. And do not worry, I would never blame another for my own tree deaths. I will probably trim up top and leave the roots alone for now, I suspect it still has lots of room in that pot. Any pictures of yours?
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    Eastern Larch

    I had intentionally chosen them based on using the side branch as the new trunk line and possibly changing the planting angle a bit to match the examples. I think I will chop the top off tomorrow and shorten the side branch, maybe take down a few of those other vertical branches, see how it goes...
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    Eastern Larch

    Thanks for the virt, I had considered just chopping it off but it seemed like an unexciting approach. Then I'd just be left with a tall straight trunk, and there aren't any buds or foliage below that large branch either. But then again I see lots of tall, straight, larches with little taper that...
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    Eastern Larch

    Few more pictures
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    Eastern Larch

    I read stuff here regularly, daily most of the time, but never contribute as I am new to bonsai. My grandfather used to keep trees when I was younger so I've always been interested. A couple years ago when I decided to get into it myself I went and bought a few different ficus species because...
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