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jcrossett
Chumono
Nice. Very nice. Benches and trees. Just beautiful and peaceful.
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Omono
Lovely indeed! What's that defoliated tree on bottom left second pic? I like that one.
That defoliated thing is a bad deal. I bought a beautiful looking bougainvillea from Miami tropics and that is what I received. Poor sick looking tree. Left messages sent pictures. Bosses will not call me back. May have to call my cc company and put a claim in on them.
I wish it was defoliated. What leaves that were on it are dried, curled and dead. I will post under vendors experience.
I wish it was defoliated. What leaves that were on it are dried, curled and dead. I will post under vendors experience.
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Omono
Oh my, sorry to hear man. Thought you did that to get new buds.
Hopefully the company will come through and make things right.
Hopefully the company will come through and make things right.
That's too bad
the trunk and branches placement looked so nice!Otherwise really beautiful set-up. Nice work on the benches, and trees!
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
I'd like to see some individual shots of these, you have some nice trees going there. Is that a white pine?
ghues
Omono
Great looking set up....a little difficult to cut the grass.?
Cypress187
Masterpiece
What's that plant left in the chair, you already run out of space? Where have I heard that before
So far Miami topical has not called back. This was my first purchase from them.
The plant on the chair is a Japanese maple. I bought several to put in the ground out back but wanted that one in a pot. I moved it over there because it looked like the sun was cooking the leaves. Lots of shade there. Seems to be doing ok. The ones in the ground are doing awesome. Will post a picture. Should look better and better each year.
Cutting the grass around the stands is not so fun. I have a real nice cordless trimmer that works great.
Tree on the right is a white pine with two fronts. Nice thick twisty trunk.
Juniper
The plant on the chair is a Japanese maple. I bought several to put in the ground out back but wanted that one in a pot. I moved it over there because it looked like the sun was cooking the leaves. Lots of shade there. Seems to be doing ok. The ones in the ground are doing awesome. Will post a picture. Should look better and better each year.
Cutting the grass around the stands is not so fun. I have a real nice cordless trimmer that works great.
Tree on the right is a white pine with two fronts. Nice thick twisty trunk.
Juniper
Lobaeux
Shohin
Beautiful trees and a beautiful view.
I have a few wisterias growing and plan to use one of them to run a vine across the fence to add a little more to the view. Will run two wires across the fence with about a 3 foot gap between . Just have to keep the wisteria under control. They grow super fast.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Trust me that they will take down anything less than timbers, and they'll eventually squeeze the timbers to death. And they'll put out hundreds of runners underground to all parts of your yard eventually too. They are very hard to control... Good luck!
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Can't believe you planted that thing so close to your house. good luck! ;-)
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
About ten years ago, this one was just a little bigger than yours. Now, vigilance is required to keep it from engulfing the domicile.....if not WeeMac himself!!
I can only imagine how fast it would grow in Texas!!!
I can only imagine how fast it would grow in Texas!!!
Yeah, I'm not sure I'd plant a wisteria in the ground... Kinda like kudzu!
About that White Pine... How long have you had it? I'm thinking that Dallas might not have the right climate for it. It looks nice, I'd hate to see it decline due to climate. Around here, anything south of Atlanta is too hot, not enough winter for them. Atlanta itself is marginal. I'm up in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains, and they do fine. Our summers are a little less hot, and our winters are a little longer and colder.
And what is the soil you're using for the pine? The color looks like kanuma, but I doubt you're using that.
About that White Pine... How long have you had it? I'm thinking that Dallas might not have the right climate for it. It looks nice, I'd hate to see it decline due to climate. Around here, anything south of Atlanta is too hot, not enough winter for them. Atlanta itself is marginal. I'm up in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains, and they do fine. Our summers are a little less hot, and our winters are a little longer and colder.
And what is the soil you're using for the pine? The color looks like kanuma, but I doubt you're using that.
Wow. Great picture. I've heard wisteria can climb over a fence and steel the neighbors cat. Seeing your picture makes me 2nd guess about doing this. Maybe build a square box for a pot and only have one vine running across the top on a wire?
I've only had the pine for a little over a year. I'm not good with junipers and pines seems like. I have increased my watering to see if it will help. The pine looks ok but I have another juniper that I think got to hot and maybe not enough water. Behind my house is a greenbelt and I get a lot of wind. Wind plus plenty of heat and sun can cook a tree in my location. I had the pine and junipers in full sun until I started to see them not look so good. I moved them to the stands next to the fence and the pine is doing better. Hope I didn't hurt it much. The juniper is not doing as well.
The kanuma is just a top coat. The ph was just a little high so I added a coat of kanuma on the top. I like the looks of it and easy to tell when it dries. The main soil is a mostly a standard bonsai mix and I also mixed in a small amount of regular potting soil. Small amount.
I've only had the pine for a little over a year. I'm not good with junipers and pines seems like. I have increased my watering to see if it will help. The pine looks ok but I have another juniper that I think got to hot and maybe not enough water. Behind my house is a greenbelt and I get a lot of wind. Wind plus plenty of heat and sun can cook a tree in my location. I had the pine and junipers in full sun until I started to see them not look so good. I moved them to the stands next to the fence and the pine is doing better. Hope I didn't hurt it much. The juniper is not doing as well.
The kanuma is just a top coat. The ph was just a little high so I added a coat of kanuma on the top. I like the looks of it and easy to tell when it dries. The main soil is a mostly a standard bonsai mix and I also mixed in a small amount of regular potting soil. Small amount.
Since you are in Dallas, I suggest you get to know the Smiths. Www.bonsaismiths.com. Howard and Sylvia.
I would think that JBP would be more appropriate for you than JWP. And most Junipers should do well.
I would think that JBP would be more appropriate for you than JWP. And most Junipers should do well.
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
My JBP's can't get enough sun, they love it!! My JWP? Not so much, I actually got some scorching on some needle tips! In New Hampshire!!
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Here in Va., After ten years it would be over the house and may have knocked it off its foundation.About ten years ago, this one was just a little bigger than yours. Now, vigilance is required to keep it from engulfing the domicile.....if not WeeMac himself!!
I can only imagine how fast it would grow in Texas!!!
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FWIW, my brother in Dallas planted one on an iron fence away from his house in his backyard. It's become a monster and is currently bending the fence, it is slower than the wisteria here in Va. I have a feeling the intense heat in Texas slows it a bit, but only a bit. The coastal mid-Atlantic and interior south, with their hot summers and relatively warmer winters, is wisteria's "sweet spot" in the U.S.Similar threads
