tree4me
Shohin
I'm wich ya brother!!! I have 2. One I "bowtie" trimmed about 2 weeeks ago, the other I'm leaving til around fathers day. Wanna watch this thread light up with everyone's work and trees.Commmmeonnnn solstice
I'm wich ya brother!!! I have 2. One I "bowtie" trimmed about 2 weeeks ago, the other I'm leaving til around fathers day. Wanna watch this thread light up with everyone's work and trees.Commmmeonnnn solstice
This video was done in July of last year and the tree is doing fine. As to soil mix: I don't know what hyuga is, my spell checker is even fooled so if you could describe what this stuff is I will comment. I use equal parts by volume. Composted Pine bark mulch sometimes called garden Mulch, Red Lava gravel and Pumice if I can find it, and calcined clay. I have been using Espoma soil Perfector, in place of things like Turface it is calcined clay fire very hard and will not break down, and #2 or #3 swimming pool filter sand or sand blasting sand, it's the same stuff. I get a lot of push back by a lot of people but I use the composted Pine bark Mulch because I perfer to use it pond basket or not. I believe is provideds a good base for the formation of Microhiza.Since I've been so anxious to start work on my mugos I just watched Lances series of videos, specific attention to this one
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A few questions if I may sir,
Is this the type of work, hopefully, I can do this season?
I was wondering what soil mix you use. I have 1/1/1 mix akadama/hyuga/pumice. Should I add an organic to this for moisture retention since I will planting in a pond basket and evaporation will be at a maximum?
I see as you clean the top of the soil, the roots that are in that area are remove/raked away down to the larger surface roots, correct?
As to soil mix: I don't know what hyuga is, my spell checker is even fooled so if you could describe what this stuff is I will comment. I use equal parts by volume.
And the back budding!!!Green. With a touch of silvery !
In placing a "like" doesn't mean I approve of where the trees are right now, just that you have them and have kept them alive. Now we have to start the long journey of turning them into bonsai. The case here you are looking at growing these trees into bonsai, most of what I do is envolved with cutting and working down much larger material into much smaller bonsai. I don't mean that to be critical but to point out the opportunities you are presented knowing that these trees will not become bonsai by themselves. Thanks all of you for taking the chance. As it is I enjoy working with the small trees, they can surprise me with what they do and how they respond. You have to keep your eyes open and your imagination active. Word of caution; Mugos do not usually do well as cascades.
Well put Mike.I was just going through and catching up on the likes.
When I realized something.
This here train is the longest thread without a single dust up!
In fact this may be the second longest thread ever! I'll go look.
No matter.
When I started this thread I didn't know or think so many would jump aboard!
It's simply awesome people.
And everyone should thank Vance for keeping up with it.
I just tossed him without asking at the beginning but he treats it like its his.
Which in all reality it is.
Without him we would all be left standing at the train depot.
With piles of dead Mugo pines.
Once again.
Thank you all and especially Vance Wood!
I was just going through and catching up on the likes.
When I realized something.
This here train is the longest thread without a single dust up!
In fact this may be the second longest thread ever! I'll go look.
No matter.
When I started this thread I didn't know or think so many would jump aboard!
It's simply awesome people.
And everyone should thank Vance for keeping up with it.
I just tossed him without asking at the beginning but he treats it like its his.
Which in all reality it is.
Without him we would all be left standing at the train depot.
With piles of dead Mugo pines.
Once again.
Thank you all and especially Vance Wood!
Vance Wood
It looks like, over the winter these branches were in the back opposed to the direction of light and got covered by mulch or something. I don't think you have anything to worry about.While settin' in the bonsai garden this morning checkin' out the mugos I rotated them for sun light and noticed these discolored branches. Is it lack of light, fungal, pest over/under water? It's only on one of them. Appreciate any input.
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