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A couple of spring pictures with flowers, just after being taken out from winter storage. Seems like it is way too early spring this season.

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So gorgeous! One of the best dogwood bonsai I’ve ever seen for sure, wish it was mine!
 

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What a beautiful tree! I Love everything about it. I planted some seeds of C mas this year and I turn 60 this year. :D
 

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Very nice!
Is it lava as substrate, @Maros ?
Hi Nellie. It is lava on top, you are right. Surface was cleaned from saw chips from winter storage, it is hard to do without removing some of the substrate particles so it was just added on the top. I may do a little root work on the tree in few days to sit deeper in the pot and could add moss on top ( need to protect from birds then).
 

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What a beautiful tree! I Love everything about it. I planted some seeds of C mas this year and I turn 60 this year. :D
I planted few seeds from this tree last year but none of them germinate.
Few years ago birds costumed fruits from the tree and dumped residues which produced new plant. So I have one seedling. Birds are better in horticulture than me.
 

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This could be a sign that you need to scar the seeds first. In the digestive track, part of the outer seedcoat is dissolved, making it easier for the plant to germinate. Look at scarification.
Learned my lesson, last year seeds are in the fridge. But actually, I'm not craving for seedlings, its just sideshow.
 

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Love the tree Maros.
We have tons of Dogwoods around here and I have often thought they would make good Bonsai material.
Now I just might have to give it a try.

Thanks for the pics and the updates.
 

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I planted few seeds from this tree last year but none of them germinate.
Few years ago birds costumed fruits from the tree and dumped residues which produced new plant. So I have one seedling. Birds are better in horticulture than me.
Actually I am wrong. I planted them last spring and only one came up. I left them in the same pot and this spring another 20 germinated. Seems the hard seed coat needs to decompose or breakdown before water can get in.
 

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You have done a fabulous job developing the tree, and the ramification is just brilliant. And I absolutely love that beautiful, massive slanting secondary trunk.
 

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Actually I am wrong. I planted them last spring and only one came up. I left them in the same pot and this spring another 20 germinated. Seems the hard seed coat needs to decompose or breakdown before water can get in.
I left pot with seeds in the substrate untouched outside whole winter. I curious if any seedlings will pop up.
You have done a fabulous job developing the tree, and the ramification is just brilliant. And I absolutely love that beautiful, massive slanting secondary trunk.
Thanks for your kind words. Actually, tree do not want to ramify too much anymore. I tried last year help it by removing 97% of the flowers after spring but it didn't work.
 

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@Maros thank you for your reply.
By the way, which is your substrate mixture if I may ask?
 

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@Maros thank you for your reply.
By the way, which is your substrate mixture if I may ask?
Regarding substrate Im not fundamenlist. Im rather opportunistic, I use different combinations of Zeolite, Terramol, lava and pumice. Generally I mix 10-30% of rough peat into modern substrate. I
For smaller trees I mostly use Zeolite based mix because it is cheapest, I have local source and buy it directly from factory which is mining and milling it.
For bigger trees I add more pumice and Terramol since they are much lighter compared to Zeolite.
And sometimes for covering top of the substrate I use lava or Zeolite again because they are heavier and harder to wash away by watering.
I would like to have top of the substrate covered with moss all the time due to keeping humidity in summer but im not able to fight against the birds messing it.
 

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That's really developed nicely! Congratulations. It's a species I hardly ever see used around here. We've got 6 acres out back that is full of various kinds of
dogwoods. Have been tempted to dig one up but just haven't had the time.
 

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Hey @Maros i wanted to bump this because this is one of the best dogs I’ve seen as bonsai and I’m eagerly working on my Kousa variety. How cold have you found mas to handle safely? Mine stayed out all winter as a nursery tree in B+B and then as a chopped tree in grow box. It’s obviously recovered as it’s putting out a ton of growth. I’m in zone 7 and have a good protected spot outside and a shed.

Do you bring yours inside for winter?

How quick did yours cover the chop scars?

Is it worth trying to grow out a lower branch to a thicker diameter?
 

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Hey @Maros i wanted to bump this because this is one of the best dogs I’ve seen as bonsai and I’m eagerly working on my Kousa variety. How cold have you found mas to handle safely? Mine stayed out all winter as a nursery tree in B+B and then as a chopped tree in grow box. It’s obviously recovered as it’s putting out a ton of growth. I’m in zone 7 and have a good protected spot outside and a shed.

Do you bring yours inside for winter?

How quick did yours cover the chop scars?

Is it worth trying to grow out a lower branch to a thicker diameter?
Jzack605, mine is staying outside whole winter and it means tree must handle cold weather from November till the end of March with temperatures falling below -20 C (rarely), usually -10C and strong winds. Of course, I cover the whole tree with pot below a layer of the sawdust, about 5 cm over the level of the soil.
My experience with the cornus family (I have C.mas and C. sanguinea) it that they tend to heal scars rather well, much better than most of the trees. I use to grow a lot of sacrifice branches on cornus, it helps thickening respective part of the structure efficiently.
 

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Jzack605, mine is staying outside whole winter and it means tree must handle cold weather from November till the end of March with temperatures falling below -20 C (rarely), usually -10C and strong winds. Of course, I cover the whole tree with pot below a layer of the sawdust, about 5 cm over the level of the soil.
My experience with the cornus family (I have C.mas and C. sanguinea) it that they tend to heal scars rather well, much better than most of the trees. I use to grow a lot of sacrifice branches on cornus, it helps thickening respective part of the structure efficiently.
Many thanks. I think I’ll keep it in the same protected spot with some extra precautions this winter. So much easier to do winter care.

How soon after your first chop did you do any kind of styling?
 

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Many thanks. I think I’ll keep it in the same protected spot with some extra precautions this winter. So much easier to do winter care.

How soon after your first chop did you do any kind of styling?
Our cornuses are very tolerant species. They are vigorous growers. When new growth hardens it's hard to bend. If you want to introduce some movement into the branches you have to start early.
 
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